Cognitive-constructivist learning theories Behaviorist Learning Theories The origins of behaviorist learning theories may be traced backed to the late 1800 ’s and early 1900 ’s with the formulation of "associationistic" principles of learning. The general goal was to derive elementary laws of learning and behavior that may then be extended to explain more complex situations. Inferences were tied closely to observed behavior in "lower organisms" with the belief that the laws of learning were universal
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The Duchess and the Jeweler by Virginia Woolf The Duchess and the Jeweler by Virginia Woolf Summary The story “The Duchess and the Jeweler” reflects the English society of writer’s time. It was an age of change. The high-ups were coming down because of their moral decadence and the commoners were coming up. Once Oliver Bacon was very poor and lived in a filthy‚ little alley. He worked very hard and used fair and unfair means to become the richest jeweler of the England. He enjoys his present
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Cambridge CELTA Course Assignment 3 Skills Related Task Selection of a reading or listening text with rationale‚ tasks and lesson plan design Trainee: Minoo Date: Feb 18‚ 2015 Appendix 1: Handouts Appendix 3: Answer key Appendix 2: Text Purpose: According to J. Harmer in his book The Practice of English Language Teaching‚ “receptive skills are the ways in which people extract the meaning from the discourse they see or hear”. In the following text the main skill which is going to be practiced
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Debate Outline University should be free I. Proposition: A. Introduction Thesis: University should be free. Today‚ university fees are usually quite high. Many students find that it is extremely difficult to find the funds to pay for an expensive education‚ so they look for school loans. These loans can weigh heavily on the minds of university students and put too much pressure to lead to students dropping out. Thus‚ free higher education is necessary for everyone. B. Terms define
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James E. Porter’s article is reflected in Michael Kleine’s article “What Is It We Do When We Write Articles like This One-and How Can We Get Students to Join Us?’ for both authors stress the argument that no idea is original. Porter and Kleine come to the conclusion that texts are derived from previous texts‚ which is where the importance of plagiarism comes into play. Porter’s article can be related to Deborah Brandt “Sponsors of Literacy” in the relation of the influence outside sources can possess
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nrd;idg; gy;fiyf;fofk;; UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS (Established under the Act of Incorporation XXVII of 1857 – Madras University Act 1923) B.Sc. / B.C.A. DEGREE [CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM] EXAMINATIONS November 2012 (State University) TIME-TABLE [For candidates admitted to the Course of Study from the Academic Year 2008-2009] Time: FN – 10.00 am to 01.00 pm AN - 02.00 pm to 05.00 pm Max: 75 Marks DATE & SESSION SUBJECTS SUBJECT CODE FOUNDATION COURSES PART – I – LANGUAGES - FIRST SEMESTER Tamil
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Opinion On the Abolition of Public Examination In most country‚ students are required to sit for public examinations after secondary education. In Malaysia‚ students sit for public examinations‚ the UPSR‚ PMR and SPM. I think publics examinations are good for the students. So‚ they should not be abolished. In fact‚ I have to say that public examinations are necessary. School play many roles in educating and producing well-adjusted young people who can contribute to our labour market. The nation
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Subject: the first essay Get Your Guideline to Reach the Advanced Level in Learning New Language ‘’You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language‚ you live only once’’ Learning a new language is the key to communicate with new people with different language and different culture. Moreover‚ learning a new language is great opportunities that can lead to great things such as learning new culture‚ finding new jobs and learning many things new. However
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The dwindling quality of education in Nigeria is a cause for great concern and also calls for a prompt action by all stakeholders to salvage the trend. The current situation is‚ to say the least‚ disheartening. A lot of computer science graduates of Nigeria’s tertiary institutions‚ for instance‚ fail recruitment tests for their inability to switch on a PC. Some of them are obviously getting to touch such machines for the first time. Mass Communication graduates struggle to make simple and correct
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Harvard University [pic] Harvard University is the oldest institution of a higher education in the United States‚ and has been providing citizens with a higher level of education for approximately 376 years‚ and we would probably be in a different economical‚ political‚ and social state if it was never established. Harvard University (originally for only men) was established in the year 1636 by the grant of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Harvard was named
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