Assignment 2: focus on the learner 1- Background to the learner: My student is called Samir Salem Abdullah Al-Ahsani. He is an Omani student working as an employee in the Bouhelba Company. He speaks Arabic which is his mother tongue and a little English. He’s at the elementary level at Polyglot Institute. He first studied English in the Omani public schools where he didn’t learn much according to him. He felt he couldn’t respond ‚when talked to in English‚ and needs to improve his speaking
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Time Management for the Adult Learner Robert Jacobs Foundations of Online Learning American Military University Maureen Horowitz Time management is one of the most important skills an adult learner needs to have. Even as an adult that is not a student or as child student we all need to have good time management skills in order to make sure that we are able to progress through life and be able to finish all of the tasks that are presented before us. Without good
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CHAPTER 8- EMPOWERMENT AND PARTICIPATION Empowerment-is any process that provides greater autonomy to employees through the sharing of relevant information and the provision of co9ntrol over factors affecting job performance. Five broad approaches to empowerment: 1. Helping employees achieve job mastery 2. Allowing more control 3. Providing successful role models. 4. Using social reinforcement and persuasion. 5. Giving emotional support. Participation -is the mental and emotional
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THE DISPOSITION OF GRADE FIVE TEACHERS TOWARD EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING CHRISTIE P. BALADJAY Teacher III AN ACTION RESEARCH SUBMITTED TO SERO CENTRAL SCHOOL‚ COTABATO CITY APRIL 2013 ABSTRACT The dispositions of teachers or their attitudes‚ beliefs and tendencies about teaching and classroom can influence the learning of their pupils. This paper provides a review of the research on the role that teacher dispositions play in promoting and
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Faith Onyilimba Learning Style and Strategy As a kinesthetic learner‚ learning is based on physical activities instead of sitting and listening to lectures. Hands on method of learning are more efficient for a kinesthetic learner; they prefer to use their body and sense of touch in tackling a problem instead of reading through the instructions (Vark‚ 2014). Kinesthetic learners are also known as doers. They rather start doing an activity instead of thinking about initiating an action. They are usually
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Compare and contrast the Communicative Approach with the Audio-lingual Method from the point of view of teacher‚ the learner‚ the activities and types of materials used‚ and any underlying theory of language or learning. Discuss to what extent the Communicative Approach was an improvement over the Audio-lingual Method. Introduction The essay is about the communicative approach and the audio-lingual method which are both ways of teaching a foreign
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Unit 2 Certificate to teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector Theory assessment level 4 Introduction Within this assignment I intend to research the following four points: * Negotiating with learners (1a) * Inclusive learning (1b) * Integrating functional skills (1c) * Communication (1d) Much of my research was carried out online and I have included my written research notes and sources. Teacher net (2010) says “Adopting an approach to your teaching which draws on research
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4 Understand how to involve learners and others in assessment 4.1 Explain the importance of involving the learner and others in the assessment process Assessment is all about making judgements. A major argument for involving students in self and peer-assessment is that it helps them to develop the ability to make judgements‚ in particular about themselves and their work. This is an important life skill as well as an academic one. If an assessor wants to observe a specific piece of evidence but
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Copied with permission from Childhood Education‚ Summer 2010. Stacey Magnesio and Barbara H. Davis Stacey Magnesio is a 4th-grade teacher‚ Hays CISD‚ Kyle‚ Texas. Barbara H. Davis is Professor‚ Curriculum & Instruction‚ Texas State University‚ San Marcos. To cite this article: Magnesio‚ S. & B. Davis. A Teacher Fosters Social Competence With Cooperative Learning. San Clemente‚ CA: Kagan Publishing. Kagan Online Magazine‚ Fall/Winter 2010. www.KaganOnline.com Miss Mag‚ do we have to work
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important aspects mentor needs to consider during the initial interview with my learner. This time my learner is a new member of the staff. On his first day‚ I introduced myself‚ orientated and welcomed him to the unit. Nickin and Kenworthy ( 2000) mention orientation to a new placement (in my case a new job placement) as a key issue in practice learning climate. Competency pack was discussed including all his learning contracts and eventually agreed to a one month supernumery status and regular
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