Module 19: Facilitating learning and Bloom’s taxonomy of objectives Benjamin Samuel Bloom (February 21‚ 1913 – September 13‚ 1999 He was born on February 21‚ 1913‚ in Lansford‚ Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Pennsylvania State University in 1935. In March 1942‚ he received his education Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Bloom died on September 13‚ 1999. He is American educational psychologist who made contributions to the classification
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A Sand County Alamac is one of Aldo Leopold’s most famous books‚ Leopold discusses his many thoughts‚ ideas and feelings about the environment and man’s interaction with it. He describes his surrounds with amazing imagination‚ allowing the reader to connect with his thoughts on nature. One thought that Leopold described‚ which holds true to this day‚ is the concept of a Land Ethic and why such an ethic is needed. Leopold also discusses various barriers that stand in the way of implementing such
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Freedom and Determinism I strongly feel that Loeb and Leopold ought to be punished for the murder of 14-year-old Robert Franks. I believe that they hold full responsibility for their actions and crimes. I believe in compatibilism. However‚ I do not believe in the existence of the supernatural. Through agreeing with the first theory and disagreeing with the latter theory‚ Loeb and Leopold will be held responsible for their actions and would be morally punished. Compatibilism‚ in other words
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The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone The gulf of Mexico’s dead zone is only getting worse doing a great deal of damage to the U.S. economy. The issue in the Gulf of Mexico is the dead zone that has started occurring since 1972 and is only increasing in size. The Gulf of Mexico supplies the U.S. with 72% of their income shrimp 66% of oysters and 16% of fish (Philpott‚ 2013). If the dead zone does not decrease in size fisherman and costal workers will be largely impacted
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Swoon (1992; Tom Kalin)‚ inspired by the true story of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold‚ Jr.‚ has several elements in its favor when the viewer first sits down to watch it. The black-and-white color scheme of the visual images presented draws audience members into the movie’s world of 1920s Chicago. Purposeful placement of anachronistic objects by the filmmakers slightly confuse the viewer and brings them further inside the artistry on display in order to figure out a reason. Additionally‚ the most
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Are Dinoflagellates?”). Uniquely‚ dinoflagellates have two flagella. One flagellum is around the cell‚ and the other directed to the back. They contain chlorophyll a and c‚ as well as other carotenoid and xanthophyll pigments. When dinoflagellates bloom‚ or overpopulate‚ they tend to change the water to a reddish brown color. Dinoflagellata are sometimes called Pyrrhophyta‚ meaning "fire plants". This is because some species are capable of bioluminescence‚ in which chemicals made by the organism produce
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5.4 Eutrophication 5.4.1 Outline the processes of eutrophication. Eutrophication is the addition of excess nutrients to a water system‚ which leads to the growth and subsequent death of algae‚ which reduces the dissolved oxygen available for other aquatic organisms. The main stages or steps of eutrophication are (in order): Nutrients wash into a river or stream. Algae grow quickly in response to the added nutrients. The algae block sunlight to aquatic plants‚ so photosynthesis slows‚ and
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wrong when it tends otherwise. The general idea is that the good of the biotic community is the ultimate measure of the rightness or wrongness of things. According to Leopold‚ the boundaries of moral consideration should be extended to include “soils‚ waters‚ plants‚ and animals‚ or collectively‚ the land.” Leopold: “a land ethic changes the role of Homo sapiens from conqueror of
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Leopold extend his ethics to the land as opposed to Singer and Taylor. The ethical evolution that Leopold discuss encompasses the interaction between humans and the natural world. His land ethics begins with the understanding of the importance of interactions between individuals. Then he moves onto interactions between individuals and their community. Following‚ is the most important‚ and that is human nature relation. Leopold puts an emphasis on this relation‚ as he believes it is what will incite
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learning theories are Robert Gagné and Benjamin Bloom. Gagné believed that conditions of learning must be in place prior to instruction. Moreover‚ Bloom views learning as a hierarchical progression where instructors develop goals and outcomes in their instructional design to engage the student. Each theorist has common and contrasting views about how learning occurs. In addition‚ both are credited for laying the foundation for instructional design. Bloom and Gagné Learning theories are thought to help
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