Major Learning Theories Objectives To consider some of the major theories that try to account for how learning occurs To think about the implications of these ideas for our work as teachers References Pritchard‚ A. (2014) Ways of learning: Learning theories and learning styles in the classroom (3rdedn). Abingdon:Routledge Pollard‚ A. et al. (2014) Reflective Teaching in Schools (4th edn). London:Bloomsbury Pound‚ L. (2005) How children learn: from Montessori to Vygotsky – educational
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DESCRIBING A LEARNING SITUATION WHERE ICT HAS BEEN USED SEPTEMBER 14th 2007 Contents List Page 1.0 Aim Page 1.1 Background Page 2.0 The learning situation Page 2.1 The lesson Page 2.2 The assessment strategies used Page 3.0 Strengths of ICT as a learning tool Page 4.0 Weaknesses of ICT as a learning tool
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Self-Regulated Learning "Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century." (Alfred Perlman). As he said‚ there is no doubt that learning is a very important skill especially in modern society because of the knowledge explosion and rapid developing of information technology. However‚ there are different results with different learning methods. Good learning method can lead to success easier‚ on the contrary‚ poor learning method means wasting time and energy. Therefor
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way‚ suggestopedia and total physical response‚ we have devised our own philosophy of teaching. We believe that creativity is essential to learning and if the students are making an effort on their part and discovering things for themselves; the factor of self-reliance is evolved and since the students are active and autonomous in exploration so the learning would be more effective. We believe that for language learners‚ the language would present itself as a problem or a riddle to be solved. Learners
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Upon completing the quiz‚ I found that my learning style results were quite surprising. Since I plan to have a long career as a businesswoman‚ I expected that my kinesthetic learning qualities would be low. Similarly‚ I expected my auditory learning results to be higher. This is because‚ as a future CPA and businesswoman‚ much of the information I will receive in my career is auditory and very little is kinesthetic. The other learning style results were middle of the road and expected. However‚ my
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CACHE Qualification Specification Optional Units CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (QCF) CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (QCF) CACHE © Copyright 2011 All rights reserved worldwide. Reproduction by approved CACHE centres is permissible for internal use under the following conditions: CACHE has provided this Qualification Specification (Optional Units) in Microsoft Word format to enable its Centres to use its content
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1. Be able to contribute to planning learning activities. 1.1 Explain how a learning support practitioner may contribute to the planning‚ delivery and review of learning activities. A learning support practitioner or teaching assistant could contribute to the planning of an activity simply by an informal discussion with the teacher about what weekly and daily activities will be taking place. This form of planning is known as short term and would be the most likely that a teaching assistant
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communicate‚ it also bring Online Learning become reality. The advent of ICT and the Internet has greatly influenced the way knowledge is transmitted. This has resulted in the development of Online Learning which also called as E-Learning. Online Learning is an established and popular method of learning‚ delivering education to millions of people all over the world. In essence distance learning is when students are able to learn at a distance from the learning provider. In recent years the demand
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that the best way to learn was through repetition‚ a principle from behavioral learning theory that dominated educational thinking since the time of Ivan Pavlov and his experiment with animals. Students would spend their time copying spelling words‚ historical information‚ and mathematical formulas over and over again until they “learned” the information. The Behavioral perspective views the environment as key to learning. Environments factors are seen in terms of stimuli and its resulting behavior
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Procedures Involving Learning Plans and Learning Disorder Assessment Learning disability is a certain mental disorder that can be found in both children and in adults. The problem in kids are suspected when they struggle to learn the lessons taught in school and find very difficult to understand or remember them‚ which their classmates can do easily. Even an adult may develop this problem and find very tough to manage their educational‚ financial and career-related matters‚ which may not seem to
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