Benefits of video games in education

For years, the use of video games has been a hot topic in education. Whether video games improve or impede critical thinking skills of students has been the source of much contention amongst educators throughout the United States. The statistics seem to indicate that video games are actually highly useful in education, and they may be one of the most effective ways to improve the educational system in the United States.
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Identity and citizenship of the young Europeans

I always wanted to have a chance to be able to work on a project that involves research and results oriented thesis. After finishing my Masters’ studies in Communication at ISPII, UKIM, Skopje, Macedonia I was looking for an interesting project to get involved in and to volunteer in a challenging activities that are encompassed in it.
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Revealed secrets of online tests

Revealed secrets of online tests

Hours upon hours of a teacher’s time can be consumed by planning and assessing student achievements. Assessing what and how a student is learning can be difficult for numerous reasons because multiple methods of testing come into play:

  • Identifying what students know and understand about a topic;
  • Identifying what needs to be reviewed;
  • Summarizing what has been learned and ensuring that the concepts were understood correctly.

These three factors are the components of assessing and evaluating a student’s comprehension of different topics and teachers are utilizing test generator software as a resource.
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Make your family take your studies seriously

Make your family take your studies seriously

One of the most attractive features of online learning for many people is that it is done in the comfort of their home, in their pajama, any time of day or night. But, this great advantage is at the same time one the biggest challenge online learners’ experience. How can you convince your family that, just because you are at home, it does not mean that you can do the laundry, take dog for a walk, fix the leaking faucet and thousands of other chores that have to be done daily. One of the first tasks in your online learning life is to create your own school environment, which will convince both yourself and your family or roommates that when you study, you are not available for anything else. They should just pretend that you are not there.
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How to get your kids interested in learning?

One of the biggest issues when raising children is their education. Many children have learning disabilities, are distracted by things outside of school, or just don’t seem to be interested in the current curriculum. As a parent, it falls on you to encourage the love of learning in your kids. One of the best ways to do this is to present supplemental and alternative educational opportunities to your children. Weeknights and weekends can be spent taking in new information too, if you know how to package it right. By taking your kids outside, incorporating technology, and making reading fun – you can foster a love of learning from a young age.
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