Sir Ken Robinson argues in a conference that education is the same, the core components being the student and the teacher. One other thing he argues is that children have an insatiable hunger for learning, it's a well-known fact that children learn to speak by themselves the only way in which parents help them is by encouraging them and correcting the mistakes they make. ... Teaching is really an art form it's not enough to know the stuff you are teaching if you can't excite students, engage them, drive their passion for the subject. The current system in which the teacher is th...

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A carefully managed group work will encourage critical thinking and active discussion compared to a traditional teacher-centered classroom that focused on drilling and memorisation of facts. ... Using this technique, a reading text can be divided into parts and each parts is assigned to each students. They will become the expert for each part and are expected to share their expertise with the other students. ... Students should be able to see how the skills that they have learnt can be applied in real life situation. ... Unfortunately, teachers seldom ask students to reflect on their learnin...

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The reason that the students engage in the process is due to the question(s) posed and the amount of background knowledge that the students possess; students do not engage in the process because it is in itself an activity (Geahigan, 1998a; Geahigan 1998b). ... The inquiry-based process in which students engage has six stages through which students negotiate (See Figure A). ... And inquiry is unique because it allows "teachers and students [to] enter a process of social construction of knowledge that encourages critique, diversity"-and meaning making" (Fecho, 2000). ... Diaries are the m...

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As everybody knows, each student has her/his own specific way of efficient learning and it is necessary to find out that method for a better learning and a successful college life. ... Most often I prefer to study alone and during studying alone not because of being alone helps me learn more, the main reason is that much of the students are not good in group studying also I have to say that Pictures and diagrams help a lot. ... One of teaching methods which make me bored and does not help students learn effectively is using the PowerPoint slides, Personally, I think it shows the teacher not p...

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Students are encouraged and required to record what they have learned, how well they learned it (their perceived level of mastery over the course content) and how they will use the acquired skills and knowledge. ... Besides that, teacher have to periodically track student progress as some students may simply stop assessing themselves without any reason. While tracking student progress, it is provide a good chance for teacher to give students feedback on their self-assessment. ... Subsequently, teacher can challenge students to hit higher goal setting. ... It also assists students in the develo...

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This in turn aids the student acquire better understanding of the concepts at hand. ... Students while using reflection learning also reflect on themselves by evaluating the various thinking processes they employed. ... Before a topic undergoes discussion, the students are required to draw concept maps. ... The lecturer draws a concept map leaving blanks for the students to fill. ... They also encouraged me to think out of the box and be creative while studying. ...

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Given the high percentage of students with learning disabilities today it is imperative for a teacher to be prepared to work with these students. This framework does not provide sufficient evidence that it will be effective for those students and how they learn. ... The framework not only identifies the desired outcome but it also includes two steps that lead to student achievement. ... The goal of this framework is to encourage students to engage and work together. ... Fink's taxonomy and approach to course design helps provide a structure that clarifies goals for student learning, make...

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For example, if I worked in school that contained mostly students from the lower end of the socioeconomic scale, I would need to understand where they were coming from, figuratively and literally. ... The first student would enable me to give him or her lengthy assignments to take home and go over with his or her parents, and I could be reasonably sure that this would be done. The second student would require extra time and help from me, or from some other source that I could help arrange. ... This ends up encouraging them in the long run. ... There are many programs at the club that I he...

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While observation is important to the poet and to the scientist, "hands on" experiences allow both to convey to their students the most meaningful and coherent interpretation of gathered information. ... These models encourage further exploration and they also expand our sensory experiences. ...

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Instead of deterring me, these failures, however, encouraged me to learn more about machines. ... Instructional laboratories at Penn such as the student project lab and the undergraduate experimentation lab will provide me with a platform to make new and exciting discoveries, be it something that is included in the curriculum, or as a part of extracurricular activities. ...

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Schools that neglect to impart this core knowledge leave their students seriously deprived and our democracy weakened. ... Intensive study encourages a fully developed understanding of a subject, making one's knowledge of it integrated and coherent. ... On the first diagnosis, Hirsch's diagnosis, what students lack is shared information. On the second diagnosis, the one I prefer, students lack precisely what Hirsch fails to offer them "a theory of cultural literacy as contributing. ... Once students nourish this vision of themselves, they also have the incentive to fill in w...

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1. Introduction The basic role of the university and public, academic environment, which also includes faculty as parts of universities, was for many years focused on two main activities - education and research. Slowly it began to emerge and assert a third main business faculties or universities, and this is the transfer of knowledge and technologies. The aim of the third main dejanosti universities enrichment of society, and to raise the competitiveness of the economy and its activity rapidly create jobs, raise the competitiveness of the economy, creating new businesses, new products to mark...

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