A self-directed learner is someone who consciously decides to learn and consume information for the purpose gaining knowledge. This decision comes with the willingness to hold him/herself accountable for all the processes involved in his/her pursuit of knowledge and education. Also‚ this individual’s learning activities is not limited by place‚ time‚ or age‚ and it could be by any means (Hiemstra‚ 1999). Intrinsic motivation is the act of engaging in any activity basically for the satisfaction and
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Adult learners have more complex learning styles compared to young learners. Typically‚ adults practice sense of control‚ judgmental‚ practical‚ experiential learner‚ purposeful and emotional. This is because adult learners are driven by high expectations and are results oriented people. Their curiosity is a fundamental reason why they participate in the any study to seek new ideas that they link to their established concepts to enrich their perspective. If their curiosity is not satisfied‚ they
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A Review: Assistive Technology and Supporting Learners This article begins with a story of a boy with cerebral palsy‚ named Andrew‚ and how assistive technology has helped him accomplish many goals in his life‚ such as checking email‚ writing school articles‚ and participating in the assignments for his English class. Without various assistive technologies he would not be able to function at the level he depicts within the story. Some of the assistive technologies that he used are a head enabler
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PROBLEM: The “R” sound In Portuguese‚ R at the beginning of words‚ at the end of words‚ or before a consonant is pronounced like H. Many Brazilian students carry this habit into English words‚ pronouncing “restaurant” as “hestaurant” and “far” as “fah.” It’s especially common when the English word and the Portuguese word are similar‚ such as in “restaurant” and “regular.” SOLUTION: First‚ I have my students work on pronouncing the English R sound by itself. I demonstrate the correct mouth position
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It is believe that high functioning are more prone to take music lessons than other‚ hence obtaining better test results in any given subject. Because of all the different skills associated with musically trained adults‚ it is evident that general intelligence is associate with music lessons rather than with only a specific subject. To reason this Schellenberg did a standardized test to approximately 150 children and adults in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale III edition for children and adults separately
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teaching and learning is the development of theories on second language acquisition. One of the main issues of these theories is the investigation into factors that can influence learners’ second language achievements. As a teacher of English‚ I find this an interesting issue as a good understanding of factors affecting learners’ achievements in second language acquisition can help me choose appropriate approaches and design suitable materials to facilitate my students. Perhaps it is almost impossible
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The Different Factors of Individual Language Learners in Second Language Acquisition Recently‚ Second Language Acquisition (SLA) play important role to language learning and teaching as second language that SLA refers both to the study of individuals and groups who are learning a language subsequent to learning their first one as young children‚ and to the process of learning that language that the additional language is called a second language (L2)‚ even though it may actually be the third‚ fourth
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Supervisor and Life-long Learner The opportunity to establish connections between textbook theory and practical experiences in the field setting provides an occasion for students to develop‚ understand and master competencies for effective social work practice. The conclusion to field seminar and closing to our foundational level of field‚ encourages the reflection of our readiness for advanced level of placement as well as becoming a supervisor and life-long learner in the field of social
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talent to help other people have ideas for other people. In this way‚ many people are able to learn. And with the use of English as lingua franca to make communication possible between people not having the same mother tongue‚ shaping 21st century learners can be done. Expose your abilities‚ skills to the world and with English as the bridge language for all‚ people can
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Title III of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that all English language learners (ELLs) receive quality instruction for learning both English and grade-level academic content. NCLB allows local flexibility for choosing programs of instruction‚ while demanding greater accountability for ELLs’ English language and academic progress. Under Title III‚ states are required to develop standards for English Language Proficiency and to link those standards to the state’s Academic Content Standards
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