Development and Diversity Sara M. Linert Grand Canyon University: Educational Psychology April 1, 2012 Children learn in many different ways, touching, experiences, listening, reading are just a few, there are multiple actions that can affect shaping a child’s learning; parents, family, friends, our surroundings, upbringing, religious views, worldviews, etc each of these take part in creating who we are and how we learn. Development and Diversity The Cognitive Theory is one that I
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rigorous, and coherent curricular programC. Create a personalized and motivating learning environment for studentsD. Supervise instructionE. Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progressF. Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staffG. Maximize time spent on quality instructionH. Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learningI. Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program | Knowledge
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debate has been one that has been around for centuries. This debate was spawned from the idea that nature and nurture are both pieces of the human puzzle. Are we as humans shaped because of our genes only or are we influenced by our peers and environment? The opinion of this writer is that a person is who he or she is based on both principals of nature and nurture. Personal Thoughts My thoughts on nature and nurture have never been explored until now. I have always assumed that I am who
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(Evans, pg. 138) This theory fails to address how they sort the students to the classes they belong in and how social inequality receives contribution from the school. Along with that, it doesn’t acknowledge human action and agency and ignores teaching, learning, curriculum enactment and student teacher interaction.” (Evans, pg. 173) I personally don’t like the fact how some children in the 9X group are academically able to do the same work as 9A children but aren’t put in there. They’re also
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training college or University of Guyana, to effect change in behaviour and deliver effectively the teaching curriculum of the Ministry of Education. The classroom is the most important place in the school environment. The classroom is important to both teacher and student alike. Classrooms ought to be the children’s second home away from home, within the school environment. The school environment intends to be the village away from home. The classroom is where most of the learning takes place, and
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Running head: ASPECTS OF HOMESCHOOLING IN TODAY’S SOCIETY The Negative and Positive Aspects of Homeschooling in Today's Society Stephanie R. Knight Wayland Baptist University Abstract The option to home school is becoming a popular choice for parents in society today. Homeschooling has been around for centuries and is making a comeback in recent years. The task of raising a child is one of the hardest jobs parents will face. Homeschooling gives parents the framework
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massively argued about between many theorists and philosophers in relation to why a person is how they are. Nurture “refers to all environmental influences after conception, i.e. experience” (simplypsychology, 2007 website ) that are responsible to how a person is. Nature on the other hand “refers to all of the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are – from our physical appearance to our personality characteristics”. (psychology.about website). In Angelina Jolie’s, she has many life
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religion in the world; and with such a strong faith base. Islam is characterized by a unifying component that places all the Muslims across the nations in one category of identity. According to Khan (2011), it is very easy to recognize that an environment belongs to Islam than it is to identify the other religions. The early Islamic era, if it is anything to believe, was stronger than the crystallized Islam we have today. There is a concept that Islam spread rapidly because of the use of the sword
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Mathematical Understandings At my age, sitting and completing a Mathematical Competency Test was a daunting process. Not the mathematical side but the idea of completing a test. I am an adult that feels they are competent in mathematical concepts, but when put under time restraints and knowing that some of the questions could have more than one answer, I felt the pressure. I used my results from the First Five Years Mathematics Competency Test to identify mathematical areas and concepts that
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