Exam 2 Objectives Chapters 8 & 9‚ class notes (ACT) and discussions 1. Describe typical problems people demonstrate when trying to solve problems Functional Fixedness: This term refers to the tendency to view problems only in their customary manner. Functional fixedness prevents people from fully seeing all of the different options that might be available to find a solution. Assumptions: When dealing with a problem‚ people often make assumptions about the constraints and obstacles
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Unit 5: School Curriculum: Development and Influences - Notes Curriculum Curriculum refers to what is taught in school‚ and can be defined as a set of subjects‚ subject content‚ a program of studies‚ a set of materials‚ a sequence of courses‚ or all of the experiences in the school. The curriculum includes the explicit curriculum (the formal policies‚ manuals‚ materials‚ and textbooks of a district)‚ the implicit curriculum or hidden curriculum (the often unspoken or even unconscious assumptions
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differentiated instruction. Differentiated instruction varies in three different areas content‚process and product. VAKT is also a teaching style that covers four different types of learning. VAKT stands for visual‚ auditory‚ kinesthetic and tactile. For children to learn they need to be given equal opportunities to reach their maximum potential. Differential instruction is adjusting teaching methods to meet the individual needs of all students in the classroom(1). Differentiated instruction is used
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A CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: A QUESTION OF VALUES DONALD GILLIES ABSTRACT A Curriculum for Excellence outlines a curriculum for young people in Scotland from age 3 to 18. In the report‚ endorsed wholly by Scottish ministers‚ much is made of the underpinning values of the proposed curriculum. However‚ the absence of any consultation period has meant that such values and the report itself have not been subject to systematic debate by parliament‚ public‚ or the educational community values
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BUSINESS FUNCTIONS “A mission statement describes an organisations basic purpose”. Using examples illustrate your answer; explore the idea that mission statements should reflect an organisations purpose. Introduction This essay is aimed at understanding what a mission statement is‚ why they are made and whether or not it reflects an organisations purpose. The essay will start by defining mission statements it will also be describing
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Differentiated Instruction xxxxxxxx AET 525 March 21‚ 2011 xxxxxxxx Post-secondary classes are becoming more academically diverse today regionally and globally. Instructors are becoming more aware of diversity and must proactively differentiate approaches that would allow students to study what they are interested in at their own pace and in an independent manner. The difference between differentiated and traditional instruction is students would be in control of their learning and
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are using is pretty fundamental and stable‚ so typically minor version differences do not lead to unexpected behavior differences. 1 SQL and Relational Algebra queries (26 points) Consider the schema given by the following two SQL CREATE statements. CREATE TABLE Enrolled (sid INTEGER NOT NULL‚ cid INTEGER NOT NULL‚ semesterid INTEGER NOT NULL‚ PRIMARY KEY (sid‚ cid‚ semesterid)); CREATE TABLE CourseOffering (cid INTEGER NOT NULL‚ semesterid INTEGER NOT NULL‚ profid INTEGER‚ roomid
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head: Hidden Curriculum; Forces That Impact Instruction Hidden Curriculum; Forces That Impact Instruction S. Duncan University of Phoenix EDD 558 Jennifer Wordell Monday‚ June 12‚ 2006 Hidden Curriculum; Forces That Impact Instruction Students who go to college to become teachers are taught a general course of subject matter that when they become teachers they will teach to their students. They are given new ways to teach the same curriculum that has been
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Critical analysis of the significance of theories‚ principles and models of inclusive curriculum. Inclusive curriculum is the educational programme designed to avoid all barriers to learning/student success i.e. the Central of inclusive curriculum design are clarity and flexibility. There are three ways of approaching curriculum theory and practice: curriculum as Product‚ curriculum as Process‚ and curriculum as Praxis (practice). The governing model of describing and managing education today is
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ABSTRACT Prospective student teachers were required to choose a curriculum document from either the primary or secondary school sector for evaluation. They were required to conduct such an evaluation using the Daniel Stufflebeam’s CIPP (Context‚ Input‚ Process and Product) Model. The CIPP Model would be used to determine the usefulness of the curriculum in meeting the needs of the Trinidad and Tobago society. Based on possible weaknesses found in the document‚ prospective teachers were to
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