Recent Papers

• ELM, ARCS, and Gerlach and Ely Models

  In a paper of four pages, the author reflects upon three different models of instruction that can be used to foster student learning. The three models presented, the ELM, ARCS, and Gerlach and Ely Models provide foundation for creating instruction and defining the roles of educator and learners. The different strategies in these models support the belief that student engagement is an important aspect of the learning process. Of the three models, the Gerlach and Ely Design Model distinguishes itself from the others by focusing more on a clearly prescribed path to presenting content which differs from the motivational models of the ELM and ARCS. There are four sources listed. ... MORE

• Objectives for Lesson

  An instructional unit on water for grade 6 was selected from the Web. This essay analyzes the lesson and creates terminal and enabling objectives for that unit. There are four sources used in this four page paper. ... MORE

• Nonverbal Learning Disabilities/Reflection on Two Narratives

  This paper begins with reflection that focuses on an article about Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD), and then offers reflection on two stories written by LD students. Three pages in length, four sources are cited. ... MORE

• Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

  This essay has attempted to provide a strong background in marriage and family counseling by reporting a brief history, the needs in the field of marriage and family counseling, identification of some of the therapeutic models, and an explanation and discussion of cognitive-behavioral family therapy, which is the most commonly-used approach in the field. ... MORE

• Film Adaptations, The Great Gatsby

  This paper compares the film adaptation of The Great Gatsby that came out in 2013 with the film that premiered in 1974 as to which movie follows the book to the greatest degree and preserved the spirit of the novel. Four pages in length, six sources are cited. ... MORE