With the dropout rate of African American males being disproportionately higher than other races, this research should help the shapers of the educational system realize that early and often successful, positive access to academic experiences is needed to create high academic self-esteem. ... The results, implications and processes of this research brought about solid information that could be used to develop theories when educating African American students. The development of theories is one of the goals of research in educational psychology. ...

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Through these social interactions, games activity can allow ego identity, a key beneficial factor mentioned by Erikson (1959) within the Psycho-social theory. ... Educational Learning theories adopted for pupils to learn include; Social Constructivist learning theory (Vygotsky, 1978) (see appendix 6) and behaviourist learning theory (Skinner, 1976) (see appendix 7) to name a few. ... This learning theory lends itself to teaching large groups or whole classes effectively whereby teaching expertise can benefit the pupils. ... Learning is superficial and pupil motivation may decrease adopting thi...

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Other academics argue the case of a vulgar pragmatic approach that relies on structure and 'the notions of theory and practice' (Williams: 1983). ... This means that 'criticalists' (those who support a critical approach) prefer a system of education that challenges students to think beyond what is taught and form their own opinions; to broaden their thoughts and to construct their own voice (Palmer, Emmon: 2004). ... In a world where individuals are so fervently encouraged to be just that, 'individual', a system of critical pedagogy in university seems ideal. ...

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