Annotated Bibliography

What Teachers can do ti improve test scores.

Burns, David. “Will I do as well as on the final exam as I expect? An examination of students’ expectations.” Journal of the scholarship of teaching and learning 8.3 (2008) : 1-19. In the article Burns, a teacher an author of several books and articles, expresses the idea that students’ anticipations about their results in an exam will depend on their performance. The author supports his declaration by giving some arguments which support his proposal saying the students’ anticipations of results in a test may be affected by the time they spend preparing the exam and the effort they put preparing it.
Even though his arguments about students’ anticipations are strongly supported by evidence, it is necessary to say that those arguments lack of suggestions about how improve students’ expectations in the case it is necessary.

There are some factors which could act in order to have high expectations and low expectations of the result in an exam. According to that, the author illustrates that students tend to find out the causes of their faults in the exams and try to give solutions for the next performance in a test.
Burns also suggests that students who anticipate a high performance, reflected in a high grade on the exam, will think that their performance in the exam could be a sign of the preparation and effort they put on it.

Journals and Databases

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1. Teachers College Record. http://www.tcrecord.org/ This Journal of education shows us different interesting topics about education such as Diversity, curriculum and technology. Also here we can find discussion forums, articles, books reviews, etc.

2. Harvard Educational Review. http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~hepg/her.html This journal of education give us access to articles, recent issues, books reviews, links to continue our search, etc.

3. Chicago Journals. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/cer/current This journal focus on articles and books reviews about education giving specific information like cites and full texts.

4. Taylor and Francis group. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/1360080X.html This journal gives us different access to information about education. The information here is based on rigorous reviews and analysis and reports of professional experts. Besides, we can find here related websites, general resources, author resources and journal listings.

5. Journal of Statistics Education. http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/

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1. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ç


2. The educator’s Reference Desk. http://www.eduref.org/


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Religion in schools.

It is common knowledge that people in general have their own opinion about religion. Everything depends on what are their beliefs and how they have been educated about this controversial topic. Moreover, if we take into account the idea of religion under the point of view of movies and TV, we have to think on the impact that the “opinion” of the movie has in society. On the other hand, it is important to go beyond the idea of religion as a topic to talk about with friends or in and see how this topic is related and reviewed in schools.

From the point of view of a Catholic school, religion is part of the curriculum where teachers are able to talk about religion and give students the idea of being Catholic. The same thing occurs with other religions such as Evangelism or Judaism. However, the idea of “teaching” religion does not necessarily mean that students have to accept those beliefs and values and profess what it dictates. Some teachers, priests or nuns have unacceptable ways to deal with the religion they profess because they want people and students to deeply believe on what they say about religion. Some times that people find people who strongly think the opposite, but they do not know how to have an intelligent conversation based on the sharing of thoughts. Although, there are people who have consistent beliefs which allow people to listen and meditate about what the other is saying, even if it is not related to your own way of thinking. The most important thing about religion is the way people receive it and think about it as a critical thinker.

Every school have a particular way of professing their religion, but it is necessary to say that every student is able to decide if what that religion says is what they really want to follow or if they really feel it goes with their beliefs and thoughts. Here teachers should be the mediators between different ideas that students could have, but never the teacher should be the owner of an idea or belief.

Corrections!

Correction of Felipe’s Blog

Correction - The Last Semester

I remember that I always like (T) The Beatles, in special the songs of Lennon and Harrison. Well, they have died. Lennon in 1980 was murdered (wo) for a fanatic (p) on the other hand Harrison died of cancer.

Harrison was less known for his music, but had many good songs. Between they (sm= famous songs are??) “While my guitar gently weeps”, “Golden slumbers” and “I Me Mine” this songs I like (wo).

However, Lennon was always an influential (ww= influence) in the Group. His songs were very good.

I would like it (nn) if, they were still alive, because I would like (sm=to) sing some song (f= some songS) with them and compose a theme. (Confused sentence= I would like, if they were still alive, to sing some songs with them and compose a theme).

I would like to ask Lennon, Why you went out of the band? To Harrison I would like to ask him, How was lived (f= was to live) a famous life in the past with the band?

I wish they were still alive (f), because the music in this time can (t=could) be very different and very good.

Speaking (ww) of other members of The Beatles such as Paul and Ringo, in the actuality (wws= nowadays) they are singers. Paul sings in (nn) around the world the songs of The Beatles and his songs (wo). Two year (f=yearS) ago he sang in the Grammy for first time. He sang the song “Let it be” (p) I like (t) (sm) see singing a (NN=so Spanish) Paul in the Grammy, because I remember the successful past of The Beatles.

I like this photography

Hello

Well in this occasion, I (sm) speaking about of (nn) the photography that I like most.

This photography was taken in winter, in the (nn) Quintay town. In this time, I (ww) and my classmates were in this town for studies (f) the characteristic physical (wo) of the territory. The photograph shows me with Frodo, Jesus and Chilombiano. Well, we are doing a performance, (p) in this moment Frodo take (t) this tool that uses the fishermen (wo), and allegedly he us hit (wo=he hits us), and we were on the defensive. Well, this photo was taken for (f) the Napo that traveled with us.

I remember that this moment was very entertainment, because in the same afternoon to (nn) we chased a dog, (p) in addition, we traveled for a lot time on the coast.

The photograph I like for it is very nice (confused= I like the phot because it’s very nice), the landscape is beautiful, the sea and beach are wonderful, (p= period (punto seguido) in addition, we were very happy, and in resume this photo I like to mush (wo/?= I like too much this photo)

I would like travel to the this Country

Hello!

In this occasion I (sm= am) talking about the (nn) somewhere (?) country that I would like (sm=to) visit in the future.

Well this country is Nepal. This country I like for her traditions (wo) and the architecture of buildings. In addition, in the north of (sm) country is located the Tibet. The Tibet is a city of the Republic Popular China, but the people of this place (in the most Tibetan monks) think in the autonomy of the country.

In other context in this place is located the mountain most big (wo= biggest mountain) of the world, The Everest.

In addition, in Nepal her (f) (f= there are religions like) religions are Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, but in (nn) the tradition tell (f) that the Buda Shakyamuni was born in Lumbini, in the South of Nepal, for this reason Nepal is a place sacred (wo) for the Buddhism.

I would like (sm) travel to this country with friends, girlfriend or my family, (p) however I think that nothing I would accompany, but I would travel alone (?).

Well, if I travel to Nepal, (sm= I would) visit a lot places, such as the mountainS, the Buddhist temples in special the Bouddhanath. Also (sm) visit the Lumbini town, typical place of the Buddhism. The Bhaktapur City or the Devout City, this is a medieval city that (sm= is) located in at (just one prep) an altitude of 1.401 (it’s located at 1.401 mts of altitude).

Correction of Andrea’s Blog

My favourite country

Which country I like visited??? (?= which country I’d like to visit?) Mmmm...very complicate (t)...I would like to visit all (sm) world!!! But I think that is not possible because I don´t have money. The only possibility that I (sm) was (t) win the "Kino" but (sm) is not very probable bacuse (s) I don´t play the "Kino". Than (ww=then) I will (f) have to choose one country and that county is India. I love India and I don´t care if that is a very poor country because I think that is wealth is in their (f) culture. I like everything off their culture, their religion´s (f), their food...
I would like (sm) go with all my family because their (f=they) are loverS of other cultures in spetial (sp= especially) the culture that was very strange for occidental people, spetialy (sp) my father.
When I was (t) there I would like to visit all the religius (sp) temples and (sm) visit the Indo and Ganges river´s and dress myserlf (sp) whit tipical (sp) Indian (c) clothers (sp).
I don´t now why attract to me so much this country (wo), but I realy (sp) thing (sp= think) I was Indian in my pass (sp= past) life because I feel myself very close to this country, and I always like exotic things and exotic people much more than my own culture. Actually I thing (sp=think) that nowing (sp= knowing) other cultures is enriching and it fills your spirit.

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Field trip

My last field trip was in San Pedro, one month behind (ww), whit my “conservation of environment in degraded area” class and the teaches (sp) of this class (sm = is) Rodrigo Vargas.
We were (ww= went) to this place because we must know the reasons of degradation of areas and to learn how (ww =what) we can do to improve degraded areas.
We learn (t) many technologies and (p) instruments and measures of conservation of the degraded soils. We learned to do “ditches of infiltration” and “channels of desviation (sp)”, and it was something very educational because it (sm) something practical that can be useful always.
In this “terreno” I spend a very good time because I love to climb hills and be in contact with Nature.
In the night when we returned of (wp) the area of study, my classmates preparing (t) a barbecue (p) but I don’t like meat so I did not eat.
I really passed a very good time but I was a bit worried because we returned on Sunday (cl) and I was very tired and (p) on Monday I had a test of other (ww) class and I could not study.
In (wp) the beginning I don’t (t) wont (sp) to go because I don (sp) want to leave my little baby and I was very sad, but my mom call me and say (t) to me that my daughter was very good. In two weeks we have a other (sp) “terreno” and I hope (sm) learn many things and (sm) spend a very good time again.

My favourite photography

Why you like it
Who took it
What it shows
When it was taken

I never liked (ww) photography´s, especially photography´s by myself because I am not very photogenic, (p) too long sentence but I have a few pictures by my family or my pets that I like. I also like pictures of landscapes or place that I have visited because (sm) bring to me many good memories. I think the pictures is (ww = plural) important because (sp) (sm) help us to remember happy moments and (p) too long sentence the life is so ephemeral that sometimes (sm = it) is good to return and rememeber (sp) good times.
Since my daughter was born I have (sm= been)a fanatic of pictures of her (wo) because I want to have all her stages of growth (sp) because baby´s (?) (Babies?) grow very fast.
Of all her photegraphy´s (sp) that more I like is

Field Trip!!! to the Huasco...

Hello!

Well, in this occasion (sm) speaking about the some Field trip. I’ve traveled (sp) a lot, because (sm= of) the different subjects of the university, for example “San Pedro de Melipilla, Cachagua, Salamanca, Putaendo, Tiltil, Valpo, Laguna Verde, Quintay, Cartagena, La Parva, Pudahuel, Pirque, Andean Piedemont, La Estrella, Rapel, and other places.

The last week with my classmates and teachers we travelled (sp) to the Huasco city and Freirina Town. (p) For the subject of Problematic of Chile 2. In this occasion we travel (t) with Enrique Aliste Teacher (wo).

We travelled (sp) to this place for studying a lot (sm) the socials problematic (?), such as the pollution by industrial activities and mining. In addition, the environments problematic (ww = problems?), the contamination in the Huasco Wetland.

Well, my work’s group was (sm = conformed by) Jaime, Frodo, Chilombiano, Jean and Peter, (p) we (sm= were) working (sm) the environments problematic (ww =problems?) in Huasco and Freirina. With Peter and Chilombiano we did a survey of the uses of land cover.

In addition we traveled (sp) with two drivers, one was Pelao (pelao’S) uncle and other uncle (sm = who) was Joke face.

In conclusion this field trip was very entertainment; we were partying and (sm =we) did a lot of roast.

Ah (p) I remember that we carry (t) bicycles for travel (f) in the city, for this reason the dolor (???????? = pain) in the ass was a pile.

error correction... last semester posts!

Technology = a better world???

I'm not (sm= a) really fan of technology, but I can't deny that a lot of technological devices are important pieces in my daily life. My mother's laptop and wi-fi at home have become super necessary, handy and useful for me. I can't even imagine me in the "metro" or in a bus without my mp4 music. . . just because I hate every noise around me (people's comments indifferent for me, bus noise, etc)

I always ask myself what about our lives without those gadgets... (sm= it) will be complicated, horrible, awkward or just (ww = maybe) will be better in all terms. I don't know... I just know that if we could have knew that some people were going to do or create stupid things through Internet (p) our world would be better... may be.

Let me give you an interesting poem that I found on the web...may be it sounds funny... but it's true.

"Here global warming is a reality, not a prediction."

Since I discovered Internet as (ww = is) part of my daily life, I’ve been in contact with many web sites. Those are since Google and the news to “Fotolog” and “Facebook”. The last two web sites are the most visited for me, (p) but the one which I really enjoy and never stops surprising me is Facebook. I found this site because a friend invited me to take a look at it, (p) but(nn) at the beginning I didn’t pay attention (sm). Once, in my free and boring time, I decide (t) to go into “the (nn) facebook (cl) world” and try to discover it, but you can’t imagine what I found there! There were many childhood friends, all my school classmates, friends around the world, interesting ways to communicate, nice people who want to meet you, music, books, and many things!!!

The impact of this site on my life is relevant in terms of communication with people interesting for me, because I can know what they are doing or what happens with their lives. But sometimes I don’t mind if I didn’t update my profile or my likes or whatever. I just enjoy it in my free time and when I don’t have anything else to do.
Internet is just an easy way of entertainment, and facebook (cl) is just a hobby for me.

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