An account of assessment in the LLS Joseph McKay 31 July 2012 1.1 Explain types of assessment used in lifelong learning. Initial assessment This takes place prior to the commencement of a particular programme or subject. Relevant initial assessment activities will give the teacher information regarding the learners‚ eg‚ any specific assessment requirements or needs they may have‚ their learning style‚ or any further training or support
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Teaching for understanding Understanding is one of the most cherished goals of education. Teaching for understanding can bring knowledge to life by requiring students to manipulate knowledge in various ways. For instance‚ understanding a historical event means going beyond the facts to explain them‚ explore the remote causes‚ discuss the incident as different people might see it from their own perspectives‚ ans skeptically critique what various sources say. History of Teaching for Understanding:
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Task A Guidance A guide to reflective Practice Ai a) What is reflective practice? Reflective practice is the process of thinking about and critically analysing your actions with the goal of changing and improving occupational practice. b) Why is reflective practice important? Reflective practice is important because it accurately assesses the need of each service user. It is essential that all care workers become familiar with reflective practice as our profession depends
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Assignment 1 - PTLLS - Level 4 Task 1. Establishing ground rules and promoting appropriate behaviour. Level 4. Explain the different approaches you have discovered for establishing ground rules to value the contributions of others and understand the need for respect? Ground rules can be agreed as a group or as a class‚ having a mutual agreement from the class helps establish and promote respect for each other‚ knowing what is intended from the class and taking responsibility for learning
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Before the main discussion of the reflective journal‚ the author would firstly like to identify that how the “organisational wellness” subject affected her. In the beginning‚ the author chose this subject due to the reqirement that she must choose six units of third-year level to complete her degreee. And she didn’t have any knowledge about this subject before she decided to choose it. When she attended the first lecture of “organisational wellness” ‚ she only has abstract and vague concept of the
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Reflective Essay: This essay is a reflective essay on my learning development from a young age through to my current position as a University Student. I will be relating my learning development back to two theories of human development‚ Vygotstsky’s socio-cultural theory and Marcia’s version of Erikson’s theory of identity development. I will identify and discuss the challenge I have faced with my identity and how this has impacted on my development. Vygotsky is a theorist who believed that
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| | | | Reflective Paper for 2/16/2013 Lecture The lecture of Father Roa last February 16 is an introduction to Business Ethics subject. The discussion included businessman’s myth about business ethics‚ the relationship of ethics and business‚ moral reasoning in business‚ the theory of profit motive‚ and business ethics definition. These given me deeper understanding of the subject “Business Ethics and Social Responsibility”. Some of businessman’s myth about business ethics includes:
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Reflective Blog 4 Throughout the course of last week I have attended Cognitive Psychology focuses on a person’s cognitive functions and their internal states by studying motivation‚ thinking‚ attention span‚ and their problem solving skills. There have been milestones‚ in psychology‚ marked by the development of cognitive psychology. Certain developments such as the need for change in methods‚ the theories‚ and how these theories are researched‚ are what led to the discovery of cognitive psychology
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relationship with other adults. This is especially true if you are working with a Teaching Assistant. This is because they have an important role within the teaching team. With their knowledge and experience‚ they contribute to planning‚ support‚ observations and reflection. When I am covering a class for PPA I have to do my own planning for Physical Education and I always ensure that I have planned effectively for the Teaching Assistant‚ and myself. The lesson plan is emailed the week before‚ in order
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INTRODUCTION Reflective learning‚ according to Boud & Fales (1983:99) “is the process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern‚ triggered by an experience‚ which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self and which results in a changed conceptual perspective”. Boud‚ Keough & Walker (1985:19) state that “reflection in the context of learning is a generic term for those intellectual and affective activities in which individuals engage to explore their experiences in order
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