Curriculum Mapping, Research Article Review, and Skill Integration

This assignment presents a comprehensive education analysis, beginning with a curriculum map for middle school English language arts, detailing a yearly and monthly plan with specific learning objectives, activities, and assessments. It then synthesizes a peer-reviewed research article focusing on adolescent online social networks, examining its frameworks, rationale, methods, findings, applications, and critiques, followed by an academic reflection and questions. The analysis further reflects on integrating 21st-century skills and technology into the curriculum, advocating for digital learning and visual interaction. Finally, it provides a synopsis of research supporting multiple intelligences, the Mozart effect, and emotional intelligence, contrasting arguments and reflecting on the impact of internet usage on learning and teaching methodologies, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and balanced integration of technology with traditional intelligence.

Running head: Education analysis
Education analysis
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Education analysis 1
Table of Contents
Part A: Curriculum map for middle school................................................................................2
Part B: Understanding the peer reviewed empirical research articles........................................4
Part C: Reflection on where 21st century skills and technology can be integrated....................6
Part D: Synopsis of the research and supporting the position....................................................7
References:.................................................................................................................................9

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Part A: Curriculum map for middle school
English language yearly curriculum map for grade 5 (Ascd.org 2019)
March April May June July Aug
Sentence
Parts of speech
Noun
Verb
Tense Adjectives
Pronouns
Adverbs
Comprehension Essay writing
Composition of
prose and
poems
September October November December January February
Transitive
Intransitive
verbs
Narration and
voice
Complex
sentences
Vacation Examination Vacation

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One-month plan; March (Sentences and Parts of Speech)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Week 1 Simple and
compound
sentences
Subject and
predicate
Overview of the
parts of speech
Overview of the
parts of speech
continues
Week 2 Identifying parts of
speech in each
sentence
Forming sentences
with the noun in the
sentence
Forming sentences
with the verbs in
the sentence
Formation of
compound
sentences
Week 3 Understanding the
usage of –ing words
Usage of
preposition properly
Use of different
tenses in sentences
Properly structuring
of sentences
Week 4 Examination Clearing doubts and
checking the
progress
Group participation
in sentence
formation
A summative test
Assessments:
1. Weekly oral and class test
2. Prompts and actions
3. Final examination
Props required:
1. Black board
2. Books
Skills:
1. Ability to understand the ability of the children
2. Patience to teach the weak ones
3. Understanding the need of repetition of the teachings.
3.

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Part B: Understanding the peer reviewed empirical research articles
Article Synthesis
Reich, S. M., Subrahmanyam, K., & Espinoza, G. (2012). Friending, IMing, and hanging out
face-to-face: overlap in adolescents' online and offline social networks.
Developmental psychology, 48(2), 356.
FRAMEWORKS: Theories of social change, concepts of adolescence.
RATIONALE: Adolescence is the period of great changes in the behavior, psychology of an
individual. With the increasing advent of the usage of internet, the teenagers are found to be
highly addicted to internet and they are developing great connection with people they meet
online. The aim of the article was to understand the impact of internet on adolescence.
METHODS: The study was based on primary quantitative data. A survey was conducted
among the teens who were engaged in online activities and peer networking in order to
increase the intimacy and friendship among themselves. 251 students ranging between the
age 13 and 19 years were the participants. The responses were reviewed by two other authors
and the analysis was conducted based on the coding of responses by themes.
FINDINGS: The teenagers using the internet to make new friends and they are spending a
considerable time on the virtual space. The increased usage of internet creates great intimacy
among the teenagers and they develop good bonding or friendship with each other.
APPLICATIONS: Teenagers are very comfortable with the technology and internet and thus,
any curriculum based on these applications could be fruitful. Teenagers are highly addictive
to the usage of the internet and they are found to develop good bonding with others they meet
online (Zheng et al., 2016). If similar situation is made in the teaching curriculum as well,
there remains the potential of better learning.

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CRITIQUE: According to Rusman, (2016) the increased use of internet can also lower the
level of concentration and seriousness on studies. In addition to this, the learners would be
completely detached from the existing world and they would rely on the virtual world that
they will be acquainted with.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH REFLECTION: After reading both the articles, I have understood
that it is very important to teach the learners practically, starting from hunting and fishing or
scaring the tigers. In the ancient time, everything was taught practically but in the recent time,
the virtual space is getting prominence and acceptability. According to the survey, today’s
youth are very comfortable with the internet based activities.
QUESTIONS: How useful can be the internet for the curriculum based study?

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Part C: Reflection on where 21st century skills and technology can be integrated
With the increasing advent of technology, it has become very important to include
technological guidance to the students. In Part A of the task, the curriculum was designed to
teach the children English grammar. The different stages of English language can be taught to
these children in a better way if there digital learning in included in the entire process. It is
highly recommended that apart from the traditional usage of the props like the black boards
and the chalk, if the children are taught by the means of visual interaction, the outcome of the
teaching would be more beneficial (Battelleforkids.org, 2019). In fact, the ability to
remember the teaching will also increase as the children would visualise everything rather
than learning it and imagining it.
It can be said that the children at the 5th grade keeps the ability to grasp the knowledge
that is taught to them. English is the most important part of study as if they are not good in
English; it would be difficult for the children to express any subject of their domain. Thus,
each and every program should be taught to them with significant effort that they are able to
grasp it and learn it. In the 21st century, children have the skills to learn from the advanced
and technical means and thus, it would be fruitful to include technical way of teaching in the
curriculum.

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Part D: Synopsis of the research and supporting the position
Reference and
Link to
Supporting
Article
Summary of the research and argument
Multiple
Intelligence
s
Pro Sternberg, R. J.,
& Grigorenko,
E. L. (2004).
Successful
intelligence in
the classroom.
Theory Into
Practice, 43,
274–280.
The education of an individual cannot be
completely depended on MI but a more
open and inclusive vision is needed for
successful intelligence.
Con Chen, J.-Q.
(2004) Theory of
multiple
intelligences: Is
it a scientific
theory? Teachers
College Record,
106, 17–23.
Education and intelligence is highly
depended on the biological potential of an
individual as well along with the ability of
responsiveness.
Mozart
Effect
Pro Eichenbaum, H.
(2004).
Hippocampus:
Cognitive
processes and
neural
representations
that underlie
declarative
memory. Neuron,
44, 109–120
It is the combination of the musical and the
tonal factors that help to make the learning
easier for an individual.
Con Jenkins, J. S.
(2001). The
Mozart effect.
Journal of the
Royal Society of
Medicine, 94,
170–172.
It is nothing but the repetitive and long term
periodic sequence of the music that helps in
the learning and enhances spatial skills.

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Emotional
Intelligence
Pro Goleman, D.,
Boyatzis, R., &
McKee, A.
(2002). Primal
leadership:
Realizing the
power of
emotional
intelligence.
Boston, MA:
Harvard
Business School
Press.
Every person can act like a leader in a
specific area depending on the surrounding
and the social influence. This ability does
not need any special teaching or learning
guidelines.
Con Insel, T. R., &
Fernald, R. D.
(2004). How the
brain processes
social
information:
Searching for the
social brain.
Annual Review
of Neuroscience,
27, 697–722
The human intelligence depends on a
variety of factors and one’s ability is
completely depended on the adaptability of
the brain on the particular learning. Human
can only comprehend and empathize the
relationship.

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Reflection:
After reading and analysing the three theories, I completely believe that in the recent
time, the usage of internet has definitely brought a change in the way of learning and
teaching. The learners are now more comfortable in learning and understanding things but it
is equally true that the usage of internet has just begun and in the primitive time people had to
completely depend on their own intelligence (Waterhouse, 2006). Their adaptability is more
depended on their surroundings and other things that they are familiar with.
As discussed in the emotional intelligence theory that the psychological, sociological
and other perspectives are equally important in understanding something. However, the
importance of the Mozart effect can be questioned because the learning and understanding of
a subject or other things cannot be depended on the type of music and the way the listener
listens to it.

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References:
Ascd.org (2019) Getting Results with Curriculum Mapping Retrieved from:
Battelleforkids.org (2019) 21st century learning for every student Retrieved from:
http://www.battelleforkids.org/networks/p21
Reich, S. M., Subrahmanyam, K., & Espinoza, G. (2012). Friending, IMing, and hanging out
face-to-face: overlap in adolescents' online and offline social networks.
Developmental psychology, 48(2), 356.
Rusman, M. P. (2016). The Development of an E-Learning-Based Learning Service for
MKDP Curriculum and Learning at the Indonesia University of
Education. Development, 7(31). Retrieved from:
Waterhouse, L. (2006). Multiple intelligences, the Mozart effect, and emotional intelligence:
A critical review. Educational Psychologist, 41(4), 207-225.
Zheng, S., Guan, W., Li, B., & Deze, Q. I. N. (2016, April). Analysis of Internet of Things
Talent Training and Curriculum System Innovation. In International Conference on
Education, Management and Computing Technology (ICEMCT-16). Atlantis Press.
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