are still many who oppose the idea of using social media as a tool for learning and studying. Regardless, many believe that technology is a vital part of today’s student success in the classroom. Many parents believe that the traditional learning styles is the way to go and that social media is just a distraction and may lead to procrastination. Background of the study The researchers were persuaded to conduct a study on the effects of social media in the study habits of junior nursing students
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Marketing 4540: Business Marketing Distance Learning Course Syllabus – Spring, 2013 Professor: Dr. Ellen Bolman Pullins Office: 3051 Stranahan Hall (mailbox in ST 3007) Phone: 419/530-4273 FAX: 419/530-4610 Email: Ellen.Pullins@utoledo.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdsays 9:00-11:30 Objectives - What you should know/do at the end of the course: 1. You will be able to discuss the differences between business and consumer marketing. 2. You will demonstrate an understanding
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1.1 Explain the role of initial and diagnostic assessment in agreeing individual learning goals. Initial and diagnostic assessments should effectively diagnose learners’ strengths and weaknesses. Learners who know what their strengths are and which areas they need to improve are more likely be motivated and “know what is expected of them” (Gravells, 2012, p.50) to progress and meet the requirements of a course or programme. In order to determine “the level and which specific aspects learners
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Analysis Paper Learning Style is the way individuals begin to concentrate on, process, internalize and remember new and difficult academic information (Dunn & Griggs, 2000). There are many different models of learning styles. The Kolb model, Honey & Mumford model and Felder & Silverman models are just a few. According to the Kolb model there are five different learning styles. These are Aural, Reading/Writing, Kinesthetic, Visual and Multimodal. Kinesthetic learning style uses all of your senses
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INTRODUCTION I am working at the medium sized company, Silky Road (SR), has success in the electronic industry, as a general manager. The main office is located in the Kyout Ta Tar Township. We imported high quality electronic items such as Hand phone, telephone, TV, laptop, computer, DVD, etc., from Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong, USA. We are now 5th place in the market. Therefore we interest in expanding our market share not only in Yangon but also Mandalay and other cities. Vision Our
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many different ways; every individual has their own learning style, which we will explore through. In order for an individual to be a successful learner they must be familiar with their own learning style, whether they have learned this through trial and error or by taking an assessment such as the VARK questionnaire. The VARK questionnaire developed in 1987 and is a tool that people can use to identify their own individual learning style. Consisting of sixteen different questions, based upon different
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Introduction Learning Styles are usually categorized as cognitive styles, personality types, or learning styles. Students preferentially take in and process information in different ways: by seeing and hearing, reflecting and acting, reasoning logically and intuitively, analyzing and visualizing, steadily and in fits and starts. Teaching methods also vary. Some instructors lecture, others demonstrate or lead students to self-discovery; some focus on principles and others on applications; some
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different learning style. It does not mean that one person is smarter than the other, and vice versa. Everyone is completely different with how they intake information and their learning skills. My best learning skill is Kinesthetic I am more a “hands on” learner. I have always been more successful and learned better once I actually did something hands on. I can learn verbally, and visual as well but that is my best learning technique. As mentioned above my dominant learning style is Kinesthetic
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2014 VARK Analysis One of the most common models of learning styles is VARK, which was developed by Neil Fleming initially in 1987. Learning styles in the VARK model are broken down into four categories, which is what VARK stands for: visual, aural/auditory, read/writing and kinesthetic (Kagan, 2010, p.26). VARK is a questionnaire which asks sixteen questions that provides users with a profile of their individual learning styles. There are many theories on thinking and learning and that students
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Information of Parents p.2 2.2. Table 2: Biographical Information of Children p.2 2.3. Table 3: Authoritative child-rearing style p.2 2.4. Table 4: Authoritarian child-rearing style p.3 2.5. Table 5: Permissive child-rearing style p.3 2.6. Table 6: Uninvolved child-rearing style p.4 2.7. Table 7: Kind of prosocial behaviour: Empathy p.4 2.8. Table 8: Kind of prosocial behaviour: Awareness of
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