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    1a.) WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY? The Scientific Inquiry is the route by which scientists ask questions‚ develop and carry out investigations‚ make predictions‚ gather evidence and suggest explanations. b.)NAME SOME IDEAS ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD THAT HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME BECAUSE OF NEW OBSERVATIONS. The idea of the earth being flat and that the earth was the center of the universe was proved inaccurate by one of the world’s greatest scientist: Galileo Galilei. By studying and making observations

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    2.3 The Theories of development There are many theories of child development and each one has influenced practice in schools. Skinner’s theory of ‘Operant Conditioning’ suggests that behaviour which is reinforced tends to be repeated. In schools we reinforce good behaviour by rewarding it (house points‚ merits‚ Headteacher awards etc) and we “punish” poor behaviour to discourage it (warnings‚ sitting out‚ missing Golden Time etc). Piaget’s theory of ‘Cognitive Development’ has helped shape the

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    stimuli to understand the environment; In this process the visual pathway is composed of the eyes‚ optic chasm‚ thalamus and visual cortex in order to bring vision together. These components allow the brain to respond to specific features of stimuli and‚ in the process of transduction‚ turn light into neural signals that the brain can process to create conscious sight. Many complex functions and deeper branches of vision are made possible by this process and others‚ color vision being just one of many

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    Module Title: Human Development & the Ageing Process Module Code: 565 Test Title: Grief & Grieving Test Code: CW1A Word Count: 1967 Outline of the 5 stages of grief (Kubler-Ross 1970) The 5 stages of grief or the Kubler-Ross model is a theory first put forward by Dr.Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in her 1969 book On Death & Dying. Dr Kubler-Ross was a psychiatrist who had a particular interest in end of life care and the book & theory came as a result of discussions

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    PROCESS OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY The training process is to provide the means to enable learning. Which should try to guide learning experiences into positive and beneficial and complement and reinforce them with planned activities for individuals at all levels of the company to acquire knowledge more quickly and develop those attitudes and skills that benefit themselves themselves and the company. The training covers a programmed sequence of events that can be expressed as a continuous

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    Paper 2 The theories of cognitive development are fascinating topics because of the intimate connection between the ideologies and one’s intellectual advancement into adulthood. Every individual has unique experiences relating to cognitive development due to real-life situations‚ who they interact with‚ and their type of childhood environment. I can vividly remember some of my childhood friends that I interacted with and how those experiences had an influence on my cognitive development. There was

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    Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development is based on the development of what is termed the ‘Ego Identity’. According to Erikson our ego identities are ever changing‚ partly due to the interactions in our daily lives‚ but mostly how those interactions are perceived by us as we mature and age. Erikson’s Theory of psychosocial behavior can be easily understood using the table below. Each stage has a goal of competence and plays a role in the development of social and psychological skills.

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    Learning and development theories are conceptual frameworks that are looked at how information is absorbed‚ processed and retained during learning. Through using different learning theories you are able to teach children in the classroom and develop and strengthen them as a person not only intellectually but socially as well. Theories provide information that can help teachers influence children’s learning by providing developmentally appropriate practice. In practice theories help to improve‚ enable

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    simply the methods by which an organisation can encourage it employees to increase their performance‚ both in quantity of output and in quality. Performance could also be in terms of efficiency‚ effectiveness and economy in the organisation’s operations. simply put‚ motivation is about the ways a business can encourage staff to give their best. The term motivation has been defined by different scholars using different formats and views‚ according to Dr Stephen P. Robbins‚ this is the process that account

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    Development of Personality Theories Diane Logan Brandman University An individual’s personality is what makes them unique. Whether personality is naturally born or developed through experience‚ behavior is based upon these tendencies. Temperaments‚ traits‚ and attitudes affect the quality of life of each individual. This is assuming one is in a non-oppressive relativity free environment. The examination of one’s own personality including their strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and talents is beneficial

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