Theories of teaching and learning and how they impact on the classroom environment Education plays a significant role in supporting and influencing the healthy development of children. However, teaching is more than just knowing what to teach. Professional teachers must also understand how to teach their students. Therefore, in order to create an effective classroom environment which caters for the diversity of students and their various developmental levels and abilities, teachers are urged to
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Pearson, P. D., & Cervetti, G. N. (2013). The psychology and pedagogy of reading processes. In W. Reynolds, & G. Miller, (Eds.), Educational Psychology, V.VII, of Handbook of Psychology (2nd Ed) (pp. 507-554). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Chapter 12 The Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading Processes P. David Pearson and Gina Cervetti As we approach the monumental task of living up to the standard imposed by our predecessor, the late Michael Pressley, in writing the reading chapter for this
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Summary The current research looks into the level of misconceptions that are present in a population of university students. This level of misconception will be correlated with three predictor variables namely formal education, personal involvement and future prospects in the education sector. University students are chosen as the sample population because they will be the future stakeholders of our society. Their understanding of giftedness and gifted education would determine the fully actualization
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younger person. To develop a more adequate adult learning system, the federal and the states governments, have united efforts to come up with satisfactory methods of approaching adult educational environment, which would aid education institutions and teachers to develop styles to support adults to reach their educational goals. In an attempt to explain the reasons an adult seeks to achieve a higher cultural level, the essayist is going to summarize the perception from different scholars. Follow by the
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The Impact of Games, Simulations, and Puzzles in Adult Learning Lance Reed Southern Illinois University WED 486 Abstract Adult education in the United States is on the rise. The advancement of technology has made it easier for the adult learner to enroll in school and maintain their current lifestyle. Many Adult learners are now able to acquire a degree on line through virtual class rooms. More and more, video game-related courses are being offered in colleges around the country in response
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made some important progress, but in many ways the classroom still looks the same as it did 100 years ago. So what's different this time? Is all the talk just hype? Or are we really starting to see the beginnings of major change? [Read the U.S. News Debate: Are Teachers Overpaid?] I believe we are. There are a lot of reasons but one of the biggest is the way that technology has given rise to a new kind of education consumer—the active learner—who is using technology to drive change in ways that we
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studies into andragogy have shown that there are flaws within the core principles that conflict with its purpose of being a more effective adult learning method, and as of today, the search for an efficient educational theory is ongoing. Keywords: andragogy, pedagogy ADULT LEARNING THEORY: ANDRAGOGY3 ADULT LEARNING THEORY: ANDRAGOGY In the 1830's, a German teacher and editor by the name of Alexander Kapp introduced the term
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Corporation that manufactures Ritalin, one of the most common ADHD stimulant medications (WGBH educational foundation, 2001). Another suit was filed in 2000 by attorney Andy Waters who alleged that Ciba/Novaris conspired with American Psychiatric Association to “create, develop, promote, and confirm the diagnoses” of ADHD in order to create a more profitable market from the sale of the Ritalin (WGBH educational foundation, 2001). In the recent research by Dijk (2014) the evidence showed that the pharmaceutical
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continuing professional development.[2] The learner’s objectives may be to increase skills and knowledge, as well as to experience the emotional rewards associated with increased love for a subject or increased passion for learning.[3] History The debate over the relative value of formal and informal learning has existed for a number of years. Traditionally formal learning that takes place in a school or university and has a greater value placed upon it than informal learning, such as learning within
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could apply aspects of Bruner’s theories such as the nature vs nurture debate, categorization, discovery learning, spiral curriculum and three modes of representation. Cognitive development is a field of psychology theorizing children’s mental ability to process information and to critically think, reason, remember and understand that information (Duchesne, McMaugh Bochner, & Krauser, 2013). The nature vs nurture debate is ever present in this area. Theorists have different viewpoints on the
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