learning theories, and apply them to the adult learning environment. Specifically behavioral, constructivist, and cognitive learning theories are examined. Behavioral Learning Theories This approach to learning suggests that learning is the result Continue Reading...
learning experience. The writer demonstrates how to put together a prior learning and prior experience portfolio for the purpose of demonstrating current knowledge due to that prior experience. A comprehensive look at the management of one's person Continue Reading...
learning and teaching has drastically changed all over the world, in general, and in America, in particular. This is because of the sudden increase of information technology. Of late, both the teachers and learners, all over the world, have come to Continue Reading...
learning disabilities in the light of teaching children with this disorder. It uses 4 sources in APA format. It is not easy to say who is a learning disabled. A lot of arguments have taken place for a certain time in order to classify the learning Continue Reading...
Technology Learning Environ New technology has become an integral part of the learning environment, and not just an adjunct to it. This article demonstrates the limitations of using technology in the educational profession. First, technology depends Continue Reading...
Emotions affect how memories are processed, stored, and retrieved, which also impacts how learning takes place. Perhaps more importantly, emotions impact cognitive processes and learning. Neuroscience shows the ways thoughts are processed depends on Continue Reading...
Social Cognitive Theory THE CLASSROOM AS A SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Major Components and Theorists This theory is a concept or view, which focuses on learning by observing others (Hurst, 2014). It has three major components or assumptions. The first is Continue Reading...
The trainer will then focus on the steps to be taken to develop new skills. For example, if the trainer wants to talk about motivating, leading, negotiating, selling or speaking, it is best to start with what the learners do well before showing some Continue Reading...
Adult Learning: Andragogy Adult learning as a concept was first introduced in Europe in the 50s (QOTFC, 2007). But it was in the 70s when American practitioner and theorist of adult education Malcolm Knowles formulated the theory and model he calle Continue Reading...
Expounding upon a group that has received little attention, and in fact has only been acknowledged for a few years, Vaidya's article is beneficial to the teaching and learning community. Although the identification of such gifted/learning disabled Continue Reading...
auditory learners), motivation and personality such as extroversion vs. introversion, although the articles' authors suggests that tailoring material to expressed learner preferences are not always the best ways to achieve positive outcomes. Learner Continue Reading...
Subsequent to the gathering of resources, the Review will be presented here within as a synthesis of the most pertinent findings relating to the research subject. The Methodology will take as its point of initiation the following primary research qu Continue Reading...
For countries such as the U.S. And France, these needs can be reasonably expected to relate to the respective national cultures involved. For instance, in their book, Education in France, Corbett and Moon (1996) report, "An education system needs to Continue Reading...
Dominant Learning Theories Excellence in the field of pedagogy depends on an understanding of the major learning theories and models along with an ability to use them when appropriate. Even if one doesn't agree with these major learning theories, it Continue Reading...
Diffentiation in Learning It does seem to be elementary in the eleventh year of the 21st century that differentiating curriculum and instruction for different students needs to be justified by neurological research. However, this is the case. For re Continue Reading...
The acculturation model developed by Schumann (1978) consists of a taxonomy of variables that were developed based on the concept that both social (group) and affective (individual) variables are the primary causative variables as shown in Table __ Continue Reading...
Parenting Styles The Effects of Parenting Styles on Students Achievement in Special Education Parents develop parenting styles that largely determine the type of parent-child relationship and the levels of development of children in various skills Continue Reading...
Individual Learning Style This report is a self-assessment and reflection of my personal learning style. The report assesses my strengths and opportunities for growth as well as creating an improvement strategy which is solely based on the results o Continue Reading...
Dr. Frank Pajares, writing in Reading and Writing Quarterly (Pajares 2003), points out that in his view of Bandura's social learning theory, individuals are believed to possess "self-beliefs that enable them to exercise a measure of control over th Continue Reading...
Size/Cooperative Learning & it's effects on participation Action Research Question Will cooperative learning have a significantly positive impact on smaller or larger classes? The purpose of this study was to investigate if cooperative learni Continue Reading...
theoretical approaches to learning and explores possibilities of learning applications to special education. A matrix is presented and the information in the matrix is explained within a professional setting that deals with special education. The th Continue Reading...
ILI Information literacy instruction (I LI) is the process of instructing people how to use information resources in order to effectively search for and retrieve information. Thus, librarians have been teachers and instructors for many years. ILI ca Continue Reading...
Children's Drawing Ability and Cognitive Development There is scarcely a refrigerator door in America in homes with children that does not have one or more pictures attached to it with magnets providing proof positive that these young learners are Continue Reading...
Transformational Learning More than twenty-five years ago, Jack Mezirow initiated a profound movement in the field of adult education, that of transformative learning theory. Since this time, the concept of transformative learning has been a topic o Continue Reading...
memory, classical conditioning and instrumental conditioning. The paper also describes the effect of diversity issues on the learning process. In addition to that, the paper also summarizes the psychiatric disorders and their effect on learning and Continue Reading...
This can be exploited to encourage the adult students to get into adult education and continue from one stage to another. Secondly Knowles poses that experimental or pragmatic education is the most effective form of adult education. This involves a Continue Reading...
Technology and the Learner-Centered Learning Environment One of the primary goals of teachers and educators is ensuring that student learning is successful. The educational system within the United States is constantly being evaluated and re-evaluat Continue Reading...
Brain-Based Learning Theory Learning does not only bring enlightenment to the weary souls but it also helps us learn, grow and be what we are potentially able to become. Therefore education plays a vital role in inculcating a sense of responsibility Continue Reading...
The whole language method of teaching reading, versus phonics instruction, is a common use of constructivist theory (Chen, 2010, Social constructivist). Cognitive theories As the structures of the human mind began to become better understood in th Continue Reading...
However, though instructional adaptations are favored, students generally preferred that homework remain uniform for all students. Students were very specific about the types of teacher practices that facilitated their understanding of grading, hom Continue Reading...
People Learn Edward C. Tolman was a man whose research focused on trying to understand how animals acquire knowledge. As a psychologist, he also tried to determine how the mind of the human being paralleled what he saw in lower life forms. What he Continue Reading...
Adults With Learning Disabilities It has been estimated (Adult with Learning Disabilities) 1 that 50-80% of the students in Adult Basic Education and literacy programs are affected by learning disabilities (LD). Unfortunately, there has been little Continue Reading...
Roles can be rotated regularly to give all team members experience; and 5) Task or sequence interdependence This occurs when one group member must first complete his/her task before the next task can be completed. For example, collecting water samp Continue Reading...
In addition, the structure and presentation of required, basic course material are more goal-oriented and motivating to meet the needs of students. While critics initially charged that Net-based learning was vastly inferior to traditional classroom Continue Reading...
Parenting Styles and their Effect on Children Behavior Different Parenting Styles This research paper is based on Baumrind's theory of parenting and covers the impact and consequences of different parenting styles on children's development extensi Continue Reading...
Socio-Cultural Influences in ESL Socio-Cultural Influences in English Language Learning Learning a language is an extremely difficult process, especially if it is a second language that is being learned after am individual has already established k Continue Reading...
In the field of education there are many distinguishing characteristics a learner can have. One of the attributes that every learner has is the style in which one learns ideas and concepts (Dunn & Griggs, 2000). The three main learning styles re Continue Reading...
For the purposes of this review, Web-based instruction is considered to be any educational or training program distributed over the Internet or an intranet and conveyed through a browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Java applet Continue Reading...
leadership style is one of the most important factors that determine cross functional teams' success. Research and practice in the field have revealed several types of leadership theories, such as trait, behavioral, situational contingency, particip Continue Reading...
The importance in training and development with regard to understanding how adult learning works provides the ability to develop effective programs for adult learners in field of employment, education and interests. When these two articles are ble Continue Reading...
