Distance learning Distance learning has been around for a long time in the form of correspondence‚ in which assignments were completed without supervision and submitted to an instructor via mail. Most courses were quite basic and did not allow for much‚ if any‚ teacher-student or student-teacher interaction. The introduction of the Internet‚ however‚ changed this model for delivering and submitting educational content. Computers allow more complicated information‚ more engaging instructional materials
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Learning styles describe the way people process new incoming information. There are several schools of thought pertaining to learning styles. According to learning-styles-online.com‚ there are seven learning styles: visual‚ aural‚ verbal‚ physical‚ logical‚ social and solitary. While most people use a combination of learning styles‚ they generally have one or two styles that are dominant. By understanding his own unique combination of learning styles‚ a student will be better able to focus his studying
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includes interaction and collaboration learning as well as a flexible curriculum and a variety of activities to enable the learners to construct meaning themselves which ensures better retention. Thus in class room learning becomes more dynamic. Need for the study One of the prerequisites in learning language is to become a good communicator using the target language. This sometimes appears to be a difficult task in certain classroom situations. Teaching in a Kendriya Vidyalaya presents such a
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Cooperative learning is a teaching method used by educators in all grade levels‚ in all areas of curriculum‚ and there are many different ways that cooperative learning can be applied in the classroom. The use of cooperative learning centralizes on the goal of getting students to understand the material presented. Cooperative learning allows students to communicate their ideas with each other‚ brainstorm responses or ideas‚ and work together to solve problems. The importance of students becoming
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Definitions: Learning is a change in behavior as a result of experience or practice. It is a process of gaining knowledge‚ or skill in‚ something through study‚ teaching‚ instruction or experience. 2. “the relatively permanent change in a person’s knowledge or behavior due to experience” (Mayer‚ 1982‚ p. 1040). 3. “an enduring change in behavior‚ or in the capacity to behave in a given fashion‚ which results from practice or other forms of experience” (Shuell‚ 1986‚ p. 412). Learning theories
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Learning Theories There are many different types of learning theories that are used to help guide individuals through the teaching and or learning process. It has been developed that individuals develop through stages of learning until he or she can reason logically on their own. The two learning theories this paper will focus on is the conditions of learning theory originated by Robert Gagne and the model of discovery learning originated by Jerome Bruner. Gagne’s theory recognizes that there
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approach for an instructor to take is to address a variety of learning styles with their teaching plan. It is also helpful to encourage students to understand their preferred leaning style. By the time students reach the college level it is often assumed that they have figured out the best and most productive way to study to retain information. Of course‚ this is not a correct assumption. Teachers should make students aware of the various learning styles and encourage them to consider their preferred style
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Learning Outcomes Essay COMM 1020 “ Now is a fascinating time for human communication. The field of interpersonal communication is evolving as new channels for communication develop.”(O’Hair Wiemann V) Not only is interpersonal communication fascinating‚ but interpersonal communication is teaching us various learning outcomes. We are learning to communicate better‚ learning to engage others in action‚ and learning to think critically and constructively. Many of these learning outcomes have
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computing is software development. Software varies with application depending on the contents and purpose. One way to implement good software amongst series of development is electronic learning or simply e-Learning. Rapid e-Learning is an ongoing trend which enables flexible and cost-effective creation of learning materials (Pforte & Stolzenberg‚ 2007). One of such obvious transformation and enhancement that will greatly affect the living standard in the future is the revolutionized technology being
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER FEEDBACK TECHNIQUE THROUGH COOPERATIVE LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT (A Quasi-Experimental Research of Eleventh Graders at one of Senior High School in Bandung) A Research Proposal By Nuraeni 0902545 ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS EDUCATION INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION 2013 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter outlines the background of this research‚ research questions
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