SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ASPECTS | SIMILARITIES | DIFFERENCES | THEMES | For the short story‚ The Drover’s Wife the theme is life is precious and needs to be protected. Four innocent life would be lost if the drover’s wife fails in the duty as a protective mother.For the short story Looking for a Rain God‚ the theme is also life is precious. The moral issue on life in this story is; no one has the rights to take his or her life. Life is the gift of God and it is precious. | For the short
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‘A critical commentary on how the experiences of learning influence approaches to teaching’ Throughout my education and experiences in schools‚ I have gained great interest in the subject of learning. Since a young age I have discovered a lot about myself as a learner. During primary school I struggled with science and received support because of this. Alongside my teachers I began to realise that although I was being taught through auditory methods‚ I am very much a kinaesthetic learner and activist
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COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORY COGNITIVE LEARNING: Cognitive learning is defined as the acquisition of knowledge and skill by mental or cognitive processes‚ the procedures we have for manipulating information ’in our heads’. Cognitive processes include creating mental representations of physical objects and events‚ and other forms of information processing. But what does it mean? To most people probably very little. Essentially what ’cognition’ means is ’to know’‚ gaining knowledge through thought
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A REVIEW OF “THE PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING” BY ADEYANJU‚ ‘LADE JOEL IN EHINDERO‚ O. J. AND ALADEJANA‚ F. O. (EDITORS) ”PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATION” ILE-IFE: PRINTED BY YOMMITTE PRINTS‚ 2005. The article “The principles of Teaching and Learning” written by ‘Lade Joel Adeyanju was a chapter in the book “Principles of and Practice of Education” edited by O. J. Ehindero and F. O. Aladejana and published in 2005. By its presentation‚ the book was a ‘Book of Readings’
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Cognitive Learning Theory Cognitive Learning Theory holds the idea that learning involves complex mental processing of information. Instead of focusing on the importance of repetition‚ cognitive theorists emphasize the role of motivation and mental processes in producing a desirable response. Thus under cognitive learning theory it is important to examine information processing in human mind which is described in Figure 7.13. It is generally believed that there are separate and sequential store
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Learning can be described as a course of action that encompasses a variety of influences and experiences in order to obtain‚ change or develop a person’s understanding‚ ability and vision. The learning process concentrates on what happens when learning occurs. A great deal of information and research discusses the various perspectives and theories of learning. Theories in child development have evolved over time in order to improve children’s lives and assist educators by providing frameworks for
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Teaching and Learning Learning is a dynamic process which begins at the time of conception and continues for the rest of our lives. At stages along this learning journey we partake in formalised learning in which we may interact with other human beings who may take on the role of teacher. This invariably happens within the confines of a school. The school being the environment designed to help pass on the knowledge‚ skills and qualities required as preparation for adult life. Our school is a section
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The definition of learning is to acquire something in terms of knowledge and teaching is to teach and share knowledge. Learning is defined as “any change in information‚ knowledge‚ understanding‚ attitudes‚ skills‚ or capabilities which can be retained and teaching is consequently done in order to bring about learning‚ and people do learn and acquire knowledge about specific subjects‚ and about how to use their knowledge (OECD‚ 1997d). All the activities of the teaching and learning in and out of the
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Teaching and Learning Activities Background I currently teach an IT Essentials 2 course at Tritec Computer Training‚ the course is designed to teach individuals all aspects of network operating systems including web services‚ Linux and Windows. The IT Essentials 2 course runs for 96 hours distributed over 16 weeks (1 day per week). The IT Essentials 2 course is a very complex course and I use several teaching and learning activities so that students get the maximum benefit from the weekly
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Learning Differences Paper Eddie* is an eleven year old boy who is in the 5th grade at AMA. He has had significant school behavior problems since early elementary school resulting in AMA as his third elementary school placement. Eddie is a general education student‚ but receives support from the at-risk specialist. Eddie’s mother reports significant difficulty with his behavior at home. She states he “doesn’t get along” with his 3 siblings‚ ages 4‚ 2‚ and 10 months and his relationship
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