UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY LEARNERS Today’s learners appear smarter‚ yet they can’t read as their parents do and they are addicted to the Internet. Even in classes‚ their concentration is questionable as they are uneasy to simply sit and listen. They become alive again through video presentations‚ group activities and computer classes. Teachers/Educators generally use the traditional education program which is applicable to the learners in the past. They fail to realize that the new learners are information
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The Bible and its influence on Western culture INTRODUCTION The Bible not only has had a great influence on Western culture‚ including Western literature‚ but also has been considered a work of high literary quality in its own right‚ both in its original language and in translation. So it is not surprising that a survey of the Bible and its influence is often considered an important part of an English language or literature curriculum. Bible is more than
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Case Study of a Learner The learner’s feelings towards group work‚ need for cognition‚ self efficacy‚ metacognitive awareness and the study process questionnaires show a strong link to the learner’s childhood and how they learn today. The learner had medium to high scores in their feelings towards group work and the need for cognition questionnaire which relates directly to the learner’s family situation. This is also evident in the self efficacy and metacognitive awareness questionnaires‚ where
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Genuine Opportunity to Engage Learners?” By Brian Knudson of Noggin labs. Gamification of Learning high lights – What The webinar started by a brilliant experiment with those who signed up for the webinar and shared the results of the game. The webinar covered two broad categories of gaming types: simulations and social games. In this paper I was drawn to the first category‚ simulations because of its broad existence and usability‚ and because it maps into learning. A simulation is a illustration
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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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Motivating the Adult Learner Another aspect of adult learning is motivation. At least six factors serve as sources of motivation for adult learning: Social relationships: to make new friends‚ to meet a need for associations and friendships. External expectations: to comply with instructions from someone else; to fulfill the expectations or recommendations of someone with formal authority. Social welfare: to improve ability to serve mankind‚ prepare for service to the community‚ and improve
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principle based on the Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences states that "Learners learn in different ways‚ at different rates‚ for different reasons." Each pupil learns in a way different from the others. This may be resulted from their developmental differences‚ interests‚ predispositions in learning‚ and capabilities. This theory implies that teachers should be knowledgeable on handling different types of learners. The Law of Exercise of Edrward Thorndike‚ states that‚ the more frequently a
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Participation Trophies Hard work is a profound habit to pick up and is important to have throughout your entire life. Almost every company and business we see today was originally built on hard work. This is the same principle with sports. The greatest athletes in the world are some of the hardest workers in the world. Sports are some of the most competitive activities on this planet and rewards for being the best are often a common sight. In today’s society‚ they do not just want to reward the
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Participation trophies‚ while often frowned upon for their unsavory title as one of the peaks for liberal ideology‚ are actually quite plentiful in redeeming qualities. Participation trophies provide psycological boosts‚ a benefital bottom line in competetive sporting activities‚ and are surrounded by an opressive and negative stigma that stops the general public from realizing the encouraging personal reaps of getting them. Psycological boosts when participation trophies can be seen right away
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LEL Task 1 – Learner Profile LEARNER IDENTIFICATION: Information about Faisa was gathered through a recorded interview‚ informal conversations in class‚ class assessments and a learning styles test (VAX). INTRODUCTION Faisa is a 21-year-old Somali woman. She moved to the UK in 2006 as a refugee. She lives in a council flat with her brother‚ his wife and her baby nephew. She worked in a mobile-phone shop for five months in 2008‚ but has been unemployed for the past eighteen months and
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