Abstract Listening skills research has tended to focus on strategy use in classrooms and on theory and practice of second language (L2) teachers. This study examined the teachers’ and learners’ perceptions of listening skills in non-classroom learning situations. Five (n = 5) study skills teachers and 19 former learners in a distance study skills course at the University of the South Pacific (USP) were interviewed for this study. The interviews with the study skills teachers sought their expectations
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to discuss the importance of creating a desirable learning environment This essay will discuss the importance of creating a desirable learning environment and the contrast of opinions people have towards them‚ also the relationship between theory and current educational practice. So the question is “How do we learn?” For decades‚ researchers and scientists have been discussing how children come to understand the world we live in and how learning occurs. Theorists such as H.Gardner‚ Paiget‚ Vygotsky
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Characteristics of adult learning Education of children is compulsory‚ formal and standardized. Adult learning is voluntary and intentional. The aim of adult education is the independent self-directed learner. Adults tend to resist a learning process which is incongruent with their self-concept as autonomous individuals and does not correspond to their needs and interests. Adult learning is learner-centered What children learn in school should be useful to them — but later in life. Child learning is subject-centered
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assumptions about the process of learning. In essence‚ three basic assumptions are held to be true.[original research?] First‚ learning is manifested by a change in behavior. Second‚ the environment shapes behavior. And third‚ the principles of contiguity (how close in time two events must be for a bond to be formed) and reinforcement (any means of increasing the likelihood that an event will be repeated) are central to explaining the learning process. For behaviorism‚ learning is the acquisition of new
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organizational learning is receiving growing attention among both managerial and academic surroundings in the last two decades. Among many possible definitions of a Learning Organization‚ David A. Garvin‚ a leading scholar in this field‚ suggests the following: “an organization made up of employees skilled at creating‚ acquiring‚ and transferring knowledge. These people could help their firms cultivate tolerance‚ foster open discussion‚ and think holistically and systemically. Such learning organizations
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CONTENTS 1. Question1: What did you learn from meetings with mentor‚ including the presentation that you gave to your project mentor? (734 words) 2 2. Question 2: How well do you think that you have answered your research questions? (372 words) 5 3. Question 3: How have you demonstrated your interpersonal and communication skills during the project work (656words) 7 4. Question 4: How has undertaking the RAP helped you in your accountancy studies and/or current employment role? (478words) 10
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Principles of Learning This piece of academic writing is about a student teacher that is currently on their teacher-training placement. It will be discussing two theories of learning and how they affect the student teachers teaching techniques and promote inclusive learning. Learning theories are used to create different methods of portraying information to the learners‚ these theories mould the way in which we teach and the strategies and techniques we use. Willis (1990) gave insight to how learning should
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Emirates Islamic Bank into being a Learning Organization I will be using a truth unambiguous of terminology during this analysis to be presented that serves an originator in exploring the meaning of Learning organization and organizational learning. A framework of organizational learning and features of a learning organization within Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) will be represented and argued on how they should contrast to transform the bank by becoming a learning organization. Based on the appraisal
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I. INTRODUCTION The evolution of "Organizational Learning" has started in 1938 when John Dewey‚ in his book "Experience and Education"‚ publicized the concept of experiential learning as an ongoing cycle of activity. But‚ how did this concept emerge? Or‚ what does it really mean for the businesses? In order to understand this‚ we have to analyze the problems and needs. The core idea behind "learning organization" is that organizations of all kinds will not survive‚ let alone thrive‚ if they
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Inquiry based learning * Inquiry-based instruction is a student-centered and teacher-guided instructional approach that engages students in investigating real world questions that they choose within a broad thematic framework. * Inquiry-Based instruction complements traditional instruction by providing a vehicle for extending and applying the learning of students in a way that connects with their interests within a broader thematic framework. Students acquire and analyze information‚ develop
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