1 Traditional Learning Theories Strayer University 2 Traditional Learning Theories Cognitive constructivism is based on the work of Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget. Piaget’s theory has two major parts: a component that predicts what children can and cannot understand at different ages‚ and a theory of development that describes how children develop cognitive abilities.(Piaget 1970) It is the theory of development that will be the focus here because it is the major foundation
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Journal Article Analysis University of Phoenix Douglas Gurney‚ MBA Constructing Meaning PHL717 December 17‚ 2012 Dr. Kathy Kelly Journal Article Analysis Current views of the world‚ desires‚ dreams‚ goals‚ and the demands placed upon society are constantly transformed by present epistemological beliefs. Schommer-Aikens and Hutter (2002) investigated the relationship between an individuals’ belief about knowledge‚ learning or epistemological beliefs and how this relates to average conversational
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Personal Learning Styles University of Phoenix Everyone learns differently. This is something that we all discover at a young age. Some of us absorb information from a Professor’s lecture very easily‚ while others will need to go back and read or recite this same information. Everyone has a learning style that is unique to them‚ developed over time by their own learning experiences. By examining our personal learning style‚ we are able to gain valuable insight on how we learn best‚ which
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VARK Learning Style Learning style means the way one prefers to learn things. There are different ways of learning and one may choose the best that suits him/her. Learning strategy includes different methodology of learning‚ environment of learning such as light‚ noise in learning room‚ etc. There are different models of learning styles. The VARK model of Neil D Fleming‚ Honey and Mumford’s model‚ Sudbury model of democratic education‚ Anthony Gregorc’s model‚ and David Colb’s model are some to
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Reflective Journal Help The following are helpful formulas for reflective journal writing. Formula D-I-E-P D – Describe objectively what happened • Answer the question‚ “What did I do‚ read‚ see‚ hear etc? I – Interpret the events • • • • • Explain what you saw and heard; Your new insights; Your connections with other learning‚ your feelings etc; Your hypotheses; your conclusions Answer the question what might this mean? E – Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of what was observed
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“An Ideal Learning Environment” Tiffany Berry CE114: Early Childhood Development Instructor: Marilyn Jones December 27‚ 2010 An ideal learning environment is one where children can feel comfortable and safe. Good learning environments provide skills for academic success. Early childhood professionals are dedicated in making sure their focus is on the child’s behavior‚ parent interaction and participation‚ physical growth‚ emotional‚ social‚ cognitive‚ language‚ and mental skills. An
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Reflective Journal Detailed description as if to an outsider. Often you will use your journal to record detailed descriptions of some aspect of your internship environment‚ whether physical‚ behavioral‚ or organizational. When you write them‚ you will not have a clear idea of what you will make of these details‚ but you will sense that they might be important later. These descriptions should sound as if you were describing them to someone who was never there. Journals allow you to sound naïve
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seek new mediums to reach our students or consumers. Online learning is becoming more popular to reach students to help increase their reading and comprehension of what they read. As a history teacher‚ it becomes frustrating to assign homework that the students do not do‚ because they can’t. The use of technology has the ability to allow teachers to teach the student‚ instead of teaching the grade level. Jon Bower‚ CEO of Lexia Learning Systems‚ points this fact out when he states‚ "Technology
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The Changing Learning Experience “Education is evolving due to the impact of the Internet. We cannot teach our students in the same manner in which we were taught. Change is necessary to engage students not in the curriculum we are responsible for teaching‚ but in school. Period.” – April Chamberlain. As technology impacts the world and the way it operates‚ society and the people within must learn to adapt and leave the safety of their pre-established paradigms in order to take full of advantage
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Communicating Consumer Behavior - An Exercise Using Personal Consumption Journals In consumer behavior‚ it is vital that upon completion of the course students have acquired a sound understanding of how consumers search for‚ purchase‚ and use products and services. Furthermore‚ students should also be exposed to the social and psychological influences on these behaviors. Finally‚ to have garnered the most benefit‚ students should understand how to integrate the theoretical concepts into their real
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