This means behaviorists focus on the behaviors that can be seen, such as body language. ... " This stage occurs from two to seven years of age and is when a child uses language to learn and explore. ... Both cognitive theories are structured. ... Every student's learning style will fall under a different theory or even between two theories. ... Finally, the constructivism theory is best for students who do not fit into any of the other categories because this theory combines aspects of other theories. ...

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Theory of Cognitive Development was a theory developed by psychologist Jean Piaget. ... Don Holdaway designed theory of Literacy Development in 1979. ... This theory is intriguing because of its basic scheme. ... "Vygotsky argued that children's learning is most affected by their mastery of language, as evidenced by their mastery of sign systems such as the alphabet, words, listening, speaking, and writing.... Before he developed this theory, many educators and researchers were using Behaviorist theory. ...

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From this starting point, I found many thought-provoking articles that built upon and highlighted the inclusive and progressive MI theory in practice in Language Arts classrooms. ... Smagorinsky gives an account of his own collaborative research in the school system and the accounts of individual students and their experiences of being in a classroom that integrates a MI theory approach into learning Language Arts. ... She takes a look at her own practices as a teacher and discusses how she decided to transform her Language Arts classroom into one that would incorporate a MI theory approac...

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Alice Walker and Isaac Asimov have two distinctly different theories on the subject of creativity. ... Walker's ideas and theories seem to be more logical. ... I tend to agree most with Walker's theory. ... Creativity to create their own tools, weapons, homes, and even language. ... She was taught at home by her family some and managed to learn the English language in about sixteen months. ...

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Communication Arts incorporates logical competencies and wholesome attitudes and values that penetrate in the language trend. ... In communication arts there are five macro skills which are virtually the most significant skills in teaching a peculiar language. ... Moreover, the acquisition of language facility is one of the most interesting but puzzling phenomena in learning. ... Of all these macro-skills in language, reading is believed as a great source of knowledge. ... Reading approach is also based on the doctrine and theories concerning the meaning, nature, and structure of reading. ...

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PSYCHOMETRIC THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE 3 2.1 Early Theorists 4 2.1.1 The Galton-Cattell Approach 4 2.1.2 Binet's Idea of Intelligence 4 2.2 Spearman's 2 Factor Theory 5 2.3 Multiple Factor Theories 5 2.4 Hierarchical Theories 7 3. ... PSYCHOMETRIC THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE Psychometric theories of intelligence entail the study of individual differences in performance on tests, which are observable and manifest and that are designed to measure intelligence, which is a latent and not directly observable trait. ... These results are used to support or adapt theories about the str...

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Thomas Edison was probably one of the greatest inventors of all time. He was born on Febuary11, 1847. He was born in Milan, Ohio, when electricity was still thought of as a novelty or fad by the society. As a youngster, Thomas asked questions constantly. In 1854 He moved to Huron, Michigan at age ...

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The chapter also discussed several research findings and theories to include context in understanding learning and development and to provide some ideas for instructional designers to design more effective learning environment. I agree with the theory of Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development when students collaborate with more knowledgeable others and distributed expertise to complete the task rather than working single-handedly. ... According to Vygotsky (1978), children first develop lower mental functions such as simple perceptions, associative learning, and involuntary attention; ho...

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Northern Caribbean University College of Education and Religion Department of Education MTED 201: Primary Mathematics Methods Factors that influence how children learn Psychological influences Professional influences Technological influences Language influences Societal influences Research influences Psychological influences: The essence of this theory is students construct their own understanding of math ideas (by interacting with physical models of these ideas). ... Language influences: Language is a part of the whole thinking process. ... Cognitivist/constructivi...

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The concept of observational learning, or modeling, and its impact on the development of children was introduced long ago by Albert Bandura (1977) in his work on social learning theory. ... A shift in emphasis from language-based instruction to more visual instructional supports appears to be one treatment option for many children with autism (Quill, 1997). ... Video modeling has its roots in behaviorism (Watson, 1997) and social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1969). This type of intervention relies on the theory of observational learning, which suggests that a child learns through observation an...

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Before I started the English Language Teaching (ELT) program at UOB, I had had many different teaching experiences. ... I am more able to adopt ideas, apply activities and reflect on new theories. Some of the assignments have helped me integrate theories with practice. ... McGregor's theories X and Y have had a great impact on my classroom management. A well understanding of theory Y has created a scaffolding classroom in a very collaborative environment. ...

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Keywords: Brain-Based Learning, Cognitive Style, Learning Theory, Traditional Learning Introduction Cognitive and learning theories are among many the many ways a person obtains knowledge. ... Learning styles (theories) give an understanding of the process and product of learning. ... Learning theories are factors directly affecting students' learning processes. ... One example of a learning theory is brain-based learning. ... One excellent example is immersing students in a foreign culture to teach them a second language. ...

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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). ... Is it not the goal of EAP programs to develop in a student their proficiency and articulation of the academic English language, including skills in research that will aid their participation at a tertiary level? ... True critical pedagogy thus begins to take on a 'political agenda' (Weimer: 2009), rendering EAP instruction far too complicated and too far fetched from its actual purpose; giving students the skills to develop ...

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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. ... In contrast, Skinner's behaviourist theory focuses on a teacher-centred viewpoint whereby selection, pacing and evaluation of learning are ordained by the teacher. This learning theory lends itself to teachin...

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Her belief was that younger children need a different use of language to that of older children. Therefore, the adult must be aware that a young child requires a different approach to language. ... This curriculum is based upon a range of psychological, educational, and sociological theories. The underpinning psychological theory owes much to Piaget: that children learn best from active involvement with their environment. ... The key areas are: Active learning (E.Wood, J.Attfield 1996) Language Representation ...

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O'Hanlon and Holmes (2004) raise the issue that language can be a barrier for GRT children. ... Padfield (2005) agrees with this theory and Warrington (2007) implies that if children have experienced negative interactions with tutors this would affect their opinion of education. ...

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Research was quantitative, it involved a research design (often control-experimental group or correlational), and it was done to support a particular theory (Willis, Jost, and Wright, 1999). ... We argue that there are three predominant research paradigms in the field today: (a) empiricism, (b) critical theory, and (c) interpretivism (see Guba & Lincoln, 1994, for a discussion of a similar framework). ... Although empirical-research reports are typically quantitative in nature, and critical-theory and interpretive reports tend to be qualitative, researchers in all three paradigms can use eithe...

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I will use the book Flatland along with other Multicultural and ESL resources to cover the dimensions of Multicultural Education: Content Integration: Content integration deals with the extent to which teachers use examples and content from a variety of cultures and groups to illustrate key concepts, principles, generalizations, and theories in their subject area or discipline. ... There are translations of Flatland in languages other than English, and you can order copies from the publisher. ...

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Classroom Management Classroom management is important, especially for beginner teachers, because it helps make those first few years of teaching easier when there is an effective classroom management system in place. Nearly one third of new teachers leave their teaching jobs within the first two years, and almost all of those teachers say that the reason behind them leaving is because of problems with classroom management. Basically, a great classroom management system means a happier teaching experience. In an ineffective, poorly-managed classroom, trouble becomes the norm as students are...

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In the process of my late educational endeavor here at Ashford University as well as my ongoing and life-long job of first and fore-most being a mother, I've had the pleasure of raising and still raising three wonderful children. My oldest child is 22 years old at this time, athletic, a hands-on le...

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THE PROBLEM RATIONALE High performance in every test is one of the major goals of every teacher and every learning institution. But most of the mathematics teachers, especially the researcher, failed to achieve these goals. During the seminar, the researcher had an informal interview with the other mathematics teacher, teaching Grade 7, in the district. Based on the interview, the researcher found that most of the students, especially those who belong to lower section, perform slowly and poorly in mathematics. Students do not have mastery even in fundamental operations. ...

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Theories and research focus on neurochemical, anatomical, neuroanotomical, and genetic factors (Riccio, Hynd, Cohen, & Gonzolez, 1993). ... The finding that the incidence of ADD in adopted children is higher than for biological children supports the genetic theory of ADD. ... Twin studies also support the genetic theory of ADD. ...

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Among other important findings he concluded that bookkeeping duties of nonbookkeepers were easily learning, and he isolated routines in which knowledge of bookkeeping principles and theory were not required. ...

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