Application of Maslow’s Theory to Education Importance of Maslow’s Theory to Education The most important educational goal is for students to learn. Another important goal is to make this newly gained knowledge and information purposeful and meaningful to the students so that it may be retained and useful throughout their lives. An essential factor involved in meeting these goals is motivation. If students are unmotivated in one way or another‚ it is likely that little learning will take place
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Philosophy of Teaching Philosophy is described as “one of the various established or traditional way of looking at the world that have been defined and indentified by those who practice the discipline whether in the academy or not.” With any profession there are responsibilities that come with the career‚ in my chosen career path there are people that I have to make sure that I reach; students‚ parents‚ the Physical Education department‚ and the school systems. The two philosophies that first
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LEARNING THEORIES TYPES OF LEARNING THEORIES 1. Behavioral Theory 2. Cognitive Theory - Teaching for one to learn 3. Social Learning Theory - Role Modeling Theory - came from the Greek word “Theoria” which means beholding a spectacle or speculation. * An explanation of a phenomena or an abstract generalization that explains the relationship of a phenomena. * Provides professional autonomy and power by guiding and directing the practice education‚ and research
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1 W. Lamar Stockton Dallas Baptist University Friday Symposium September 24‚ 2004 A Philosophy of the Idea of Christian Liberal Arts Education Why is it important? I think rather that the Christian college has not sufficiently articulated its educational philosophy‚ and has not sold the evangelical public or perhaps even its own students and teachers on what it is trying to do…Christian education should not blindfold the student’s eyes to all the world has to offer‚ but it should open them to
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I. The Psychology and Philosophy of Education of Ayn Rand as presented in ‘The Comprachicos’ Ayn Rand writes mainly about the status quo and what and who is to be blamed for such circumstances. She talks of a miseducation so ingenious that when one reads about it one simply gets baffled as he is forced to look into his own experiences from the home‚ to the school‚ to the Church and in the province or in the city. One can expect to see various parallelisms with how he is brought up and
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Part I. INTRODUCTION CONCEPTS Definition. What is Philosophy? There are a number of definitions of philosophy given by many thinkers and they vary according to their interests and orientations. Generally‚ philosophy is regarded as perhaps the most obstruse and abstract of all subjects that seems apart from ordinary life. Although quiet a number of people may think of it as a being remote from every normal interest‚ it may be inferred that all of us have some philosophical views‚ whether we are
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Lecturer: Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles Course: Theories and Practices of Teacher Education COURSE CODE: EDTE 6003 ASSIGNMENT TWO University of the West Indies‚ Mona Campus Huntley Anderson 620040068 “The responsibility for Jamaican teachers’ professional development lies with teachers themselves. The fact that they do not understand this is because the quality of people we are recruiting into the profession is poor.” Teacher autonomy in professional development is both a right and a responsibility
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PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is divided into many sub-fields. These include epistemology‚ logic‚ metaphysics‚ ethics‚ and aesthetics. Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ such as the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and theories of justification. Logic is the study of the principles of correct reasoning. Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality‚ such as existence‚ time‚ the relationship between mind and body‚ objects and their properties‚ wholes
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Meaning and Definition of Philosophy The term “Philosophy” is derived from two Greek words‚ Philia meaning “to love” or “to befriend” and‚ Sophia meaning “wisdom.” Thus‚ philosophy‚ means “the love of wisdom”. It was coined by Pythagoras‚ one of the sages of ancient Greece‚ born about the year 584 B.C. Philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves‚ the world in which they live‚ and their relationships to the world and to each other.
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Personal Philosophy of Physical Education Physical Education is important because it teaches people how to stay physically fit and live a healthy lifestyle. I believe that physical education is a necessary thing to be taught in both a school and home setting. With the advancement of technology‚ it seems that people are getting lazier and more overweight. This is obviously an issue in the United States. Therefore‚ I believe it is important for every individual to be taught physical education and to
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