training and discuss of ways to make it better with the help of various learning and motivation theories. Analyzing this case with Gagne’s learning outcomes can show us what is learned from this training program and what was not learned. Gagne's classified the learning outcomes in five general categories. According to him, training programs are usually focused on one or more of these learning outcomes. In this case, the expected learning outcomes of the training program and what trainees learned are as
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LEARNING THEORIES Learning is the “comparatively lasting transform in behavior” (Burns, R., 2002) and can approach in the form of observable actions and interior processes. Explanations of what happens when these actions take place are recognized as learning theories. These theories include behaviorism, cognitivism, humanist, social learning and constructivist. In this essay behaviorism and cognitivism will be described, compared and contrasted in order to justly comprehend their approaches. BEHAVIORISM
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Biologically, aggressiveness sources by the instinct of self-preservation and self-survival. It manifests as a reaction whenever safety of an individual is threatened. b) Aggressiveness as effect of social interventions (social learning theory). This theory refers that social factors , circumstances and prototypes are responsible for the development of an aggressive behavior. (Bandura, 1973;Zacharis,2003) It is important to mention that aggressiveness is categorized into three classes (Hunt
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WORKING IN THE 21st CENTURY SEMESTER 1 ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 LECTURE 1 Overview of Course Description of Assignment © KAMAL KANT, 2012 1 COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. 2. 3. 4. NEW PARADIGM OF WORK CAREER THEORIES ABOUT UNDERSTANDING YOU LEARN TO WORK IN 21st CENTURY MOTIVATION, LEADERSHIP, TEAMS, INTELLIGENCE & STRESS 5. SUCEEDING IN CAREER 6. CAREER PLANNING AND JOB HUNTING © KAMAL KANT, 2012 SEE COURSE OUTLINE & CONTENTS OF TEXT FOR DETAILS 2 WORKING IN THE 21st CENTURY • 13
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Curriculum Theories Synopses and Comparative Presentation Matrix of Theoretical Models Behavioral was the dominant school of thought in psychology through the 1950's. With proponents of the theory that included Pavlov, Thorndike, Skinner, Watson, and Premack, the theory adheres to a view that identified the learner as a passive participant to environmentally produced stimuli. The act of an individual responding to an environmentally produced stimulus becomes conditioned overtime as dependent
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Phil Race’s Theory (2005) A powerful and more up to date theory of learning is that postulated. Phil Race, (2002-2005). Race is rather demission of Kolb and sees learning not as a cycle but as a series of concentric rings, rather like ripples on a pond. There are four processes and rather than progressing through a cycle, they interact with one another like ripples in a pond. If there is a starting point it is "wanting" to learn. (Race, 2005) Diagram 1: Ripples on a pond Race sees the process
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MGMT311: Management of Change Reflective Learning Journal ENTRY 1 |Name of Organisation (case study)|Apple Inc. | |Describe the industry and |Apple Inc is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics, | |organization in which this change|computer software, and personal computers. The company’s best-known hardware products include
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Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology PSY 475 Historical Perspectives of Abnormal Psychology Abnormal psychology is the field of science that looks at why people behave in “weird” ways and how to change these behaviors. There are six concepts that are used to understand abnormal psychology the best. They are; the importance of context in defining and understanding abnormality, the continuum between normal and abnormal behavior, cultural and historical relativism in defining
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that does not specifically point to one type of learner at a time. However andragogy is a theory about the characteristics of adulthood and the process from which these characteristics come from. Knowles states that the key characteristics of adulthood are “a) self-directed, b) task or problem-centered orientation to learning, c) internally motivated, d) life experience is a rich resource for learning and e) readiness to learn develops from life tasks and problems.” (Knowles, 1980) The best
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NAME: Simba Elijah Kiage ADM NO: 643419 ASSIGNMENT: A Report on Active Theory of Television Viewing Course: Jnr2223 INSTRUCTOR:Kioko Ireri, Ph.D. SUMMARY PURPOSE Delivered for the fulfillment of a Bachelors Degree in Mass media SCOPE: The Report covers the Active Viewing Theory, its contribution to understanding media effects on audiences documented challenges from research scholars. Presented To: Kioko Ireri, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Journalism & Mass Communication
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