the authors of “Engaging the Adult Learner Generational Mix”‚ have researched the ways the current generations today tend to learn. The three distinct generations being focused on in this article are the Baby Boomers which were born between 1943 and 1960‚ Generation-X born between 1960 and 1980‚ and Millenia born between 1981 and 2002. Holyoke and Larson have noted that “in the workforce‚ as well as in higher education‚ current literature pertaining to adult learners tends to lump all adults into the
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Unconventional Learners Do Not Make the Grade Felicia R. Whitney Grand Canyon University: UNV 503 June 26‚ 2013 Unconventional Learners Do Not Make the Grade “Read-Only Participants: A Case for Student Communication in Online Classes’ discusses the formation of an online community as the most significant criterion for efficacious completion and is contingent on collaboration between peers and instructor. Beaudoin reasoned that online students occasionally absorb and acquire knowledge
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WORKING WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: STRATEGIES FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Annette Zehler At the beginning of this school year‚ you may have discovered that there were one or more students in your class who did not grow up speaking English. They were raised in another country‚ or perhaps even in the United States‚ but where another language was primarily spoken at home. These students‚ who may not speak English at all or‚ at least‚ do not speak‚ understand‚ and write English
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The statement that “the authority of those who set out to teach is often an impediment to those who wish to learn” strikes me as a particularly sobering maxim that I wish I had known earlier in my life. In the Nature of the Gods‚ Cicero made this comment with the intent of stressing the importance of independent reasoning in the realm of philosophical thinking. He implored the reader to safeguard their ability to think and judge independently‚ and warned them against subordinating their reasoning
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International AIDS Society 2013‚ 16:17331 http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/17331 | http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.16.1.17331 Research article Differences in HIV knowledge and sexual practices of learners with intellectual disabilities and non-disabled learners in Nigeria Toyin J Aderemi*§‚1‚ Basil J Pillay2 and Tonya M Esterhuizen3 § Corresponding author: Toyin J Aderemi‚ Ayahulet Consulting‚ 17 Akinsehinwa Street‚ New Bodija Estate‚ Ibadan‚ Nigeria. Tel: ’2348103233028.
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English Language Learners Cooperative groups are used as a strategy for teaching ELL students. This strategy has been proven effective for teaching content material as well as a second language. In a cooperative group situation students are each given the opportunity to speak and participate. As students work in a group with their peers they can observe the natural conversational language. These face-to-face interactions will promote language skills among students that are learning English
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Student-Centered Student-centered learning is viewed as a progressive approach to teaching. The focus in student-centered learning is to make students more aware of the material they are learning and why it is important. Teachers want to make students more active in the classroom‚ by encouraging them to interact with one another. The teacher measures achievement based on individual student performance‚ instead of comparing each person to their peers. Teachers practicing student-centered learning
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UNIT 1 : THE NATURE OF SOCIAL STUDIES 1. Definitions of key concepts . Attitudes: "A learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favourable or unfavourable manner with respect to a given object." http://www.usu.edu/psy3510/attitudes.html Attitudes are feelings expressed as preferences‚ as likes and dislikes‚ as approvals and disapprovals. Attitudes are held towards objects situations‚ ideas and people – individually and in groups. (King et al‚2000 p7.) Citizenship: The state of being
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Teaching English to Young Learners with GO TEFL Result: 81% Assignment Answer the following questions based on your course readings for this module. (100 marks) Part 1: This section covers multiple choice type questions. Choose the correct answer from the possible answers provided. 1. What is one of the main differences between children and adult EFL students? (1) 1. Children are more likely to be forced to attend the classes. 2. Games are effective for children but not effective for
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challenge for the teacher. Therefore‚ I try to differentiate my student in regard to establish appropriate ground rules when I teach. First of all the rules needs to be adhered to the school ’s disciplinary procedures and then to be adapted to learners ’ needs and backgrounds. Different ways would apply when I establish the ground rule of the class. The main method I use is preparing a list of what I would expect from my students and what they would expect from me. I strongly believe that dictatorial
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