The Essential Characteristics of Effective Teaching Word count: 1966 Essential Characteristics of teaching include having the skills and ability to plan a lesson‚ to manage a classroom‚ to give the children the time to learn collaboratively and for the teacher to have knowledge of the topic and be able to provide the knowledge in a way the children will learn and gain the desired knowledge. In the video of ‘Knowledge and Understanding of the World’ (Davies and Gooding‚ 2008)‚ Karen Whitehouse‚
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BACKGROUND Introduction Teaching strategies are the methods you use to allow learners to access the information you are teaching. For example‚ you could read the information to them; you could display it pictorially; you could allow them to research the information themselves; you could present it as a Powerpoint Presentation. People learn in 3 main ways - visually‚ auditory and kinesthetically. Visual learners learn by looking at/seeing something. Auditory learners learn by hearing it/being told
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Summary Santrock Chapter 1“Educational Psychology : A Tool for Effective Teaching” Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental process. Educational Psychology is the branch of psychology that specializes in understanding teaching and learning in educational settings. Historical Background The field of educational psychology was founded by several pioneers in psychology in the late ninteenth century just before the start of the twentieth century. Three pioneers – Wiliam James‚ John
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for quality English language learning. An analysis of curricular statements and syllabi of the states of Andhra Pradesh‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ Mizoram‚ Manipur and Nagaland reveals how planning for language in education is not looked at holistically in terms of basic assumptions about language learning / acquisition (how language learning takes place)‚ learner profiles and the contexts in which learning takes place‚ and the recent developments in language learning-teaching. Most states refuse to move
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A learner centered pedagogical approach can significantly enhance the value of a college education by empowering students in classroom settings. In a learner centered classroom‚ students can incorporate interactive discussions‚ reflective journal assignments‚ and group presentations in to their course’s agenda to make more meaningful and relevant the material being presented to them in class‚ so that it may be useful to them throughout their entire lives. Not only do students need to be challenged
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What are the things that motivate English Major Students as language learner? Direction: put () check to the option you preferred best. Name: (optional) ______________________________________ Section: ____________________________ What are the things that motivate English Major Students as language learner? Strongly Agree 5 Agree 4 Often 3 Disagree 2 Strongly Disagree 1 Advancing in the chosen career Open doors to future jobs To gain social recognition Expansion of academic
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Assessment No: _______________________________________________ Learner name: Kerri McCann____________________________________ Enrolment number: ____________________________ Date issued: 17/09/2012___________________________________ Date submitted: 12/11/2012____________________________________ I confirm that the evidence for this unit is authentic and a true representation of my own work. Learner signature: _________________________ Date: Feedback: Continue
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Teaching & Learning Articles: Wiggins‚ G. (2004). Assessment as Feedback. March 2004 New Horizons for Learning. Retrieved 11 September 2007‚ from http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/assess/wiggins.htm Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). Keys to Learning. Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). Retrieved 13 September 2007‚ from http://www.mcrel.org/keystolearning/default.aspx?tabid=2098 An examination of system level issues regarding what is
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Summarizing the four contexts that motivate learning‚ (Practical‚ Personal‚ Experiential‚ and Idealistic). I believe Personal experience(s) help motivate us to learn better ways of accomplishing goals and much more. The personal is part of the experiential and practical part of learning from the personal things we come in to contact with; which brings more knowledge to learn‚ growth and bring in logic. All together we have an idealistic
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P1 – State the chosen age range and area of development AND describe the development of the children or young people in this age range The age range I have chosen is 3-7 yrs and I will discuss intellectual development. The main stages of intellectual development as defined by Jean Piaget for children aged 3-7 yrs are classified under the “Preoperational Stage” the second stage of four in his cognitive development theory. Piaget states that children between the ages of 3-7 yrs continue to explore
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