PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STRATEGIC MANAGERS Introduction According to Guskey (2001)‚ Professional Development refers to the intentionally designed endeavours to bring about improvement and change in the professionals towards a planned goal and vision of achievement. These goals determine what to include in professional development‚ which processes and procedures to develop and follow and what criteria to use to assess and evaluate the process. Guskey (2001) further outlines the following steps
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and Principles of Learning (TPPL) Assignment Part A – Literature review analysing theories and principles of learning. Learning Styles A student’s individual learning style is their normal reaction to information or experiences. For example‚ Keefe (1979) defines learning styles as the "composite of characteristic cognitive‚ affective‚ and physiological factors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how a learner perceives‚ interacts with‚ and responds to the learning environment."‚ or
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diverse range of learners who access provision‚ such as - • A variety of teaching methods to be used following an assessment of different learning styles • Assessment must be fair and not discriminate against any learner • Language used by the teacher should be non-discriminatory and appropriate • Discussion and comments within the learning environment are managed to ensure learner language is appropriate and non-discriminatory • Materials and topics are presented in a way that
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Importance of Continuing Professional Development Continual professional development is improving ones skill and abilities benefiting the individual and the organisation. It is also taking responsibility for ones learning. In these changing times where most people no longer have a job for life‚ learning is crucial for employability‚ also as business technology evolves at a much faster pace‚ individuals need to keep up to date with latest way of doing things – CPD can help to achieve this. My development
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Current Location .HFall 2012 UNIV 1301 71 Intro To Collegiate Studies Assignments Review Test Submission: Midterm Review . . Question 1 .2 out of 2 points Transformative learning is the process of Answer Selected Answer: a. a process of examining‚ questioning‚ validating‚ and revising personal perceptions. . Question 2 .2 out of 2 points FOCUS describes four C-factors of intrinsic motivation. They are Answer Selected Answer: b. curiosity‚ control‚ career
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individual learner goals During my role as a trainer it is important that each new learner has a starting point from where to commence the training. This can be found by the use of initial assessment procedure. Initial assessment is a vital link to the learning process‚ it is a formal and informal process that identifies each learners starting point. It helps to identify learner’s current levels of ability and their need for support in functional skills and personal and social skills. This is the time where
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LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES Richard M. Felder Hoechst Celanese Professor of Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University Barbara A. Soloman Coordinator of Advising‚ First Year College North Carolina State University ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LEARNERS * Active learners tend to retain and understand information best by doing something active with it--discussing or applying it or explaining it to others. Reflective learners prefer to think about it quietly first. * "Let’s try
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B O X 6 – 1 Heritage Assessment Tool Note: The greater the number of positive responses‚ the greater the person’s identification with a traditional heritage. The one exception to positive answers is the question about family name change. This question may be answered negatively. 1. Where was your mother born? __INDIA__________________________ 2. Where was your father born? _INDIA_____________________________ 3. Where were your grandparents born? (1) Your mother’s mother? _____INDIA_________________________
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Multiple Learning Styles Interdependence in a Progressive Learning Environment Ari S. Rejtman Broward College Multiple Learning Styles Interdependence in a Progressive Learning Environment More than one student in Kindergarten through College has complained of boring courses and tedious homework that had no discernible connection to their immediate environment. Many students describe their courses as lectures that force them to sit and listen to a professor for one to three hours‚ sometimes
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theories and Leaning styles 1.1 Compares different learning styles Learning styles can be defined‚ classified‚ and Identified in many different ways. Generally‚ they are patterns that Provide overall direction to learning and teaching. Learning style can also be described as a set of factors‚ behaviors‚ and attitudes That Facilitate learning for an Individual in a Given Situation. http://web.cortland.edu/andersmd/learning/Introduction.htm Leaning Styles 1) David Kolb’s
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