As centuries changes‚ so too does the learning styles of students’ changes. Hence different learning theories such as behaviorism‚ cognitivism‚ and constructivism have been used to improve learning‚ performance and class involvement of student. Each of theories has distinctive features based on their individual perspectives of the learning process. In this essay‚ I will mainly discuss 3 things: 1) the main tenet of behaviorism and constructivism‚ 2) a comparison between cognitive and constructivism
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Distance learning Distance learning has been around for a long time in the form of correspondence‚ in which assignments were completed without supervision and submitted to an instructor via mail. Most courses were quite basic and did not allow for much‚ if any‚ teacher-student or student-teacher interaction. The introduction of the Internet‚ however‚ changed this model for delivering and submitting educational content. Computers allow more complicated information‚ more engaging instructional materials
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Learning styles describe the way people process new incoming information. There are several schools of thought pertaining to learning styles. According to learning-styles-online.com‚ there are seven learning styles: visual‚ aural‚ verbal‚ physical‚ logical‚ social and solitary. While most people use a combination of learning styles‚ they generally have one or two styles that are dominant. By understanding his own unique combination of learning styles‚ a student will be better able to focus his studying
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includes interaction and collaboration learning as well as a flexible curriculum and a variety of activities to enable the learners to construct meaning themselves which ensures better retention. Thus in class room learning becomes more dynamic. Need for the study One of the prerequisites in learning language is to become a good communicator using the target language. This sometimes appears to be a difficult task in certain classroom situations. Teaching in a Kendriya Vidyalaya presents such a
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Cooperative learning is a teaching method used by educators in all grade levels‚ in all areas of curriculum‚ and there are many different ways that cooperative learning can be applied in the classroom. The use of cooperative learning centralizes on the goal of getting students to understand the material presented. Cooperative learning allows students to communicate their ideas with each other‚ brainstorm responses or ideas‚ and work together to solve problems. The importance of students becoming
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Definitions: Learning is a change in behavior as a result of experience or practice. It is a process of gaining knowledge‚ or skill in‚ something through study‚ teaching‚ instruction or experience. 2. “the relatively permanent change in a person’s knowledge or behavior due to experience” (Mayer‚ 1982‚ p. 1040). 3. “an enduring change in behavior‚ or in the capacity to behave in a given fashion‚ which results from practice or other forms of experience” (Shuell‚ 1986‚ p. 412). Learning theories
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Learning Theories There are many different types of learning theories that are used to help guide individuals through the teaching and or learning process. It has been developed that individuals develop through stages of learning until he or she can reason logically on their own. The two learning theories this paper will focus on is the conditions of learning theory originated by Robert Gagne and the model of discovery learning originated by Jerome Bruner. Gagne’s theory recognizes that there
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approach for an instructor to take is to address a variety of learning styles with their teaching plan. It is also helpful to encourage students to understand their preferred leaning style. By the time students reach the college level it is often assumed that they have figured out the best and most productive way to study to retain information. Of course‚ this is not a correct assumption. Teachers should make students aware of the various learning styles and encourage them to consider their preferred style
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Learning Outcomes Essay COMM 1020 “ Now is a fascinating time for human communication. The field of interpersonal communication is evolving as new channels for communication develop.”(O’Hair Wiemann V) Not only is interpersonal communication fascinating‚ but interpersonal communication is teaching us various learning outcomes. We are learning to communicate better‚ learning to engage others in action‚ and learning to think critically and constructively. Many of these learning outcomes have
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What is a learning objective? * A learning objective answers the question: What is it that your students should be able to do at the end of the class session and course that they could not do before? * A learning objective makes clear the intended learning outcome rather than what form the instruction will take. * Learning objectives focus on student performance. Action verbs that are specific‚ such as list‚ describes‚ report‚ compare‚ demonstrate‚ and analyze‚ should state the behaviors
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