separation of the classroom and clinical teaching. This paper will outline the following processes: (a) the development of a concept-based curricular plan for a baccalaureate program, (b) the impact of a concept-cased curriculum (CBC) on the faculty, students, finances, community of interests, accreditation, and (c) examples of the integration of competencies. Development of Concept-Based Curricular Plan Nursing faculty are challenged with curriculum, for they are presenting an astronomical amount of
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success. Assessment is a vital part of the teaching and learning process. The assessment of prior knowledge, diagnostic assessment, helps highlight students’ understandings and misconceptions. Diagnostic assessment, assessment for learning, is also the starting point of planning process. Assessment is a process that should be put in place throughout the teaching and learning process, formative assessment. Formative assessment, assessment as learning, allows educators to monitor students’ progress and
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Reinterpreting the learning organisation Deb Stewart Introduction The concept of the learning organisation (LO) has gone through many combinations and permutations over the last decade in terms of theoretical development and attempts at practical application. The fervent interest in the LO stems from what Senge (1990; Senge et al., 1994) calls the age of globalisation where one source of competitive advantage is the ability and rate at which an organisation can learn and react more quickly than
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Learning and Instruction 13 (2003) 465–485 www.elsevier.com/locate/learninstruc Not just Piaget; not just Vygotsky, and certainly not Vygotsky as alternative to Piaget Michael Shayer ∗ King’s College, University of London, 16 Fen End, Over, Cambridge CB4 5NE, UK Abstract There have been many interpretations published on the relative importance of the work of both Vygotsky and Piaget: often to the detriment of the latter. This article represents an attempt to discover the meaning and
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Customized Learning Theory: Reflective-Constructivism Kylie-Anne Noreiga Liberty University EDUC 500: Advanced Educational Psychology Dr. Gary Smith October 8, 2014 Introduction An elementary school first grade classroom teacher has spent the last four months teaching his students concepts of basic addition and subtraction. Students continue to show progress in understanding of both addition and subtraction skills through direct instruction
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gives insight to educational stakeholders on how to manage the learning and teaching process. According to the theory, a learner defines the direction of the learning process. According to Gordon (2009) constructivism suggests that without a learner there will be no form of schooling in the society. These arguments are based on heuristic concept in the teaching and learning process. Gordon (2009) indicates that the heuristic concept is the suggestion that teachers should guide learners in a fact
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UW Bothell Learning Technologies Blog Rotating Header Image Research on Flipping Study Habits for Better Understanding Aug 16th, 2013 by UWB LT. In a recent post written in the Computing Education Blog, two studies were presented discussing the benefits of changing, reversing, and/or flipping the classroom model in order to increase student comprehension. In these studies, data was collected on how well students understood concepts when they were tested on the materials before studying and how
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affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Description This course begins a demonstration and examination of various concepts of algebra. It assists in building skills for performing specific mathematical operations and problem solving. These concepts and skills serve as a foundation for subsequent quantitative business coursework. Applications to real-world problems are emphasized throughout the course. This course is the first half
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TERMINAL LEARNING IS IN THE BRAIN. AFECTIVE LEARING HITS THE HEART. Additional Notes about EPME Tests 1. Expect scenarios to include key terms and with the concept of the correct answer, as well as terms and definitions associated with the concepts used in the plausible distracters. To be successful on our testsdefinitions associated , students must be able to differentiate between the correct answer and the plausible distracters…put another way, our tests clearly separate those who know from
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Porschia Phelps September 6, 2009 Organizational Learning Introduction When asked to define learning a mundane response to this inquiry would be that learning is simply the acquirement of knowledge. But as a seasoned marketing/management student I can confidently say that a definition of that caliber doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of all the components and concepts that are present when providing a suitable definition of learning. As a marketing/management student I have quickly
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