Joy Smith Grand Canyon University Educational Journal October 15‚ 2010 Module 1 Teaching and educational psychology are key elements in having a a successful classroom. Taking the Ormrod’s Psychology Survey really shows how there are many common misbeliefs to how children learn. Ormrod’s text stresses the importance of understanding research. “Quantitative research yields information that is inherently numerical in nature or can be easily reduced to numbers” (Ormrod‚ J. 2011. p 4). Qualitative
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My actions are always a direct showcase of my personal characteristics. A few that are particularly important are having patience‚ being non-judgmental‚ and thinking creatively. I learned a majority of my patience through my position as a research position. Research does not have immediate results; a good experiment takes time. My seemingly menial tasks‚ such as entering data‚ eventually contributed to the final product. I learned to be non-judgmental in my time shadowing an obstetrician‚ where I
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value essay My mother likes to tell the story of when I was four years old going to my reading circle. While I was waiting for my reading circle to start‚ I noticed a baby crying so I picked up toys and started shaking them and making the baby smile. For as long as I can remember I have always like to help others‚ I got enjoyment out of making my friends happy. Whenever one of my friends had a problem I was always there for them‚ to listen to them and give them support. This has translated to me
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In life‚ we all have goals. My main goals are set based on my academics and then I have my personal goals. If one does not set high standards‚ then what will one have to strive for? At first glance‚ Lampasas looks to be a small-town with nothing to do. Living in Lampasas‚ it is either a huge challenge to be accepted or one of those things that just happens. In Lampasas‚ there aren’t many places to eat‚ a pool or two‚ and just enough gas stations to cover the entire map of Lampasas. Living here as
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A personal quality that is important to me is my willingness to try new things. This quality did not surface until I graduated high school-- I felt somewhat restricted during those years. After my first semester at community college the eagerness to explore new activities‚ and learn about new topics began to appear. Because of this quality-- a quality that can sometimes hide amongst the rest-- I would not have discovered by passion for my desired major. During my time in community college‚ I have
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The purpose of this publication is to document my personal goals that I want to achieve while attending the University of Phoenix. I have been thinking about going back to school for some time now and I finally made the decision to attend this online institution because of a previous personal goal that I had set. The goal that started this whole thing for me was my goal to get a Bachelor Degree. I had previously attended Northwest Technical College of Wadena‚ MN. I earned a 2-year diploma in Telecommunications
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obvious moment in time which shaped me as an individual. However‚ this time I would like to explain a very minor moment‚ finally getting my tattoo. This may not seem like a moment that could have even shaped me in an individual way‚ other than physically‚ it oddly has though. I had been waiting for this moment since my 18th birthday back in September‚ sadly for me‚ my father kept putting it off‚ because it was supposed to be my birthday gift from him.
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your way. My mentor has done that and much more. Normally it seems most mentors either come from different ethnicities or cultural backgrounds but‚ not in this case. Me and my mentor share a ton of the same characteristics and traits. Although he is older and much more wiser‚ we are still close enough in age to experience and enjoy some of the same cultural activities. One of them being checking
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Globalization and Cultural Identity GABRIEL CORREA MACEDO GROUP 5 Module: English for Academic Purposes Lecturer: Christa de Brun 28th August 2014 Globalization is such a commonly used term in the twentiethcentury. It simply means that the world has become integrated economically‚ socially‚ politically and culturally through the advances of technology‚ transportation and communication
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My worldview has been shaped and expanded over the course of my life by different influences. Family‚ friends‚ sports‚ education‚ even strangers have made impacts on my life in one way or another. The three main components that helped me develop my worldview would be being a christian‚ being a young adult in college‚ and also being a nurse because they molded my perspective of things. Being a christian and growing up in a haitian baptist church is what first shaped my view of things. Also being in
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