Contract learning is a form of learning (and teaching) that involves the student or mentee far more than usual in the formulation of assignments and curriculum. The teacher and student work together to come up with a series of assignments that the st Continue Reading...
If the items used as stimulus words in a PA task are too similar, discrimination ability decreases, leading to errors in recall. Another difficulty may occur with learning of response items, i.e. meaningful responses are learned easier than non-mean Continue Reading...
brain development opens up tremendous opportunities to improve education. In some aspects, the education community has embraced this research and used it to develop profoundly different approaches to learning. At the same time, the research conflict Continue Reading...
Boys and Girls Learn Differently! -- Michael Gurian and Patricia Henley Michael Gurian's book has been a best seller and a much-discussed, respected handbook on the topic of boys vs. girls in a learning milieu since it was published in 2001. But mor Continue Reading...
The study showed that most students didn't consider e-learning as a benefit on campus; males who had previous experience with computers and students with positive attitudes about new technology were less positive to e-learning on campus that other s 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...
Self-Directed Learning Assumptions, Andragogy Self-Directed Learning Assumptions Andragogy Self-Directed Learning What do you think about self-directed learning in what and how we learn? Self-directed learning is extremely beneficial in situation Continue Reading...
In addition, the use of a collaborative online environment for producing educational videos was shown to be an effective approach to promoting experiential learning. In the final analysis, it is reasonable to conclude that as educators gain more exp 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...
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...
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...
..collaborative teachers also value and build upon the knowledge, personal experiences, language, strategies, and culture that students bring to the learning situation." (ibid) This teaching procedure has the advantage of being multidirectional and 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...
This is evident in the introverted, shy young man's progress to "owning" the role of Word War I expert in the class. If evaluated only on quantitative metrics, the students' potential would not have been observed and nurtured. Based on these insigh 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...
Kinshuk, Liu, T., & Graf, S. (2009). Coping with mismatched courses: Students' behaviour and performance in courses mismatched to their learning styles. Educational Technology Research and Development, 57(6), 739-752. Retrieved from ERIC databa Continue Reading...
Putting someone in a classroom is only half of the feat; getting the person to want to learn and be open to knowledge and learning is another thing. An advocacy or participatory worldview holds that "our world is co-created both by the given cosmos Continue Reading...
Virtual Schools: Personalizing Learning Online," Julie Young asserts that distance education offers a "more personalized type of instruction," (2004 p.1). Virtual schools are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and in some instances prove to be Continue Reading...
Thus for students to reap the maximum benefit from the distance education more particularly over the cultural obstacles, these elements are to be taken into account prior to designing of the courses. (Global Distance Education Initiative: Principles Continue Reading...
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...
Kinesthetic Learning StyleMy Preferred Learning StrategiesI am a kinesthetic learner who prefers to learn through physical experience. This learning style is often associated with careers in trades or crafts, but it can be equally beneficial in other Continue Reading...
Reflective Teaching This last element of diversity education also creates a place for reflective teaching, which is also directly encouraged by an examination and application of Bloom's taxonomy of learning. Analyzing student achievement with an e Continue Reading...
Urban Middle School Focus Identify Unique opportunities for growth and improvement. What new emerging initiatives are likely to increase growth and deepen improvement levels within an urban middle school? Among the more prominent opportunities for Continue Reading...
Disruptive students also automatically receive greater attention in this schema, making it undesirable in most typical situations. Morrish's Real Discipline Dealing with disruptive incidents is a secondary function of this system -- preventing th Continue Reading...
Customized Theory of Human Learning and Development The learning environment is characterized by the use of different theories and beliefs on what makes it the best and how people grow and develop. However, theories used by many education professiona Continue Reading...
1983, Howard Gardner challenged conventional views of teaching and learning styles with his book, Frames of Mind. Gardner hypothesized that the skill-sets of different people are directly correlated to their learning styles. It was from this that he 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...
Distance learning, sometimes called "distance education" is, according to Kerka (1996), a method of education in which the learner is physically separated from the professor and the institution sponsoring the instruction. Distance education may be us Continue Reading...
With proper instructional techniques, the effects of online education could potentially be altered significantly in a positive direction. This research will attempt to determine the specific obstacles that still exist to online education and the cur 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...
Motivating Students to Learn: One of challenging and difficult tasks for teachers and parents is motivating students to complete their classes with a sense of pride, achievement and graduate with their peers. This task is particularly challenging fo Continue Reading...
Education Divergent Learning Style Summary of learning style (divergent learning style). Divergent learners tend to be more of the arts and humanities kinds and will characteristically depend on theoretical conceptualization and thoughtful surveil Continue Reading...
). Which is more effective? E-learning vs. traditional learning? Both have the potential of being equally effective; this survey will also attempt to illustrate which styles of learning are the most effective when it comes to certain learners. For e Continue Reading...
clomedia.com/content/templates/clo_section.asp?articleid=229&zoneid=101). Understandably, Alyeska is challenged by the logistics of training a workforce that is spread across the 800-mile pipeline. And because the company runs one of the most he Continue Reading...
Policy, Regulation, and CurriculumAbstractIn the past two decades, educational policy and practice have been affected by social and political movements that prioritize educational equity and holistic learning. This paper argues that the current educa Continue Reading...
