Educational Progress in Mississippi

Measuring Global Educational Progress

Progress made and challenges left: perspective from Mississippi.

About the author: I am a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (the only medical school in the state), where I have been for the last 25 years. Since Katrina, my location has remained the same, but I have traveled more than ever to the Gulf Coast to help where needed in both a service and teaching capacity. For the American Academy of Pediatri...

Supporting the teacher in educational robotics classes: work in progress

This paper presents work-in-progress on developing an environment to support the teacher in educational robotics classes. Building on previous research that implemented an agent architecture to collect information about the interactions between student and robot, we explore approaches that the teacher can use to observe and to decide when and how to intervene in a classroom situation. As an alt...

Analyzing the Professional Qualifications of Faculty Members in the Field of Evaluating Educational Progress

Introduction: Today, evaluation is an integral part of the teaching-learning process and it is mainly used to guide and improve the performance of teachers as well as to overcome existing educational barriers for learners. In this regard, the present study aimed to analyze the professional competencies of faculty members in the field of evaluating the academic achievement. Methods: The research...

Providing a Desirable Model of Competition for Educational Progress in University (Case study: Islamic Azad University)

Introduction: Many phenomena have changed and changes is no longer an opportunity for higher education and universities, but it is a necessity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to improve the future competitiveness of Islamic Azad University units. Methods: The research was developmental and applied with a mixed approach. The statistical population and sample in the qualitative section incl...