Ethics‚ also known as moral philosophy‚ is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing‚ defending‚ and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.[1] The term comes from the Greek word ethos‚ which means "character". Ethics is a complement to Aesthetics in the philosophy field of Axiology. In philosophy‚ ethics studies the moral behavior in humans‚ and how one should act. Ethics may be divided into four major areas of study:[1] Meta-ethics‚ about the theoretical meaning and reference
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Learning has been described in several ways by many psychologists‚ theorists‚ educators and linguists. As Shuell (as inter¬preted by Schunk‚ 1991) states: “Learning is an enduring change in behavior‚ or in the capacity to behave in a given fashion‚ which results from practice or other forms of experience”. Thus‚ definitions of learning had been shaped and numerous theories‚ approaches etc started floating. Behaviorist‚ Cognitivist and Constructivist approaches are some of them‚ for example. And‚
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Behaviorism Behaviorist theorists believe that behavior is shaped deliberately by forces in the environment and that the type of person and actions desired can be the product of design. In other words‚ behavior is determined by others‚ rather than by our own free will. By carefully shaping desirable behavior‚ morality and information is learned. Learners will acquire and remember responses that lead to satisfying aftereffects. Repetition of a meaningful connection results in learning. If the student
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Curr 558/Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction University of Phoenix Dr. Ginger Lewis Jacobs April 4‚ 2008 Cognitive Learning Theory Introduction Cognitivism focuses on an unobservable change in mental knowledge. Cognitivism came about as a rejection of the behaviorist views. Psychologists believed that mental events‚ or cognitivism‚ could no longer be ignored. According to Blanton (2007)‚ there are many general assumptions of cognitive learning theories such as some learning processes
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our training module build high functioning teams‚ starting with management. We believe that training adults‚ especially those in managerial positions‚ is a science. We use principles from the following areas of learning psychology; Behaviorism‚ Cognitivism‚ Constructive and Humanitarian into our training modules. I have put together a training module proposal that I feel would help you in meeting the needs of all your departmental employees and at the same assist the managers in gainful knowledge
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of individuals and teams 3. Maximize people’s potential for growth and development HRD experts have identified five meta-theories of learning for training and development and HRD are behaviourist theory or behaviourism‚ cognitivist theory of cognitivism‚ humanist theory or humanism‚ social learning and constructivist. These theories are different from each other’s‚ it has only been more develop and effective or practical in our job line. THEORY OF BEHAVIOURISM The theory of Behaviourism
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PSYCHOLINGUISTIC THEORIES OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND THE SAUDI LEARNER OF ENGLISH Jasser Abdulrahman Al-Jasser‚ Ph.D ABSTRACT This study seeks to determine the relevance of the behavioristic and cognitive approaches for Saudi learners’ acquisition of English as a foreign language (EFL). A special attention is given to learners in EFL programs at the University level. It also assesses the effectiveness of these approaches on student in translation
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The article “Behaviorism vs. Cognitivism” by Michael Atkisson explains how these two movements both focus on why the person acts the way they do based on physical laws and how Cognitivism is only a reaction to Behaviorism. These two branches can almost be classified as one branch. Both of these focus on the human mind in similar ways that the other branches
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legitimate concern. Consequently‚ the "cognitive revolution" of the sixties styled itself as a revolt against behaviorism even though the processes cognitivism hypothesized would be public
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by the learner. The knowledge the learner constructs‚ is based on their individual and shared mediated experience. Constructivists argue there is no other reality other than what the student creates. Constructivist learning also inter links with cognitivism‚ as the constructivist learning can be described as an adaption which can occur via cognitive processes. Experience of the real world is a key concept of this learning perspective.
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