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Differentiated Learning, 2007.
An analysis of the pros and cons of differentiated learning in the classroom.
1,295 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines how, by differentiating instruction, the educator can recognize that learners vary in their background, experience, intelligence, knowledge, language, interests, learning styles and unique abilities. It looks at how differentiated instruction provides an approach to learning tailored to individuals of differing capabilities in the same classroom.
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"Tomlinson explains that classrooms have not changed much over the past century. Teachers still act as if all children of a certain age are at the same level of learning and have similar backgrounds and interests. Also, the schools believe that all students must complete the assignments and projects and the same time. Thus, each student uses the same text book, reads the same sections, answers the same questions and takes the same tests. Grading and assessment is similar for each pupil, as well, despite the differences in abilities and interests among the students. "
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Teaching and Learning, 2002.
A look at the difference between teaching and learning.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 17 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper differentiates between teaching and learning and elaborates on the two.
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Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom, 2004.
An analysis of the success of differentiated instruction in the classroom.
6,212 words (approx. 24.8 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 145.95
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This paper discusses the issue of differentiated instruction in the classroom. The paper contends that the success of differentiated instruction rests ultimately in the hands of teachers who, for better or for worse, will decide its fate. The paper explains that the attention that teachers find in the use of differentiated instruction is a direct result of actual use of the program's constituent elements. If differentiated instruction serves teachers well and provides them with both the growth in student understanding and concept mastery that they desire, along with the achievement of standardized testing accomplishment, teachers will rally around the idea and see that it is promoted.
Outline
Introduction and Statement of Problem
What is Differentiated Instruction?
Why is it so Important in Today's Classroom?
What is Keeping Teachers from Using Differentiated Instruction?
Encouraging more Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom
Examples of Successful Differentiation
High School Differentiation
District Wide Differentiation
High School Algebra II Differentiation
1st Grade Differentiation
Conclusion
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"The differentiation and variety that are but some of the special qualities of humanity too often are lost in the demand for higher scores, better results and more efficient techniques. The gap that exists between the cold, mechanical apparatus of standardized education and the infinitely varying nature of the child results in a theft from society of the educated progeny that it so desperately needs and of the joy and ecstasy of the learning process that children should be enjoying. In many ways "[T]he urgent drives out the important; the future goes largely unexplored; and the capacity to act, rather than the capacity to think and imagine becomes the sole measure for leadership." (Davies 196) This as true for business CEOs as it for those who are charged with the noble and awesome responsibility of educating the nation's young. Worse yet, the gap between true educational success and the call by the unfeeling standardizing machine seem to be growing wider. But a method capable of closing this gap and preventing the losses that society and children so often experience may be nearer than many educators had supposed."
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Differentiated Instruction vs. Streaming, 2008.
An argument for differentiated instruction versus streaming in education.
1,963 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper compares and contrasts Socrates' differentiated instruction with Plato's streaming in education. The paper analyzes each method of learning individually and discusses how it is applied in the school system. The paper also provides examples of these methods of learning. It concludes that the argument for differentiated instruction is stronger in today's western society, which is focused on the rights of individuals.
Table of Contents:
Differentiated Instruction
Streaming
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"They may also have chosen a specialized course of study and/or selected a profession in which differentiation may be either difficult or at odds with the needs of that profession. For example someone studying to be a surgeon must master a set a specific skills and content. He or she must know the muscles, nerves, internal organs, a great deal of chemistry and also simple skills like how to bandage a wound! There may be limits to how much "differentiation" an instructor can give at this level. While we might not consider the Socratic method the most efficient way to present much of the highly technical information to be learned in today's world, one might agree that there is a scope and sequence to becoming a doctor - a life time learning schedule not totally different from what Plato envisioned."
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Differentiated Instruction, 2007.
This paper examines the teaching method of differentiated instruction.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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The paper relates that children vary in their ability to acquire information and have different learning styles. The paper examines the tool of differentiating instruction, which means developing multiple avenues of learning, so students with different abilities, interests or educational needs have the opportunity to equally absorb, develop and present concepts and information. The paper explores how differentiated instruction can be incorporated into the reading, writing and speaking curricula.
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"According to Carol Ann Tomlinson, a specialist in the field of differentiated learning, teachers can best utilize three areas of the curriculum to develop a more flexible curriculum: content, process, and products. Content refers to the concepts, principles, and skills teachers want students to learn. Everyone should have access to the core content: Give struggling learners the same major ideas as their classmates, but adjust the degree of complexity. Teachers can explain the same concept, such as Shakespearean sonnets, to a very young child or a Ph.D. candidate."
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Braithwaite's Social Learning Theory, 2004.
This paper explores social learning theories including the views of Bandura and Braithwaite.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 111.95
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The paper discusses the social learning theory and differential association theory, with empirical evidence for both. The paper offers views of various theorists, including Bandura and Braithwaite. The paper explores the connection to criminal justice and restorative justice.
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"The following essay presents a description of social learning theory and differential association theory, along with empirical evidence for both. The role of structural variables to include social disorganization and anomie influences are discussed. Social Learning Theory: Social learning theory provides a focus on learning that occurs within a social context. Albert Bandura is the foremost promoter of this theory."
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The Pros and Cons of Differentiated Instruction, 2006.
Examines the controversy over the differentiated instruction approach.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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The paper examines the controversy over the differentiated instruction approach by delineating and discussing the arguments on both sides. Both the pro and the con arguments are described. This is followed by the formulation of conclusions about differentiated instruction that each side would derive based on their differing arguments.
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Human Development and Learning, 2006.
An analysis of the factors that influence the ways that individuals develop in society.
1,074 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the different criteria that affect the way that individual beings develop themselves. It looks at the way that human development is defined or is greatly influenced by religion, history and environment. The paper then discusses the various differences that can be found in human development as differentiated by the these specific factors.
Table of Contents:
Human Development in Relation to their Social Environment
Age and Rites of Passage
The Family
Social Stratification and Division
The Law
Observation
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"As societies advanced and progress, laws were created and enforced to address the deviant behaviors of individuals in society. Deviance refers to the non conformity of an individual with the society's social, moral or legal rule. The notion of crimes came into being as a result of the establishment of laws and the legal system. Punishments are imposed that vary in gravity according to the weight of a crime. Laws aimed to create peace and harmony in societies. As societies are flooded with different people from different culture, laws evolve to accommodate and protect their rights. Among countries, treaties are signed to avert aggression against each other. On the other hand, sanctions are imposed on countries that are perceived to be a threat to world peace and security."
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Taoism as Differentiated from Buddhism and Confucianism, 2002.
A short essay showing the development of Taoism in conjunction with the emergence of Confucianism and Buddhism.
1,018 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper examines how Chinese thought derives its basis from an indigenous religion preexisting Confucianism and Buddhism and how its development throughout history shows influence of the Indian-derived Buddhism and the definitively Chinese Confucianism. It explores how Taoism imitated the Confucian division of scripture into four books and five classics and emphasized the patriarchs along with filial piety and also incorporated some Buddhist elements, especially in the areas of meditation and monasticism, although it maintained a separation from those other belief systems in the use of herbal lore and pairing of divine energies.
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"The second essay in the Pao-sung-p?ao-ho-chi contradicts the traditional Chinese view of a cyclical universe where even the gods undergo transformation. Here, rather than incorporating Buddhist thought, Taoism contributed to Buddhist thought and this contribution explains somewhat the development of doctrines in Buddhism relating to layers of heavens and eventual return of even the highest of beings to the lower states. But Taoism relies on the concept of the Three Purities, Five Elders and Golden Immortals and holds that immortals are not bound by the laws of yin-yang and the five agents. It also emphasizes the creation role of T?ai-shang (Lao-Tzu) in stating that he can re-create the world. And in this latter statement we see something of Shiva, and the Indian doctrines that preceded Buddhist thought."
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Differentiation in Elementary Classrooms, 2006.
An overview of differentiated instruction in the classroom and success stories associated with its application.
2,249 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper begins by providing information on the background and fundamental elements of differentiated instruction and then briefly describes some success stories when differentiated instruction was applied in the classroom. The success stories described are provided in order to give the reader a better understanding of how the concept of differentiation has been applied in different elementary classroom settings.
Table of Contents
Introduction
What is Differentiated Instruction
Examples of Successful Elementary Differentiated Instruction
Conclusion
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"As children are mainstreamed into modern classes regardless of differing abilities, today's teachers can draw on lessons provided from teachers of yesteryear to manage the situation. Teachers from one-room schoolhouses have contributed more of a legacy than once thought as they displayed the incredible skill of teaching primary and secondary children not just in the same day, but in the same room as well. But the skills used in those rustic settings have not been lost to time. Instead, they have been preserved and improved upon to meet a new need and to serve a new purpose. Today, "differently-abled" children are all taught in the same classroom and while they are similar in age, the techniques used by current teachers to assure that differentiated lesson plans are delivered effectively are some of the most critical skills needed in the classroom."
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The Differential Association Theory, 2006.
This paper explains Edwin Sutherland's theory 'Differential Association' about the causes of criminal behaviour.
4,164 words (approx. 16.7 pages), 26 sources, MLA, $ 111.95
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This paper details the extent of drug trafficking today and explains how it has major consequences on the entire country. The paper describes the various US policies on drugs and on drug trafficking and shows the weaknesses in them. The author continues by saying that international cooperation is necessary to really control offenders. The paper quotes the criminologist of the time Edwin Sutherland's theory 'Differential Association.' This theory states that criminal behavior is learned behavior and that it is generally learned through social interaction with others. The author explains that a drug abuser learns from his environment and thus by correcting the surroundings of an offender, the behaviour can be affected.
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"The problem of drug trafficking in America today is indeed an enormous one, with severe repercussions and ramifications for the future of the entire country. When the retired General Barry McCaffrey, the Director of the White House's Office of drug Control Policy was on an official visit to Peru, Peru was in the midst of a long string of scandals that were having an adverse impact on the Peruvian administration. Facts and figures revealed that there had been discovered a shipment of about one hundred and seventy kilograms of the drug cocaine, on board the air force plane that Fujimori, the President of Peru normally used on his travels to and from his country. Soon afterwards, about forty-five kilograms of cocaine were again found on board a ship that belonged to the Peruvian navy, in Vancouver, in Canada. When accusations were flung at each other, it was eventually decided that it was the Peruvian Montesinos who had been protecting an entire drug clan, named 'Lopez Paredes' which was engaged in drug trafficking on a large scale. This organization was supposedly dismantled in the year 1995, but amazingly, in the middle of August, the accused individual, called Demetrio Chavez, also known to some as 'El Vaticano', revealed in a Court that he had in fact been paying the Peruvian Montesinos the sum of $ US 50,000 every month so that he would be protected from inquiry of all his various drug trafficking operations."
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Differential Association Theory, 2002.
An overview of Edwin H. Sutherland's theory on criminal behavior.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The theory of differential association by Edwin H. Sutherland states that "criminal behavior is learned behavior and learned via social interaction with others". The paper shows that Sutherland's theory is influenced by three major theories that he used in order to present a better formulation. These three major theories included the ecological cultural transmission theory, symbolic interactions and culture conflict theory. The paper shows that from the culture conflict approach Sutherland uses the different crime rates, while the symbolic interactions approach was used to describe the process through which individuals turned into criminals. The objective in doing so was the explanation of the individual criminal behavior as well as of the criminal behavior of the various societal groups.
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"The main postulates of the theory note that criminal behavior is learned from the interactions individuals have with others and the values they gain during those interactions. The sources of these values are found in families, friends, co-workers, and hence individual may be supportive, or may altogether oppose criminal behavior. Another point noted by Sutherland was that individuals became criminals due to the sixth postulate, according to which individuals become criminals because of excess of definitions favorable to violation of the law, rather than definitions that are unfavorable to violations of the law. The greatest drawback in this postulate is that it emphasizes on the definitions of the associations of the individuals, and not the associates themselves. To support this contradiction, it is noted that once the techniques are learned, the values in support of the criminal behavior need not be from any one of our family, friends or co-workers. (Akers: 1996:229-230)"
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Product Differentiation and The University of Phoenix, 2004.
A general overview of marketing product differentiation as it ties in to the University of Phoenix.
963 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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Product differentiation is defined as ?the modification of a product, usually in minor ways, to make it more attractive to the target market and to differentiate it from competitors' products" (Encyclopedia, 2004, par. 1). This paper discusses the concept of product differentiation, as well as how the University of Phoenix can use this concept to add value to its products or services.
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"In addition to offering weekend and night courses, the University of Phoenix could also offer day courses. Although their competitors already offer mostly day courses, by having them, the University of Phoenix could not only capture night students but also day time students as well. In addition, the University of Phoenix could further diversify their courses to be location specific. For example, in areas where agriculture is prominent, the University of Phoenix could offer degrees that are agriculturally geared. A final example of how the University of Phoenix could differentiate their services from their competitors would be to offer degrees via correspondence courses.''
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Dell's Differentiation Strategy, 2001.
An analysis of Dell's differentiation strategy in areas of direct selling, developing new technology and meeting clients' expectations.
2,490 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 75.95
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This paper analyzes Dell's differentiation strategy in areas of direct selling, developing new technologies and meeting customers' expectation. The author describes how Dell differentiated itself from other competitors in the computer industry such as Cisco Systems, Compaq and IBM.
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"A differentiation strategy incorporates the development of a product or service so it can offer a customer perceived uniqueness in the marketplace that seems to be better than or different from the products of the competition. Because of the product's unique attributes, if suppliers increase their prices the firm may be able to pass along the costs to its customers who cannot find substitute products easily. Dell was founded in 1984 on a simple direct-to-consumer model, which was their differentiation strategy. The idea behind selling computer systems directly to customers was that could better understand customer needs, and efficiently and effectively provide the most compelling computing solutions to meet those needs. This direct business model, according to Dell, eliminates retailers that add unnecessary time and cost. They can also diminish Dell's understanding of customer expectations. The way they differentiated themselves form the market was that Dell builds every system to order and offers their customers powerful, richly-configured systems at competitive prices. Dell also introduces the latest relevant technology much more quickly than companies with slower-moving, indirect retail channels of distribution, thusly being able to turn inventory over every four days on average. Dell?s thrive to market leadership results from the company?s goal to sell computing products and services that measure up to industry-standard technology, directly to customers."
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Pricing Differentials in Retail Gasoline Distribution, 2003.
Examines pricing differentials in 15 gas outlets in the U.S.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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Based on an informal survey (conducted in 2003) of 15 retail gasoline outlets in the Los Angeles area, pricing differentials are observed between "majors" and convenience/supermarket outlets. This essay explores the reasons for price differentials.
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"Retail pricing for gasoline has a marked differential depending onthe location brand grade or service level. This paper explores the reasons behind these apparent anomalies and tries to explain the ..."
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