I found many of the topics discussed in Becoming a Learner useful‚ but the things I found most useful were how most college students go into college and how it is wrong. Sanders describes how many students go into college with the assumption that college will give them a good life. Talking about this he says‚ “The problem with this conversation is that it can turn education into an obligation instead of an opportunity” (Sanders 26). I can relate to this because many times I have thought that college
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relevant to their needs. This being said‚ most students have a new way of looking at the world‚ as the world itself now looks different than it did when those teaching methods were created. Education should be restructured to reflect the 21st century learners‚ to enhance the intellectual capital of Canada through adapting teaching styles to the modern mindset ‚ logical incorporation of technology‚ and increased variety of courses to reflect today’s job markets. Students of the 21st century are accustomed
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bases their learning from. The style types include visual with a score of 8 for this learner. The second style is aural with a score of 10. The third style includes reading and writing with a score of 12. The final style is kinesthetic with a score of 10 (www.vark-learn.com). According to Fleming‚ multimodal learning styles is how most students prefer to learn (www.vark-learn.com). It is agreeable by this learner that multimodal is most beneficial to get the most from a learning and educational
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Valinda Hinkey SPE 226 April 15‚ 2012 Betty Cokeley Educating the Exceptional Learner Introduction An observation was completed on a 2nd grade student who has two different types of visual disorders. The first disorder is dyslexia and the second disorder is a visual disorder which requires the use of an overhead projector with instructions being written in fluorescent colors. The observation was a math activity which involved counting‚ identification of colors‚ simple addition‚ and graphing
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Validation of the diagnostic tool for assessing Online Learner Readiness. Abstract The purpose of this study was to test the factor structure‚ validity and reliability of the Online Learner Readiness Scale (OLRS) as a sufficient measure to test online learner readiness. It was predicted that the Online Learner Readiness Scale would produce a five factor structure; that the Online Learner Readiness Scale would relate to The Computer Technology Use Scale (CTUS)‚ The Australian Personality Inventory
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responsibility that one assumes when working in the profession of nursing‚ the question‚ (Roberts‚ 2011) “what is the relevance of this important concept (lifelong learning)‚ posed by Dottie Roberts‚ MSN in her editorial “Resolved to Be a Lifelong Learner”‚ there is no doubt in my mind that I too‚ have taken on the responsibility to continue to expand my knowledge base and skills as a professional nurse. Standard number 8 in the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice (ANA‚ 2010) states “the
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The Eight Principles of Adult Education Adults don’t learn in the same way as children do because their personality structure is almost fully developed at that stage in their lives‚ along with a series of habits and practices that have been acquired during their lifetime. Therefore‚ the learning process must take into account how an adult perceives not only what is being taught‚ but also themselves; this includes‚ but is not limited to: considering their previous learning experiences‚ considering
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Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ touches upon the nature of humanity to be motivated by rationalizing self-interest. Just as "no man‚ for any considerable period‚ can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude‚ without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true" (189)‚ humankind would rather believe they are someone who they are not‚ in order to emulate or fool others. It is not possible to demonstrate to be someone else publicly and on the inside exist
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1.2. 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
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IB LEARNER PROFILE INQUIRERS We nurture our curiousity‚ developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life. KNOWLEDGABLE We develop and use conceptual understanding‚ exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance. THINKERS We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible
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