And my changed philosophy of education, thus, concentrates on student-centered one. ... I am very uncomfortable with the teacher-centered philosophy of perpetualism, in which multiculturalism and gender issues are evaded in the curriculum. Hence I see my philosophy of teaching reflected in and supported by the theoretical model of Mary Louis Pratt's "contact zone". ... " My purpose is cash in on usefulness of the contact zone as a guiding pedagogical principle for teachers and students. ... The practical problem we faced in terms of choosing short stories by writers of E...

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General Business and Curriculum Carmichael (9) examined the philosophy of teacher-pupil planning and recorded the pedagogical devices implementing the philosophy in the classroom. ... The Maxwell study (47) is illustrative. ... A significant difference between groups was found in error rate but not on speed in straight copy or problem work. ... Students transferred greatest percentage of stroking rate to problems having greatest similarity to straight copy drills. Penar (57) also demonstrated direct and marked relationships between straight copy rate and problem rate on similar material,...

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Learning through problem-solving .. p13 Conclusion p14 References p16 Introduction Human learning is one the most complex areas studied in our academic world. ... In this paper, I will begin with a brief discussion on the outcome of my own philosophical orientation using Zinn's Philosophy of Adult Education Inventory (PAEI)(1998). ... Although I understand "there is no "right or "wrong " philosophy of education" (Zinn, p.72), I was conscious that sometimes it is easy to be an "idealist when asked to express your ...

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Individualized instruction is not just a philosophy, but rather is comprised of a specific plan for meeting every student's educational needs. ... For example, having students work in the same ability group for every project becomes a problem. ... These students participate in enrichment activities like self-selected projects, independent study, or learning cen...

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