Types Of Literacy Assessment Matrix

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Because literacy is foundational for all content areas, it needs to be assessed regularly in all content areas, both formally and informally. Assessments can range from a formal pencil/paper test to an informal read aloud, questioning, and classroom discussion. It is important for teachers to use a variety of assessments in the classroom to ensure they have an accurate picture of each student’s current literacy levels.

Research four types of literacy assessments and create a matrix including the following:

1. Two formal and two informal literacy assessments and rationales to explain their use, and how to avoid misuse during implementation.

2. Examples of three appropriate literacy assessment tools for your content area and a rationale for each.

3. Examples of three technology resources with a rationale for how each supports literacy assessment.

4. An explanation of how you would use the data from a formal and an informal literacy assessment to plan future instruction.

Support your findings with a minimum of three scholarly resources.

 

https://academicpartnerships.uta.edu/articles/education/how-does-technology-affect-literacy.aspx

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/integrating-technology-and-literacy-frank-ward

Who wrote Don Quizote?

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1. Who wrote Don Quizote?

2. A period of Cultural Rebirth in Europe.

3. The term “pointed arches” best describes which style?

4. Humanists believed in the _______ and dignity of the individual.

5. According to the chart in your Textbook. What are the years of the Renaissance?

6. His Oration on the Dignity of Man  has been called “The Manifesto of Humanism”.

7. Which century was marked by famine and plague in western Europe?

8. What were two classical values that inspired the Renaissance humanists?

9. During this time period there was literature for town dwellers as well as country folks. This type of literature was satirical poems depicting ordinary people in events of everyday life with vigorous and coarse humor while ridiculing conventional morality.

10. What did medieval pilgrims travel to a cathedral to see?

11. Who was not a Renaissance Author?

12. In philosophy, the synthesis of the High Ages was made by_________ in the 13th century, who merged Christian and Aristotelian thought.

13. Coexisting with feudalism on the lowest level of land division was the ___________system.

14. During the 1200’s Popes would employ a military force to combat heresy and use this judicial process to eradicate heresy within the Western culture.

15. Who gave the Renaissance its first candid picture of human nature with the idealism of medievalism and humanism stripped away.

16. What century was the Washington National Cathedral built in?

17. Perhaps the best example of the early Gothic style of architecture is found in which city?

18. Washington National Cathedral is an example of what kind of architecture?

19. Which word best describes the culture that gave rise to Romanesque architecture?

20. This poem is about a warrior from southern Sweden who sails to his uncle’s court in Denmark where he slays the monster, Grendel.

21. During the period between 1000–1350, the economy of Europe did not develop much because of little technology being developed.

22. Gothic cathedrals were considerably darker than Romanesque cathedrals, and would develop before Romanesque cathedrals.

23. The shift from the medieval to the modern world can be described simply as the shift from a vertical to a horizontal model of reality.

24. The history of the Crusades illustrates the principle known as the “law of unintended consequences.”

25. The heliocentric model of the universe was developed by Bacon.

26. Romanesque Architecture developed from the Gothic Architecture.

27. Renaissance intellectuals considered themselves to be both humanists and Christians.

28. The Arabic Muslims had destroyed all of the Greek writings of antiquity making it difficult for the Crusaders to find.

29. The Renaissance could also be known as the age of exploration.

30. The so-called Children’s Crusade was the only crusade that was “successful” in any meaningful sense.

Ten Commandments in Exodus 20

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Topic 6 Review

This topic review is a tool designed to prepare students for the Topic 6 Quiz. Instructors will grade the topic review for completion. Save the topic review to your computer and submit when complete.

When completing this review, answers should be in your own words or quoted with quotation marks, and be drawn from one of the course readings (textbook and lecture referenced below), or other sources listed in the syllabus. Outside sources, including internet sites, are not acceptable. When quoting and paraphrasing, include all authors’ last names for citations that have multiple authors. For quoted citations, be sure to include the page or paragraph number(s).

The quiz will be graded for accuracy, so take time to seek the correct answers for this topic review before you attempt the quiz. Once you start the quiz, do not exit the quiz until the entire quiz is completed. Exiting out of the quiz before it is complete may result in a zero grade.

Please type your answers below each question.

1. Read the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20.

a. Briefly list the commandments.

 

b. How do the first four commandments differ from the last six?

 

2. Read the Beatitudes, the blessings of Jesus in the opening verses of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 5:1-12. Which one is repeated and emphasized?

 

3. From the lecture, what two commandments did Jesus say are the greatest?

 

4. From the lecture and textbook, write out the short quote that philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche made famous about truth.

 

5. From the textbook, describe how Raphael, in his great painting School of Athens, depicted Plato and Aristotle.

 

 

6. According to the lecture, what kind of absolute truths require the existence of God?

 

7. Briefly define general and special revelation.

 

8. From Chapter 8 of the textbook, define exclusivism and pluralism.

 

9. According to Chapter 9 in the textbook, does Job ever find out why he suffered? What is the best explanation from our perspective?

 

10. Read the story of the raising of Lazarus in John 11. What can we learn about Jesus and death from this account of the event?

 

11. Read the 11 reasons for suffering listed in the lecture. Which reason(s) might provide good cause for a Christian to “count it all joy” as James says to do in James 1:2-4?

 

12. Read the section on theodicy in Chapter 9 of the textbook.

a. Define theodicy.

 

b. What are two explanations Christians might give to explain the problem of evil—how a good and powerful God would allow suffering?

 

13. According to Philippians 2:1-11, how are Christians to behave in light of what Jesus endured?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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References

Jibben, J. (2015). The wisdom of absolutes. In Grand Canyon University (Ed.), The beginning of wisdom: An introduction to Christian thought and life (2nd ed.). Available from http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-university/2015/the-beginning-of-wisdom_an-introduction-to-christian-thought-and-life_ebook_2e.php

Lecture 6. (2017). CWV-101: Christian Worldview. Phoenix, AZ: Grand Canyon University.

Sharpe, J. (2015). Experiential obstacles to wisdom. In Grand Canyon University (Ed.), The beginning of wisdom: An introduction to Christian thought and life (2nd ed.). Available from http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-university/2015/the-beginning-of-wisdom_an-introduction-to-christian-thought-and-life_ebook_2e.php

Biblical Worldview Paper

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BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

Rationale

The Biblical Worldview Assignment is course-embedded into every degree program in Liberty University’s School of Education (SOE).  Its purpose is to carry out LU’s mission to provide an education with a solid Christian foundation and to ensure that every SOE program completer understands the implications of a biblical worldview for the field of education.  While there are other assignments that require candidates to write a personal philosophy of education, that is not necessarily the intent of this particular assignment.  The goal of this activity is for candidates to accomplish the following:

·  Convey an understanding of what is meant by a biblical worldview.

·  Support and illustrate this understanding by citing the Bible and other literature on the topic of biblical worldview.

·  Apply principles of a biblical worldview to educational practice.

·  Articulate key components of a Christian philosophy of education, citing from the Bible and other literature on the topic of Christian philosophy of education.

Because the SOE embeds this assignment into every degree program—i.e., bachelor, master, education specialist (Ed.S.), and doctorate (Ed.D)—it is likely that candidates who earn multiple degrees from LU’s SOE will be required to complete the assignment multiple times.  Especially in the Ed.S. and Ed.D. degrees, the Biblical Worldview Assignment may be required for more than one course.  Candidates who are required to complete the assignment more than once may resubmit the initial assignment but are encouraged to revise as needed.  For example, expectations for undergraduate and graduate writing levels are different; therefore, the composition of the paper may need to be strengthened with the repeated submission.  Also, check the assignment directions and rubric to ensure that you are meeting the present course’s specific requirements.

Mission of Liberty University: This assignment advances LU’s mission by promoting “the synthesis of academic knowledge and Christian worldview in order that there might be a maturing of spiritual, intellectual, social and physical value-driven behavior” and by encouraging “a commitment to the Christian life, one of personal integrity, sensitivity to the needs of others, social responsibility and active communication of the Christian faith, and, as it is lived out, a life that leads people to Jesus Christ as the Lord of the universe and their own personal Savior.”  Click on these links to learn more about LU’s Mission Statementand LU’s Doctrinal Statement.

Mission of LU’s School of Education: This assignment advances the School of Education’s mission, which is “to develop competent professionals with a biblical worldview for Christian, public, and private schools.”  Click on this link to learn more about the SOE Conceptual Framework.

Directions

Write a 4-page paper in current APA format that conveys your understanding of what is meant by a biblical worldview and a Christian philosophy of education.  Also, discuss the implications of these principles in their application to educational practice.  Page length requirement begins with the introductory paragraph and ends with the conclusion; it includes neither the title page nor the reference page. An abstract is not required.  In addition to the Bible, cite a minimum of four references that represent the body of literature supporting and explaining biblical worldview and Christian philosophy of education.  No more than 10% of the paper is to include direct quotes; therefore, you should do much more summarizing and paraphrasing than quoting.  Citations are required both for direct quotes and for summarized ideas drawn from references.  The format of the paper is to include the sections below with headings that follow current APA format.  Click on this link to view an APA Tipsdocument with helpful hints for writing success.

·  Title Page

·  Introduction

Present a strong, clear thesis statement.  The focus of this paragraph is to introduce the reader to the thesis statement.  The remainder of the paper should support and illustrate the main point(s) of the thesis statement.

·  Biblical Worldview

Based upon your readings of the Bible and literature on the topic of biblical worldview, convey a basic understanding of the elements of a worldview that is based distinctively on a perspective of life drawn from Judeo-Christian scriptures.  Do not focus on the field of education in this section.  A common error is for writers to neglect the discussion of a biblical worldview by focusing too much on the field of education, which is to be addressed in subsequent sections of the paper.

·  Christian Philosophy of Education

Based upon your readings of the Bible and literature on the topic of Christian philosophy of education, convey a basic understanding of the elements of an educational philosophy that is based distinctively on a perspective drawn from Judeo-Christian scriptures.  Address metaphysical and axiological issues.  Metaphysical issues relate to questions of meaning and purpose. Axiological issues relate to questions of values.  Minimize the discussion of practical application to the field of education in this section.  A common error is for writers to neglect the discussion of a Christian philosophy of education by focusing too much on the implications for educational practice, which will be addressed in the subsequent section.

·  Implications for Educational Practice

Discuss the implications of a biblical worldview and Christian philosophy for practical application to the overall field of education.  Ensure that you discuss these implications for the field in general, but you may also proceed to specify implications for your particular area of interest.  For example, if you are preparing to serve as a content area teacher, a special education teacher, an administrator, or a school counselor, you may—after addressing implications for the overall field of education—address implications for your area of service.

·  Conclusion

An effective conclusion affirms the thesis statement and leaves the reader with a clear idea of how thoughts in the paper fit together to make a specific point.

·  Reference Page

Cite the Bible in the body of the manuscript, but—per APA—the Bible and other classical or holy scriptures are not to be listed on the reference page. List here at least 4 references other than the Bible.  One your references is to be the course textbook.  Click on this APA Tips Documentfor details.

Submission: Submit the document both in Blackboard and in LiveText.  It will not be graded until it is submitted in both locations.  In Blackboard, it will be checked by SafeAssign for plagiarism.  It will be graded in LiveText using the embedded rubric there.

References and Citations:See theAPA Tips Documentfor details on how to cite the Bible in the body of the manuscript.  Below are links to sources you might find helpful as you prepare:

·  Articles and Websites

o What’s a Christian Worldview?(Focus on the Family)

o Developing a Biblical Worldview(Foundations for Living)

o What Is a Christian Worldview(Israel Wayne)

o The Importance of a Christian Worldview(The Gospel Project)

o On Education(Francis Schaefer)

o Writings in Christian Education(Calvin College)

·  Journals: Many journals on the topic are available via Liberty Databases.

o Christian Worldview Journal (BreakPoint: The Chuck Colson Center)

o Christian Education Journal(Biola University)

o Christian Perspectives in Education(Liberty University, School of Education)

·  LU’s Jerry Falwell Library: Click this link to search Liberty Databasesof academic sources.  Recommended search terms: biblical Christian worldview, Christian philosophy of education.

·  Bibliography: Books on Biblical Worldview and Christian Philosophy of Education

·  Course Readings:Relevant readings from present and past courses may be incorporated as appropriate, e.g., textbooks and articles.

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 6.