Becoming a Powerful Learner Our society worships talent and many people assume that possessing superior intelligence or ability - along with confidence in that ability - is a recipe for success. In fact‚ more than 35 years of scientific investigation suggests that an over emphasis on intellect or talent leaves people vulnerable to failure‚ fearful of challenges and unwilling to remedy their shortcomings. Over the next few weeks the girls will be receiving assessment results as well as their end of
Premium Education Teacher Educational psychology
IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION HAS VARIOUS BASIC FUNCTIONS: a) Interaction b) Increasing our store of information c) For a better understanding of ourselves and the world we live in d) Changing people’s attitudes‚ beliefs‚ opinions and actions e) For making decisions Still all communication activities perform certain basic functions but we communicate because WE ACTUALLY NEED TO! Communication is fundamental and necessary for human beings. Interaction On a day to day basis
Premium Communication Feeling
A REFLECTION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHER’S INVOLVEMENT IN CURRICULUM PLANNING Recent studies in the United States shown that curriculum implementation can only be successful if teachers and communities are involved in the development and implementation of curriculum and structural changes.(Arend Carl‚ 2005) While addressing the need of the learners which is the primary concern of the curriculum‚ teachers should be one of the principal role-players in the process of addressing these challenges
Premium Education Psychology Teacher
1.1 Unit Adults and young people as learners What are the characteristics of adult and young people as learners? There is no single definition of an adult learner. However‚ an adult learner is a person that is 21 years and up who is involved in formal and informal learning. Generally in the United Kingdom‚ an adult is anyone over the age of 18 years of age; however‚ the term adult learner implies that the individual has not necessarily recently finished mainstream education. Remember: Learning
Premium Educational psychology Psychology Learning
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES SEMESTER MEI / 2013 OUMH 1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS NO MATRIK :*************** NO PENGENALAN : *************** NO TELEFON. : *************** E-MAIL : *************** PUSAT PEMBELAJARAN : *************** “THE ISSUES OF PLAGIARISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION”. Plagiarism in education seems to operate under a very different set of rules from the pragmatic fields of politics or business and can create
Premium Education Higher education Academic dishonesty
English Language Learners (ELLs) are students who come from non-English-speaking backgrounds. These students need to have modified instruction in their academic courses so they can learn how to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English. There are many issues that are arising pertaining to this specific group of students. By 2025‚ about one out of every four public school students will be an ELL‚ so this problem will only get larger and affect more students. Only 29% of ELLs scored at or
Premium Education Teacher High school
Negotiation is a process undertaken by the teacher and the learner in order to obtain the outcome. The Negotiation Circle (2009) defines negotiation as ‘the journey of how to get to the destination‚ not the destination itself’ In the learning environment this could involve the initial assessment of the learners to identify their learning style or the level at which they are working‚ defining and agreeing targets with the learner and putting into place an action plan. Before beginning the negotiation
Free Education Communication Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Portrait of an Early Childhood Learner Trissy Coppens Arizona State University Foundations of Diversity‚ Human Development‚ and the Young Child ECD 549 Larry Sidlik‚ Dr. Michael Roberts‚ Monique Davis December 4‚ 2014 Portrait of an Early Childhood Learner (MHC Early Childhood Solutions‚ n.d.) Did you survive the “terrible two’s?” Well congratulations and welcome to the what lies ahead for you and your three year old child. The next few years are called the “magic years” because it seems like magic
Premium Developmental psychology
(practical) feedback to learners and discuss how these can motivate learners. Constructive feedback is a form of feedback which is helpful and supportive. It is motivational in that it neither gives false descriptions of a learner’s ability nor does it destroy their self-esteem‚ but aims to develop and fine-tune skills. Giving constructive feedback is crucial; without it learners cannot learn (Rogers‚ 2004). When used to emphasise progress rather than failure‚ it motivates learners‚ building confidence
Premium Learning Psychology Skill
for Specific Purpose (Dana Alokasi Khusus/DAK). Even though fiscal decentralization has been implemented nearly ten years‚ Indonesia’s achievements continue to be clouded by widespread concerns about transparency‚ accountability and governance. This lack of accountability‚ transparency and governance leads to arbitrary and non-participatory decision-making‚ in efficient project execution and rampant financial corruption in public bodies. 2. Assessing Revenue sharing Mechanism This
Premium Government Public administration Local government