CognitiveGenesis (CG): Assessing Academic Achievement and Cognitive Ability in Adventist Schools

Project-based Learning and Entrepreneurship in Small Schools

“…This article provides an in-depth examination of a qualitative study that focused specifically on excellent small schools in the NAD. The context for the study stemmed from findings from the 2016 Strengthening Adventist Education study by Thayer and Coria-Navia 6 and later published by Leukert, Kido, and Blackmer as part of the work done for the NAD Education Task Group Report 7 and the Strength ening Adventist Education Report. 8 As Busteed notes, the one-room school house may be the solution to many American edu cational woes, 9 and the findings from this study certainly highlight the unique positives that can result from educa tion in a small-school setting.…”

Using Online Education to Address the Challenges of Small, Multigrade Schools

“…According to Dan Siegel, "Trauma is the word used to mean overwhelming experience/s" or "experience/s we have that overwhelms our capacity to cope." 7 Human brains are responding to chronic stress, which is at historic levels, due to the current state of our world. The raised cortisol levels are not allowing people's bodies to move from a condition of crisis response into a rest and digest/restore response that is so vital for learning and social relationships.…”

“…In her CREW (Continuous, Review, Evaluation, Weeding) guidelines, Mona Kerby recommends reconsidering any title older than five years in most science and geography topics, and utilizes acronym WORST (Worn out, Out of date, Rarely used, Supplied elsewhere, or Trivial and faddish) for multimedia items such as software or databases. 7 If students learn that the library has materials that are outdated, in poor condition, or do not match their interests, they will be less likely to use it. Culling old, out-of-date, or damaged books from the shelves will generally increase student library use.…”

“…projects that clearly connected to daily life. 7 The researchers tested the students before and after the study. They found that the stu dents from both groups scored similarly before the ex per iment.…”

“…The Special Education In Action Framework is a tool for analysis that permits teachers to move past a description of theoretical ideas toward a deeper understanding of the practical ways they can implement special-education pedagogy. With the knowledge that small schools and multigrade classrooms are powerful and productive starting points for providing high-quality instruction, 7 this framework links evidence-based best practices to the features of classrooms and observable teach ing practices.…”