Testing a Theory PSY/201 Testing a Theory When I was 18 years old, I was fortunate enough to get a job as a guitar instructor. This was only the second job that I ever had, and I was excited about both the opportunity to share my knowledge with others and by the decent wages offered. While I had already been playing guitar for several years and had the technical ability, I had no experience in educating others. While I improved over time, I began my work as an instructor based on a rather
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Technology-Supported Learning Lesson 17: Assessment in a Constructivist, Technology-Supported Learning SUMMARY: WHAT IS ASSESSMENT? It is the process of making some evaluation; the act of assessing. WHAT IS CONSTRUCTIVIST THEORY? Constructivist theory is a theory to explain on how knowledge is constructed in the human being when information comes into contact with existing knowledge that has been developed by experiences. Constructivism as a theory of learning has existed for over
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about learning and teaching (National Research Council, 2000). The framework's includes four components where we to have "mini theories" about learning and teaching: * What should be taught, why it is important, and how this knowledge should be organized (knowledge-centeredness) * Who learns, how, and why (learner-centeredness) * What kinds of classroom, school, and school-community environments enhance learning (community-centeredness), and * What kinds of evidence for learning student
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The development of the aforementioned adult learning theories seems very similar to the path of academic advising approaches. Just like in the field of adult learning, there is no overarching theory that encompasses all the nuances of academic advising as a field of study and as a practice. Contrarily, academic advising draws upon a wide array of theories, sometimes borrowed from other fields, such as education and the social sciences. According to Hagen and Jordan (2008), various approaches have
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is concerned with the teacher being the controller of the learning environment. Power and responsibility are held by the teacher and they play the role of instructor (in the form of lectures) and decision maker (in regards to curriculum content and specific outcomes). They regard students as having 'knowledge holes' that need to be filled with information. In short, the traditional teacher views that it is the teacher that causes learning to occur (Novak, 1998). Before, students here in the Philippines
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UNDERSTANDING LEARNING – STUDY NOTES WHAT IS LEARNING? * Reflective teaching * Classroom experience * Technical teaching * Knowledge about learning * Reflective teaching * Classroom experience and knowledge about learning provide students with a constructive learning environment * Understanding learning * Individual differences, Learning theories, Managing learning in classrooms, Teachers * Constructivist – refers to the idea
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Accelerated Learning Programs Abstract The purpose of this article is to review research and theory of accelerated learning and show how teachers have to change their method of teaching for the program (Boyd, 2006). It also offers practical suggestions on how teachers can provide an effective learning experience through accelerated learning (Boyd, 2006). Teachers should use the collaborative method of teaching because it gets the students involved and makes learning more enjoyable
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Accessibility Theory Accessibility Theory is a model of attitude and behavior of relations. In the Accessibility Theory attitudes will predict behavior if they can be activated from memory at a time of decision. In order for this to transpire, the attitude must come spontaneously to mind in a memory. Second, the attitude must influence perceptions of an issue or person serving as a “filter” through which the object is viewed. (Fazio & Roskos –Ewoldsen, 1994 P. 85) Accessibility Theory complements
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In its most general sense, Behaviorism, also known as behavioral psychology, is a theory of learning developing as a result of the propositions and beliefs shared by a group of people who has influenced educators’ view of learning. The term behavioral psychology refers to a psychological approach which principally concerned with stimulus-response activities and emphasizes the role of environmental factors in a learning process, to the exclusion of own free will. There is a tenet of behavioral psychology
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Memory Project: Application to Learning and Study Habits Learning to tie shoes and ride a bike requires the encoding, storing, and retrieving of past observations of the procedure. With a lot of practice, children master these skills so well that they are able to remember them the rest of their lives. We use our memory about the past to help us understand the present. The study or memory in psychology is used in different ways, as well as there are many different ways to study how memory works
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