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    Six Theoretical Models of Development and Why They are Important for Understanding the Behavior of Youth There are six major theoretical models used to explain how human development evolves. The Biological Model looks for organic causes to cognitive‚ learning‚ and behavioral disorders and uses medication for treatment. The Behavioral Model is observable and measurable. It uses positive reinforcement to obtain desired behavior. The Social Model focuses on modeling and combines behavior and cognitive

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    1/16/2013 Law and Psychology Differing Assumptions Law rational man free will hedonistic underpinning moral underpinning The law presumes people are rational. Hedonism - maximize pleasure‚ avoid pain Some Major Thinkers Locke “Good and evil‚ reward and punishment‚ are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work‚ and guided.” Bentham Principle of utility‚ which approves of an action in o far as an action has an overall

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    Assignment 04 PYC480-7 Unique assignment number: 666361 Marcelle Labuschagne 3443-055-5 Group Tests of Intelligence 3 Different Theoretical Approaches to Intelligence 3 Theories Underlying Types of Testing 4 Measuring Learning Potential 5 Dynamic Assessment 6 Different Approaches to Dynamic Assessment and the Measurement of Learning Potential 7 Dynamic Assessment: The Psychometric Approach 7 Deciding on an Experimental Design 8 Bibliography 9 Group Tests of Intelligence

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    ethics to adopt at the school‚ I came to the conclusion that most had already been thought about before and many a theorist could be used as a reference‚ but that indeed I was exercising that very thing I am hoping to become a teacher- and teaching is what it is all about! For “education is inherently about values: it reflects a vision of the kind of world we want our children to inherit; a vision of the kinds of people we hope they will become” (Alexander‚ 1992‚ cited in Pollard‚

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    geography‚ political systems‚ philosophies‚ and economic systems by which people organize their lives. 1.1.2 Know and appreciate the great creative works of world cultures. 1.2 Subject-area Content. Teachers know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty and the relevant applications of this content. 1.2.1 Know their subjects considerably beyond the content they are expected to teach‚ and know how professionals in their field think and analyze the world. 1.2.2 Have a strong background in

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    Reading and approaches to reading strategies. I am an ardent reader who reads for hours as a hobby. Most times while reading‚ I would subconsciously scan ‚skim‚ mind map and take notes ‚ just for the pleasure of it without really knowing that these are very important concepts in Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. After listening to the presentation and reading through the article by Kouider Mokhtari and Carla Areichard‚I realized that metacognition provides personal insights into a person’s

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    Teaching Pragmatics explores the teaching of pragmatics through lessons and activities created by teachers of English as a second and foreign language. This book is written for teachers by teachers. Our teacher-contributors teach in seven different countries and are both native-speakers and nonnative speakers of English. Activities reflect ESL and EFL classroom settings. The chapters included here allow teachers to see how other teachers approach the teaching of pragmatics and to appreciate the diversity

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    Some misconceptions about communicative language teaching Geoff Thompson ELT Journal Volume 50/1 January 1996‚ pp. 9 - 15 Although communicative language teaching is accepted by many applied linguists and teachers as the most effective approach among those in general use‚ there are still a number of misconceptions about what it involves. This article sets out four of the main misconceptions‚ discusses why they have arisen‚ and why they can be so described. In doing this‚ the article attempts to

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    The Differing Principles of Assessment of Damages in Tort and Contract By Raphael Kok 1. Introduction For those in the legal fraternity‚ the question of whether a legal wrong has been committed in various situations predominantly occupies their concentration. This holds true‚ even purely in the civil context. When confronted with a problem‚ the question that immediately blazes in their mind is this: “Is there a breach of tortious duty or a breach of contract here?” However‚ the layman’s

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    Theoretical Background (PH) Review of the Related Literature Pawnshops offer financial services known as micro-lending which is an important source of credit in many developing countries‚ especially in Asia. Pawnshops can provide these financial services to poor and low-income households for a variety of reasons. One is that pawnshops fall under less regulation than other financial institutions. Pawnshops used to operate like a sari-sari store with very little government control. In fact

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