Marc Prensky Digital Natives Digital Immigrants ©2001 Marc Prensky _____________________________________________________________________________ Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants By Marc Prensky From On the Horizon (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001) © 2001 Marc Prensky It is amazing to me how in all the hoopla and debate these days about the decline of education in the US we ignore the most fundamental of its causes. Our students have changed radically. Today’s students
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Adolescent Cognitive Development After Trauma Raquel A. Figueroa Liberty University COUN 620-B02 Abstract In a generation of hopelessness, adolescents seek a purpose for their existence. They seek refugee from violence, abuse and maltreatment. The overwhelming pressure opens the door for instant gratification in drugs, alcohol, sexual activity, and fail to make appropriate adjustments in compromising circumstances. There is a correlation between traumatic experiences and adolescent
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Learning Styles of College Freshmen: Relationship to Classroom Behavior and Academic Performance in Biological Science Myrna Paez-Quinto Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts in Education (Biology Education) In the Division of Curriculum and Instruction College of Education University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City October 2003 ABSTRACT The research examines the relationship of students’
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PhD Thesis 1998 Social, environmental and ethical factors in engineering design theory: a post-positivist approach Terence Love Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering University of Western Australia Social, environmental and ethical factors in engineering design theory: a post-positivist approach Terence Love B.A. (Hons) Engineering This thesis is presented for the degree of Doctor of
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Conformance: meeting specifications or industry standards 4. Reliability: consistency of performance over time 5. Durability: useful life of a product or service 6. Serviceability: resolution of problems and complaints 7. Aesthetics: the sensory characteristics of a product or service 8. Perceived: quality: subjective assessment of quality based on cues related to the product Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry (1988), identified five dimensions to service quality: 1. Reliability:
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Success (QBOL) Chapter 2: Learning to Learn U3-C2-L1 Brain Structure and Function U3-C2-L2 Left and Right Brain Functions U3-C2-L3 Learning Style and Processing Preferences U3-C2-L4 Multiple Intelligences Chapter 3: Study Skills U3-C3-L1 Thinking Maps U3-C3-L2 Reading For Meaning U3-C3-L3 Study Habits that Work for You Chapter 4: Communication Skills U3-C4-L1 The Communication Process U3-C4-L2 Becoming a Better Listener Chapter 5: Conflict Resolution U3-C5-L1 Causes of Conflict
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Word-of-mouth communication in the service marketplace The Authors W. Glynn Mangold, Professor of Marketing, Department of Management & Marketing, College of Business & Public Administration, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, USA Fred Miller, Professor of Marketing, Department of Management & Marketing, College of Business & Public Administration, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, USA Gary R. Brockway, Chairman and Professor of Marketing, Department of Management & Marketing,
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Observation is an underrated skill, and one that is in great demand for those in pursuit of wicked problems. By Matthew E. May OBSERVE FIRST, DESIGN SECOND: TAMING THE TRAPS OF TRADITIONAL THINKING THE IMPOVERISHED ECONOMY in rural northern Nigeria is based on subsistence farming. The large population inhabiting the many isolated communities survives by growing, consuming and selling fruits and vegetables nourished by the many streams and rivers that flow into Lake Chad. However, the arid heat
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A person’s lifespan is from the moment of conception through death. Lifespan development is the different stages a person passes through as he or she develops. Perspective of lifespan development understands the changes that occur in development. Freud and Piaget have very different theories of lifespan development. Freud’s theory is a basis of id, ego, and superego, whereas Piaget’s is a cognitive development that occurs over a person’s lifetime. Nature and Nurture are more than perspectives in
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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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