Standardization

Languages are ever evolving and English is no exception. The continuation and isolation of these dialects eventually leads to the evolution of an entirely new language that is unintelligible to outside communities. Standardization of English will prevent the extinction of the language, but not hinder the development of the dialects. The usage of a standardized language will promote and ensure productivity, harmony, peace, and equality within a given populace. The Biblical tale the Tower of Babel only supports the notion that with mutual understanding comes great…

First CLAS Standard selected: Which standard have you selected? What is the definition of the standard in your own words? What is the purpose of the standard, what does it do, how does it promote culturally and linguistically appropriate services, etc.? The first standard I have chosen is providing effective, equitable, understandable and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy and other…

aimed at the electronics company in an effort to lower the amount of faulty parts going to customers. Then in 1974 the BSI published the guidelines for quality assurance. This document changed the burden of product inspection from the customer to the supplier. At this time supplier were using 3rd party inspectors to guarantee products to customers and no inspections were being done in house. Finally, in 1979 the BSI organized meetings with industries to set common standards of quality assurance.…

Healthcare Data Set OASIS-C OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) is officially the data collection tool used by Medicare to ensure standard quality care is being provided by home health agencies across the U.S.(Quan, 2009). This group of data measurements has been developed, tested and refined over the last ten years to measure outcome for home health care and measures patient outcome for outcome-based quality improvement (OBQI). The model of standardization for OASIS is adopted from…

Initially, the works of Interstate School Leadership Consortium Policy Standards were established for the preparation of leadership programs but have now been updated and are now used for effective leadership practice. These standards are gaining popularity among most of the United States schools and tens of thousands of principal candidates are taking the ISLLC exam. Also, the standards have received a recommendation from other organizations such as NASBE while other preparation programs are…

Before collecting artifacts and preparing for the mock evaluation, I was completely lost. I started looking at the standards in the beginning of my placement to prepare and I kept thinking to myself, “where do I even start and I am not sure on what to do to fulfill the standards.” Once I started full on teaching and talked with Kourtni the standards became a lot clearer and I noticed that I was fulfilling these standards when I didn’t even know I was doing so. The first standard, enhance…

The topic of this essay will focus on a few of the interesting features of adolescent language and the subsequent attitudes towards them, mainly from the realm of adulthood. Adolescent language appears to experience the most change compared to the language use of either younger children or older speakers, and this is likely due to the idea that around the time of puberty, individuals undergo a large and impactful social change, as their environments, attitudes and stimuli change. As a result,…

Analysis of Galvanized Nails, Quality Control, and Green Chemistry Introduction: In this lab, we handled acidic chemicals that needed to be disposed of upon completion of the lab. We disposed of these chemicals according to safety policies and green chemistry policies. Green Chemistry is the practice of chemistry in an environmentally safe way to prevent pollution. We used green chemistry to minimize the amount of waste we were to be creating. We ended up creating waste from degalvanizing…

Anyone who has had a social media account over the last couple of years has probably seen a video of some parent trying to explain the tedious steps involved in their child’s math homework. What caused this slew of videos? Common Core standards. The frustration among parents is very clear, and it all seems to be for a program that is not proving itself to be anything more than a headache. Common Core has shown itself to be a huge letdown to students, teachers, and parents around the country.…

Pradeep Manivannan Citizenship in the Nation Requirement 8 The United States, a global superpower ranks fourteenth in the world in education. With many schools falling behind in standards while others which are globally competitive, this resulted in the development of the Common Core Standards by the National Governors Association in 2009. Common Core’s vision was to raise the educational standard in math and literacy, by targeting underperforming schools and reforming their standards to…