...活动项目一 LEAF English 活动主旨（Objective): LEAF ENGLISH Field Trips provides a chance to expose children to new environments, lifestyles, and places. We not only take children to amazing places but use an all English approach. Letting children be exposed to real life situations while learning and using English, this will encourage and motivate students. Locations: Due to the weather and that winter is coming the outdoor activities will be done first and then the indoor trips. 活动主题 (Topics) and活动地点 (Places): 1. At the zoo: Learn about the different animals in English and describing them. Vocabulary: 1. Zoo 2. Animal 3. Elephant 4. Giraffe 5. Zebra 6. Lion 7. Tiger 8. Panda 9. Snake 10. Birds 11. Fish 12. Seal 13. Hippo 14. Crocodile 15. Camera 16. Aquarium 17. Big 18. Small 19. Fat 20. Skinny 21. Beautiful 22. Ugly Phrases: 1. What´s that animal? 2. It´s a ….. 3. It´s a big/small (name of the animal). Motions: 1. Stand up 2. Sit down 3. Clap 4. Walk 5. Point to the… 6. Be quiet The Foreign teacher will introduce him or herself and will ask the students to do the same thing. (10 minutes) We will work on learning the new vocabulary with flash cards. (20 minutes) After everyone has learned the words we will line up in pairs and start walking through the zoo. Stopping at each cage reviewing the names of the animals and asking questions (70 minutes) ...
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...note-taking, and flashcards have also been helpful to me when it comes to studying. When preparing for a test, I take notes, when completing a study guide, I refer back to my notes that I took to complete the study guide. While completing the study guide, I create flashcards to prepare for memorization and to further understand the test. Rhymes and songs have always been successful to me because it helps me with remembering the material. tudying reassures that when it’s time to take a test you’re going to be successful in completing the material. Note-Taking While reading the material, you’re able to take the time to stop and jot down notes; something like a little summary of the text you just read. In the past, when reading the material, if I didn’t write down notes, I would totally forget what I read. It’s a great way to go back and review the text instead of going back to read the textbook. When preparing for a test, I usually re-read the textbook and read over the notes that I took ,but sometimes if you have good note-taking skills, reviewing your notes would sound like a little summary of the text. Flashcards You’re able to create definitions of the important text that might be on the test. When it’s not the exact words that I’m getting tested on, I usually create important information on a flashcard with a context clue for a hint. A good use of memorization, with a flashcard, you’re able to create the flashcard to where you are...
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...Steven Marshall Psychology 101 23 Feb 2016 How To Study Report When I study for a test I read through the material and write down key points and ideas and then study that material and study some more. “I make it a practice to “overlearn” material by repeating it two or three times beyond the point necessary for minimal proficiency” (Nevid, 2015). I use to get distracted very easily but now I have realized that I have to pay attention to the material and close out or eliminate distractions before I start. I have to go to a quiet place where there are no distractions. By doing this it has helped me to significantly improve on my test scores. The night before a test I skim over my notes and get a good night’s sleep. As stated by Nevid “Sleep appears to play an important role in the process by which the brain consolidates or solidifies newly formed memories of daily experiences into more lasting memories” (Nevid, 2015). I also have learned that I am no good at cramming for a test. I like to space my learning out and give myself a break. Flash cards are good for studying things like definitions and multiplication tables because you can write the problem on one side and the answer on the other side. It is also a great tool because you can use it to study by yourself and it can help you cram for a test if you have not taken the time to study. A disadvantage of using flashcards and rote repetition is they are not reliable for more advanced subjects. They do not allow the student...
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...NGUYỄN HẢI VÂN BABAUN15010 Task 15 page 59 Test anxiety is known as concern and solicitude about upcoming tests that leads to mentally related problems such as stomachache, headache, feeling sick… Since test anxiety is an uneasiness caused by tests, it makes students earn score below their capability. There are reasons to consider test anxiety as a vital problems. First, as mentioned above, it leads to illness which has nothing to do with the organism, but relates to psychology. People’s worries tend to manifest in non-verbal signs: stomachaches, difficulty sleeping, and a persistent urge to leave the classroom to go to the bathroom. Second, it reduces the efficient productivity. When students feel nervous, their capacity to think clearly and solve problems accurately is reduced, says Sian Beilock, a cognitive scientist at the University of Chicago. Due to tension before and during the test, people might do worse than their real aptitude, which will bring about bad results. The outcome worse than the competence will discourage people with test anxiety and they might get even more nervous the next time. Third, in long term, it may turn into a phobia. A test phobia is a higher level of test anxiety that will cause more serious problems. Instead of getting nervous and cannot do as well as they usually do, people who suffer test phobia cannot even face the exam and get sick for several days. To overcome test anxiety, there are numerous ways for people who...
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...The Effect of Using Instructional Songs in the Classroom Danielle B. Segar EDU 787 07 Dr. Judith Dellicolli July 14, 2012 Introduction There are many instructional strategies to catch student’s attention. Over the years music has been a big influence in teacher’s classrooms. Music is a great way to engage students in fun learning. Teachers have even had great success creating songs of their own. Many teachers take popular songs and incorporate lyrics about their lessons. We all know that children love to sing, so what better way than to turn music into something educational. It has been a generally accepted fact that children pick up lyrics to a song quickly. So, coming up with the idea of applying music to lessons was logical. There are websites for teachers who are not musically talented. Those websites provide a variety of songs to be incorporated into lessons. Instructional songs are not the only resource for a student to retain information, because every child brain does not process the same. Instructional song helps to memorize the important facts to understand a lesson as a whole. Music is a tool that is used on a daily basis in preschool classrooms. Review Of Literature Similar to natural language abilities, children are born with natural musical ability, which varies from child to child. Music is used in a variety of families with young children for multiple purposes (Custodero, 2006). When researchers study babies, the process...
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...Critical Evaluation of Self-Testing Effectiveness as a Learning Tool for Final Exam Olga Sidorova The University of New England Word count: 1,292 words Abstract Testing-effect has been defined as a vital reinforcement technique of information retention. Self-testing has proven to be a powerful learning tool to practice retrieving learnt information prior to the final assessment. Quizzes, flashcards, and end of the text book chapter questions are part of the learning process that leads to better learning and long-term retention. The process of retrieving learnt information, observed during testing period, is what stimulates the retention of information. This essay examines three research papers on effectiveness of self-testing...
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...Rachelle Jobe Dr. Spritz April 5th, 2012 1. Theoretical Relevance a. The entry I chose to report on was in the Psychology subfield of the social sciences, more specifically child development as it pertains to psychological studies. b. The hypothesis of the author as stated in the entry was to determine if the increased study of sight words improve 3rd grade students’ transfer of correct spelling in their independent writing. 2. Research Methods a. What are the main variables in this study? In other words, the researchers are examining whether differences in the use and study of sight words (independent variable) are related to students’ writing (dependent variable). b. There did not appear to be any concern of confounding variables in this study. c. The researcher tested a group of 3rd graders for their spelling knowledge in their independent writing and from the students that scored the lowest, she selected 6 students. Over 12 weeks, the researcher worked with the students using a variety of study methods to help teach the students sight words. The first 2 weeks the students learned the words by flashcards. The next 2 weeks the students learned the words by games, the following 2 weeks the students learned the words by building them with magnetic tiles, the next 2 weeks the students wrote the words in rainbow colors. The following week the students built the words out of shaving cream and the final week the students...
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...1—What Is Psychology? Learning Goals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explain what psychology is and how it developed. Describe six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe two movements that reflect a positive approach to psychology. Evaluate careers and areas of specialization in psychology. Apply some strategies that will help you succeed in psychology. After studying Chapter 1, you will be able to: Define psychology. Describe the influence that philosophy, biology, and physiology had on the beginnings of psychology as a science. Compare the two early scientific approaches in psychology: structuralism and functionalism. Describe the focus of each of the six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe the positive psychology movement, and discuss why this movement recently emerged in psychology. Discuss career opportunities in psychology. Profile the main areas of specialization in psychology. Say how studying habits may be optimized. Understand how to be a critical thinker. CHAPTER 1: OUTLINE Psychology is a science dedicated to the study of behavior and mental processes. In this chapter you are introduced to the history of this science, a variety of contemporary perspectives in psychology, the positive psychology movement, and an overview of psychology-related careers. At the end of the chapter, the reader learns about the most effective methods of studying and learning. There are three concepts important to the definition of psychology: science...
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...Chapter 1—What Is Psychology? Learning Goals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explain what psychology is and how it developed. Describe six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe two movements that reflect a positive approach to psychology. Evaluate careers and areas of specialization in psychology. Apply some strategies that will help you succeed in psychology. After studying Chapter 1, you will be able to: Define psychology. Describe the influence that philosophy, biology, and physiology had on the beginnings of psychology as a science. Compare the two early scientific approaches in psychology: structuralism and functionalism. Describe the focus of each of the six contemporary approaches to psychology. Describe the positive psychology movement, and discuss why this movement recently emerged in psychology. Discuss career opportunities in psychology. Profile the main areas of specialization in psychology. Say how studying habits may be optimized. Understand how to be a critical thinker. CHAPTER 1: OUTLINE Psychology is a science dedicated to the study of behavior and mental processes. In this chapter you are introduced to the history of this science, a variety of contemporary perspectives in psychology, the positive psychology movement, and an overview of psychology-related careers. At the end of the chapter, the reader learns about the most effective methods of studying and learning. There are three concepts important to the definition of psychology: science, behavior, and mental...
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...The Concept of Metacognition Earlier in the Spring semester, our psychology class did a lab over the concept of Metacognition, otherwise known as "thinking about thinking". During this lab assignment, we watched a couple of videos on YouTube and took a short learning styles assessment on Educationplanner.org. Through this, I quickly understood the concepts associated with metacognition as it pertains to psychology. In this essay, I will discuss metacognition in depth, as well my previous scores from earlier in the year, my newest scores as of July 2014 and how I apply metacognitive techniques in my own life. Metacognition is thinking about learning whilst consciously or even subconsciously controlling the learning process in your brain. Per Vanderbilt.edu, metacognition also "refers to the processes used to plan, monitor, and assess one's understanding and performance". This can be a difficult concept to grasp for some, but when broken down, it all becomes very simple. Ask yourself this: "How do you think"? For example, you're on a road trip and are close to your destination but are a little lost getting to a hotel. You stop and ask for directions. Would you personally benefit more from writing the directions down, listening to a GPS for street names or looking for certain landmarks? The fact that you are even thinking about how you should go about learning and remembering the directions is a metacognitive technique. I took the learning styles assessment on Educationplanner...
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...INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (McLeod, 2015) Psychodynamic approach includes human functioning that drives within the unconscious and between different structures of personality. The understanding of human behaviour is called ‘psychoanalysis’. (Freud, 1939), the father of psychology, assumed that mental illnesses wasn’t something to be treated medically but by what has come to be known as psychodynamic therapy. He advocated that the unconscious mind could influence the mental illness whilst recovering (Cardwell, 1996). This approach to psychoanalysis is demonstrated in his treatment of Anna O. Freud assumed that mental illnesses wasn’t something to be treated medically but by therapy. He implicated that unconscious mind could influence the mental illness whilst recovering (Cardwell, 1996). He diagnosed her illness as hysteria and developed a form of therapy to treat her symptoms (Webster, 2015). (Cardwell, 2004) Freud compared the mind to an iceberg with the water above being the conscious and the water beneath the unconscious part of the mind. The id - the primary part of personality follows pleasure and gratification, and dominates the unconscious part of the mind. Ego - driven by reality principles and penalties of an action dominates the conscious mind. Superego contains conscience and guilt, and also dwells mostly in the conscious mind. The superego develops as we become aware of societal rules. (Cardwell, 1996) According to Freud we have two drives which are sex and...
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...BackGround Statement Michael is an eight-year-old male student at Hillswood Elementary School. Currently Michael is in the second grade, which is the appropriate grade level for an eight-year-old student at his school. Michael identifies with the Hispano/Latino ethnic category and speaks both English and Spanish. Spanish is spoken at times in his home among the family; however he is predominantly an English speaker. Michael is taught within the general education classroom and he also receives supplemental reading instruction from a teaching assistant twice per week. The teaching assistant works with Michael to develop his reading, writing and spelling skills. Beyond this service, Michael receives no other special services from Hillwood. Reason for Referral Michael was administered a variety of AIMSweb reading tests in order to determine whether or not his reading abilities were equivalent to grade level standard scores. The AIMSweb tests were administered because Michael ’s teacher, Ms. Bee, expressed concern about Michael ’s low achievement in a variety of subjects, specifically in English and Literature. Ms. Bee referred Michael for assessment and requested that a reading intervention plan be created for him if necessary. In addition to the AIMSweb tests, Michael was also administered the Test of Auditory Processing Skills- Third Edition (TAPS-3) and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test- Second Edition (WAIT-II), in order to rule out any potential auditory...
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...Outline Introduction According to Keefe (1979), learning styles are cognitive, affective and physiological factors that clearly define how a learner copes in a given environment. In other words, they are composite features that gauge whether a learner perceives, responds and work well in a given learning environment. Learning styles can also be defined as educational conditions that favor learning. Auditory Learning Style Auditory learning style entails using hearing senses to learn. It involves a teacher talking to learners. In other words, the learner requires information to be read aloud. Visual Learning Style This learning style requires a learner to use visuals to learn. These visuals include diagrams, charts, pictures and films. In other words, visual learners make use of their eyes to learn. Tactile/Kinesthetic Kinesthetic learners learn best by touching, feeling and experiencing things and material at hand. Conclusion Learning styles are important in that they allow people to know and gauge forms of mental representations. However, the styles should be perceived as preferences by the learners and not a way of dividing the learners according to their learning capabilities. Learning Introduction According to Keefe (1979), learning styles are cognitive, affective and physiological factors that clearly define how a learner copes in a given environment. In other words, they are composite features that gauge whether a learner perceives, responds and work well in...
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...The Use of Guided Notes for Active Engagement during Teacher-Directed Lectures By Anna Jessica B. Pantujan Holy Cross of Davao College, Sta. Ana Ave., Davao City Introduction It has been said that students learn by doing. It follows that if one increases the doing, the result is an increase in learning (Blackwell & McLaughlin, 2005). Research indicates that student achievement improves when teachers provide opportunities for active engagement (Konrad, Joseph & Eveleigh, 2009). The major educational goals of student understanding of content and application of skills are commonly pursued via lecture in classroom settings. Students are held accountable for obtaining information from the lectures, and performance is evaluated on class exams and quizzes. Therefore, students should take thorough notes during lectures so they can refer to the content at a later time (Boyle, 2001). Marzano, Pickering and Pollock (2001) identify note taking as one of the research based strategies for increasing student achievement. Despite the importance of this behavior, however, students are often poor note takers (Austin, Lee & Carr, 2004). Since note-taking can be a difficult task for some students, the use of guided notes can give students a standard set of notes for future references (e.g., tests and quizzes) as well as eliminate the possible frustration, lack of motivation, and off-task behaviors that may exist due to poor note-taking skills (Anderson, Yilmaz &...
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...Curriculum Planning This paper will explore the effects on a child’s growth and development. What factors, such as, poverty and abuse can have on the development of a child. What educators can do to help identify delays and develop appropriate behavior in children. Also, this paper will explore what children are learning in preschool and programs that can be useful in the growth and development of children. There are differences in the growth and development of every child. Growth refers to specific changes and increases in the child’s actual size (Allen, K. & Marotz, L. 2010, p 24). Development refers to any increase in complexity, from simple to more complicated, and detailed (Allen, K. & Marotz, L. 2010, p 25). Teachers and caregivers often get these confused. Growth defined as an increase in size, whereas development defined by the improvement and acquisition of skills. Growth often limited by the lack of resources and development, will still take place by using the resources a child possesses. Our textbook, states “growth and development are influenced by a child’s unique genetic makeup and the quality of the everyday environment, which includes nurturing, health care, and opportunities to learn the full range of skills that are evidence of developmental progress” (Allen, K. & Marotz, L. 2010, p 25). Every child grows and develops differently according to how the child acquires the necessary skills in six key developmental areas (Allen, K. & Marotz...
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