The text, graphics, video, and audio encourage immersion in language. ... It can be an integral factor in the ESL student's learning. ... Such learning environments encourage thoughtful reflection and empower learners to assume ownership of their knowledge, rather than reproducing the teacher's. ... Discussion forums facilitate self-pacing and self-directed learning, promote students' reflection on course content, and encourage students to take responsibility for their own. ... It promotes careful deliberation over course content, which in turn encourages critical thinking as...

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For example, one way to diffuse or take away h the sting of a bully is to remove the audience by informing students to ignore the bully behavior – in other words – teach students the power of non -reaction. ... This research explains U.S. students' performance on international comparisons of educational achievement. ... Analysis of data from the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment and other sources show us that egalitarian countries have higher average achievement, higher percentages of very highly skilled students, and lower percentages of very low-skilled stude...

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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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Jazz therefore encourages organization and focus. ... Therefore, jazz not only allows students to become more quick minded, it creates more focused and composed students. ... Music drastically affects how a student studies. ... The Mozart Effect helps students understand how to study, rather than having students just memorize facts. Jazz and classical music make it easier for students to study, and also encourage self-expression. ...

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These intellectual qualities often assist the student academically. ... Through varied approaches teachers should observe the learning patterns of his or her students and adapt a method that is receptive and accommodating to each student's needs, talents and limitations. ... It is important that each method of enrichment involve the use of various teaching platforms and mediums to stimulate the child's creative and intellectual strengths, and must allow for and encourage growth and development in these and other areas. ... The extraordinary talents and abilities of...

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This method encourages the characteristic critical pedagogical challenge of the status quo, while still requiring ideas to be translated and conveyed by means of structured 'discourse practices' (Cherryholmes: 1988). ... In these cases, a vulgar pragmatic approach to EAP learning becomes a most valuable tool to students. ... How can such contradictory ideals be paired and delivered to students without causing confusion? In a world where individuals are so fervently encouraged to be just that, 'individual', a system of critical pedagogy in university seems ideal. ... I a...

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Current teaching practice encourages a more learner centred pedagogy; learners are encouraged to assume ownership and responsibility for their own learning. ... In the banking model students are not require to develop knowledge but to memorise information narrated by the teacher. ... There are many ways to involve students in the planning process. ... He suggests that it is useful to ask two key questions as a mechanism for engaging students in the collaborative planning process. ... The unit was driven by the children's questions and the assessment criteria were negotiated between teach...

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Many schools and students are missing out on the richness of this technology. ... There are many positive effects of technology and animation on student achievement. ... Students participating in such technology-supported learning experiences have demonstrated a greater understanding of certain math topics than students receiving traditional instruction. ... Specific software design elements have been shown to have a positive impact on students. ... Introducing this technology into the learning environment has been shown to make learning more individualized and student-centered, to encoura...

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As a result, students will be able to perform successfully as students in the classrooms and citizens in society. ... Learning theories are factors directly affecting students' learning processes. ... Brain Based Education considered how the brain learns best and encouraged educators to take this information into consideration as they planned teaching strategies with the goal of more effectively motivating of all types of learners (Kaur, 2013). ... One excellent example is immersing students in a foreign culture to teach them a second language. ... • Active Processing: Allowing t...

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I'm a mature student and also a student teacher. ... From past experience, it seems that many classrooms - whether elementary, secondary or university level, are directed mainly to the linguistic and logical-mathematical learning style students, which leaves students who process information with the other intelligences to struggle with new concepts. ... This led me to the foundational research of Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory as applied to teaching practice and student learning. ... The results showed substantial improvement in not only letter grades, but in ove...

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All hold that when students are immersed in competition, they tend to perform better. ... One may argue that competition motivates students and makes them hardworking. ... Most teachers, lecturers and instructors use methods such as overemphasizing on the work of a student who has done well in a test, writing on students' papers to see another student who did better than they for explanation or even comparing students, especially in the classroom setting all in the naive hope of arousing others to work hard. ... When we understand that competition has no value to education and rather than...

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A big issue I noticed from reading the article on Madison High School was that students came to the school and were suddenly faced with interacting with students from many different backgrounds, and they did not know how to do that. ... Both the mathematical and the social satirical parts of Flatland encourage the reader to look at things from different points of view. ... For example, the teacher must always make sure his or her students know that all students are treated equally by the teacher, and that all students know they have equal opportunities and resources. ... Such copies can be mad...

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How does the curriculum integration plan address some of the life skills students need in order to survive as successful citizens? ... By using a student centered, integrative approach, Great Meadows Middle School gives some voice to students at an age when they need validation for their thoughts and opinions. By utilizing themes that correspond with their stated interests, it gives them some sense of control over their education that will help encourage engagement (Vars, 2001). ... Students do no benefit when teachers and administrators unthinkingly latch on to the newest practices just becau...

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Families can provide the best insight into a student and should be a welcomed addition to any classroom. ... Students should be encouraged to take an active role in the classroom so that they are engaging in learning at all of these levels, gaining the expertise on topics to discuss with others to maximize retention and understanding. ... The role of a student evolves as he/she grows from a dependent learner to a self-determined independent learner. ... I believe that a great teacher is always learning from their students and always striving to teach them further. I am this great teacher, who ...

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As it is defined, for students who need more extra help in the classroom, educational technology is their perfect assistant because these technologies are specially designed to cater for the needs of each student in order to boost up their learning efficiency so that all students in the same classroom can be taught at the same pace. ... There are a number of programs that can be used in classroom teaching to support students with ADHD, students with hearing impairment, and students who are blind. ... Moreover, students with physical disabilities also need extra help in classroom learning. ... ...

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These robust applications provide the student with instruction on troublesome words; the text-reader software enables the student to decode, pronounce, spell, and define words. ... This convection reduces the LD student's frequency to skip words or misread written text. ... Text-to-speech applications encourage independent study, thus allowing teachers to spend more time on group activities and to give students more one-on-one attention. ... Students Who Benefit from the Technology ATs like text-to speech are useful to all students, not just the disabled. ... Students can scan their r...

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This segregation can be detrimental to both disabled students and non-disabled students alike (Tapasak, and Walther-Thomas, 1999). ... The general consensus among teachers, parents, and students is that there is a need for grading adaptations for disabled students. ... A teacher may also adjust the disabled student's grade by a certain percentage. ... This would also prevent the disabled students from experiencing resentment from the other children in the class, and it would prevent students with disabilities from taking advantage of the pass/fail grading system and would encourage th...

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We can see which students are performing well and which students are finding difficulties. ... Students spend more time there than in any other learning environment and there we can monitor students" performance in all four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. ... INFORMAL ASSESSMENT OF LINGUISTIC FACTORS The most common way of assessing students has traditionally been by establishing works that students do either in class or for homework. ... An alternative is to grade students performance into a number of bands. ... This means that all the students listen to one text at the ...

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The attitudes of peers toward students with disabilities have also been investigated (Full Inclusion). ... Although, some found that students with severe disabilities were accepted by non disabled peers. ... Principals however, demonstrated a lack of their knowledge about students with disabilities and often perceived little chance of success in general education, particularly students with the label "mentally retarded". ... In these classes any student who could not conform would likely to be unsuccessful. ... Although, findings assessing academic outcomes associated with inclusion were ...

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Reasoning has been that the students are not being pushed and encouraged to express their creative side. Limits are being placed on children and their creativity because of the educational systems that encourage conformity. ... Many young children are encouraged to find activities that they are interested in and excel at, from football to dance to community service. ... Though many of the elementary schools are banishing these creative programs, almost all schools of higher education in the United States are supporting and encouraging them. ... The University encourages creativity, and is very...

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In China, most of the students choose English as their foreign language. ... This is necessary to diagnose students' problems in language learning just as the function of a test which is used by teacher to know their students' level of linguistic proficiency. ... * The teacher should encourage more classroom discussions based on the learning processes For instance, after reading or listening to some target language materian, students discuss how they do with the material and how they manage to achieve understanding. ... In this sense, poor interaction and interactions between t...

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He also shows us, logically, the negative effect of not considering a student's creative potential. ... The hierarchy prevalent in our education system is hindering the growth of creativity by funneling students into valued subjects and pushing students away from pursuing careers in arts and humanities. Unfortunately, this leads to very creative students never realizing their potential because their talent wasn't recognized as a valued school subject. ... By stigmatizing wrong answers, a fear is instilled which encourages conformity and hinders creativity; if students are too afraid ...

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The issues can be divided in to three sections: key documents, policies and the terminology associated with GRT, teachers, family and attendance and communication as a strategy to support these students. ... Rose and Shevlin (2004) suggest that non acceptance of GRT children by other students will have a detrimental effect on their schooling and prohibit inclusion. ... This encourages GRT parents into school to discuss their issues, or those raised by their children or the teaching staff. ...

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