1 Traditional Learning Theories Strayer University 2 Traditional Learning Theories Cognitive constructivism is based on the work of Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget. Piaget’s theory has two major parts: a component that predicts what children can and cannot understand at different ages‚ and a theory of development that describes how children develop cognitive abilities.(Piaget 1970) It is the theory of development that will be the focus here because it is the major foundation
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Learning styles are key when teaching a person‚ knowing strengths and weaknesses in certain areas help to give an idea of the manner in which to teach an individual‚ especially when learning something new. There are three different types of learning styles‚ visual learners learn by viewing or seeing something being taught to them‚ kinesthetic learn by moving‚ and an auditory learner such as myself learns by hearing. In the learning styles assessment I found my highest score to be auditory‚ my second
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Adult Learning Theory: Making a Buck Jon Schein College 100 31 October 2010 Wendy T. Hilbert Adult Learning Theory When you look at our society and how obtaining a secondary education has become so vital and such a big business today‚ it is easy to understand why institutions of higher learning have placed a lot of time and money into understanding how adults learn. Since our start in school as young children there has been and always will be a high importance placed on our learning. The
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Learning Styles GEN/105 Learning Styles The student completed the “Multiple Pathways to Learning” assessment‚ and the result was logical-mathematical (Carter‚ Bishop‚ & Kravits‚ 2007‚ p. 41). The student also completed the “Personality Spectrum‚” and the result was organizer (Carter‚ et.al.‚ 2007‚ p. 46). Through their descriptions these two results coincide with each other. Both describe a person that is organized‚ understands material logically and sequentially. Study Techniques
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“An Ideal Learning Environment” Tiffany Berry CE114: Early Childhood Development Instructor: Marilyn Jones December 27‚ 2010 An ideal learning environment is one where children can feel comfortable and safe. Good learning environments provide skills for academic success. Early childhood professionals are dedicated in making sure their focus is on the child’s behavior‚ parent interaction and participation‚ physical growth‚ emotional‚ social‚ cognitive‚ language‚ and mental skills. An
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Simple Stimulus Learning Introduction According to Terry (2006) “stimulus learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior‚ or behavior repertoire which occurs as a result of experience.” Since knowledge itself‚ in the mind or in the brain‚ is not straight discernible‚ behavior transforms are required to present objective facts that have taken place. Learning includes the potential for a change in behavior‚ to be demonstrated when conditions prompt the display of this new knowledge
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Theory Assignment 1 – Roles Responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning Key aspects of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities A teacher is a leader of many and a role model for young learners therefore its very important to lead by example. Teachers must always protect themselves as failure to abide by various codes of professional practice and policies can potentially jeopardies your position as an employee. To prevent any
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Goal 1: Be responsive to each child’s abilities‚ interests and needs. Rationale: According to the Early Years Learning Framework‚ educators should respond to children’s ideas and abilities‚ gain further understanding of each child’s understanding and scaffold their learning to the next level (Department of Education‚ Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR]‚ 2009). Be responsive to children in regards to their abilities‚ interests and needs is very important for educators as it provides numerous
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Benefits of Learning English The English language has become the language of international communication. Many people living in the European Union speak English as a foreign language and use English to communicate with people from all over the world There are over 750 million people who speak English as a foreign language. In the year 2000 the British Council said that there were about a billion people learning English. These people are benefiting from the many advantages of learning English as
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about the importance of basic reading and writing skills that so many take for granted. These simple tools lead to immeasurable and eternal‚ personal and social changes. In fact‚ Frederick Douglass’ “Learning to Read and Write” and Malcolm X’s “Learning to Read”‚ collectively conceptualize learning to read and write as the method for personal and social deliverance. Both Analects divulge important connections between the concept of freedom and the process of
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