Principles of Learning and Teaching STUDENTS AS LEARNERS – 35% THEORISTS LEV VYGOTSKY http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/andersmd/VYG/ VYG.HTML JEROME BRUNER http://tip.psychology.org/bruner.ht ml JOHN DEWEY http://www.infed.org/thinkers/e t-dewey.htm Importance of CULTURE humans use of tools and symbols to learn – culture dictates what we learn and how • Higher and Lower mental functions – elementary (or lower) functions gradually transform to HMF through culture • Central ROLE OF LANGUAGE:
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Empathy and Counseling For this paper I will be discussing the steps of empathy and what it means to be empathetic to patients and people. I watched a short video by Carl Rogers called “Person Centered Therapy” in this video there was a lot of incite as to how a professional is supposed to interact not only to his/her patients but to the people around them. I will be reviewing a few peer reviewed articles regarding empathy and be discussing my thoughts on them‚ in addition to this I took
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performance and general development. While the emphasis in the last four parts has focused on the student‚ this part will focus on the importance of teaching style in creating a positive environment in which student confidence is fostered. It will be very important to step back and evaluate how you are defined as a teacher‚ your goals in teaching‚ and the manner in which you present yourself to students. Does your teaching style allow for an environment where confidence can really be reinforced or
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youtube.com/watch?V=xfcw1reQzWQ 5.) Graphical Representation: Interpret Bar Graphs(www.IXL.com/Math/-3/Intepret-bar-graphs B.) Category Material/ resources Early Childhood Hearing impaired Limited Sight Behaviorally Challenged Gifted/ Talented Learning Disabled ESl/ Multi-cultural Visual Motorized SolarSystem y y y Graphical representation Internet Bar Graph y n y Video Science:parts of plants y y y Multimedia Scholastic News y n y Audio Clue finders Computer
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Adult Learning and Learning Styles When one thinks about education thoughts are naturally turned toward adolescents. In today’s society the media is quick to expose flaws in the educational system. One rarely thinks about the educational needs of adults‚ but for many adults there is a large need for continuing their education. One might venture to ask the question what is adult learning? According to Malcolm Knowles adult learning is a process of self-directed inquiry (Urological Nursing‚ 2006)
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counselor roles. Consideration of the implications of these various orientations is essential in the process of choosing the appropriate therapy for an individual. As an illustration‚ examine the stark contrast between psychoanalytic therapy and person-centered therapy. The core of any theoretical approach in psychology lies in the unique interpretation of human nature. Sigmund Freud; founder of the psychoanalytic movement‚ had an extremely deterministic view of the human experience (Corey‚ 2009). According
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DISTANCE LEARNING “Running Head” page 1 DISTANCE LEARNING: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Angel Duncan ENG122: English Composition II Sasha Rae September 3‚ 2014 Distance Learning page 2 High school is a period of important social and emotional development in a young person’s life. While in high school‚ we metamorphosis‚ learn‚ and grow socially as well as intellectually. The traditional model of high school provides social interaction between
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Transfer of learning is the study of the dependency of human conduct‚ learning‚ or performance on prior experience. The notion was originally introduced as transfer of practice by Edward Thorndike and Robert S. Woodworth. They explored how individuals would transfer learning in one context to another context that shared similar characteristics – or more formally how "improvement in one mental function" could influence another related one. Their theory implied that transfer of learning depends on the
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Methods for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities *Students are strongly encouraged to utilize e-mail through their MSU email account to ask questions‚ solicit feedback‚ or schedule an appointment with the instructor. Face-to-face meetings with the instructor are welcome‚ but please establish the appointment time in advance via e-mail or talk to me after class. Course Description This course is designed to compliment the introduction course for Learning Disabilities. This course
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rules‚ and students are most of the time quiet and just listen to the teacher. The Department of Education points to K to 12 Enhanced Basic Education Program to address one of the main weaknesses of the Philippine educational system—the congested curriculum. From teacher-centered instruction‚ the paradigm shifts to student-centered instruction. Students are hard pressed to learn in 10 years‚ a curriculum that is actually designed for 12 years in other countries. Hence‚ Filipino students are not able
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