media. It also allows professors and students to conduct meetings online. Currently, there 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
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discuss my personal development plan and how I will develop my personal skills which will help me in my current situation. Personal development plan (PDP) is a structured and supported process undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own learning, performance and achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development. In accordance with the requirement of Task 1, it is needed to identify and analyze the SMART objectives of personal and as well as organizational and
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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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Developing Criminological Skills 40205/01 “People learn in different ways” Different people have different style of learning, David a. Kolb explored into the development of different learning styles. Kolb created his famous learning style model “Experiential Learning Theory” (Kolb 1984) based on four elements: concrete experience, observation and reflection, abstract conceptualization and active experimentation. Concrete experience and abstract conceptualization are ways of how we
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NOTES Learning Outcome: Understand how self-managed learning can enhance lifelong development Learning Objectives: WEEK ONE Self-managed learning: self-initiation of learning processes; clear goal setting, eg aims and requirements, personal orientation achievement goals, dates for achievement, self-reflection WEEK TWO Learning styles: personal preferences; activist; pragmatist; theorist; reflector, eg reflexive modernisation theory; Kolb‘s learning cycle WEEK THREE Approaches: learning through
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information in different learning environments or situations. B. Introductory Transition 1. the development of learning styles began in 1907 2. VAK- Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic 1. Visual means to have the nature of producing images by the eye. 2. Auditory having the sense of hearing 3. Kinesthetic is the sense to have bodily movement or position of any parts of the body. 3. Knowing your learning style can help you perform more
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Balancing Studies with Work and Family Demands When I decided to return to school in April, I suppose I didn’t keep in mind the juggling act I already participate in. My biggest stress has to do with communicating effectively with my ex. I am going through a massive parenting battle with him involving my two youngest children. Two years ago, my ex, Jamie, found some loop hole in the system and was granted full custody. This event alone still haunts me and is the foundation of my daily struggles
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NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Learner: Patricia Lett THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor, use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. The assignment header should include the Learner’s last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number (DoeJXXX0000-1) justified to the left and the page number justified to the right. Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy
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Learning and Assessment Basics Marsha Jameson EDU 510: Assignment 1 Summer 2012 Describe the characteristics of the learners in your current (or future) role as an educator. The characteristics of my learners are as follows: males between the ages of 18-34 from single family homes; with some high school and with less than 8th grade education. Why choose people that have these particular characteristics? It is because they make-up a large part of the prison population in
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