Précis 7 – Describe cognitive dissonance and describe how it is influenced by culture. Cognitive Dissonance Theory is a theory of attitude change proposing that inconsistency exists among our attitudes‚ or between our attitudes and behavior‚ we experience an unpleasant state of arousal called cognitive dissonance‚ which we will be motivated to reduce or eliminate. (Bordens & Horowitz 2001) This is a theory‚ which has been transformed over many decades. Cognitive Dissonance varies between
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ACTION LEARNING Revans is a founder of action learning and he stated "Through constant questioning‚ we see more clearly just who we really are‚ and what remarkable resources we have access to. We will also see more clearly what is really facing us‚and we will become more capable of accepting and responding to change." Action learning sets are one approach that man be used to foster learning in the workplace. They have been used by a number of organisations in the NGO sector in recent years. The
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Marwa Saleh Assessment as learning 1-Definition Through this process students are able to learn about themselves as learners and become aware of how they learn – become megacognitive (knowledge of one’s own thought processes). Students reflect on their work on a regular basis‚ usually through self and peer assessment and decide (often with the help of the teacher‚ particularly in the early stages) what their next learning will be. Assessment as learning helps students to take more
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multiliteracies: Designing social futures. In B.Cope & M. Klantzis (Eds.)‚ Multiliteracies‚ literacy learning and the design of social futures (pp. 9-37). London: Macmillan. Walsh‚ C. (2006). Beyond the workshop. Doing multiliteracies with adolescents. English in Australia‚ 41(3)‚ 49-58 Winch‚ G.‚ Johnston‚ R.‚ March‚ P.‚ Ljungdahl‚ L.‚ & Holliday‚ M Cope‚ Bill and Mary Kalantzis (eds)‚ Multiliteracies: Literacy Learning and the Design of Social Futures‚ Routledge‚ London‚ 2000‚ 350pp. | link Word Count – 2195
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Learning experiences must be carefully orchestrated by a teacher who builds relationships with students‚ works with them to create an environment in which they can flourish‚ and plans lessons that are standards-based and embed high-yield strategies. Environment and Planning address the characteristics and behaviors exhibited by a well-prepared teacher. The use of high-yield teaching and assessment strategies supported by carefully-chosen resources helps ensure the advancement of student learning
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Difference Between Learning Outcomes and Learning Objectives? Learning Objectives: • tend to describe specific‚ discrete units of knowledge and skill • were useful during the 1970’s and 1980’s when attempts were made to describe workplace activities as specific tasks to be completed • can be accomplished within a short time frame - still may be relevant for a class period • tend to be statements of intent; do not necessarily suggest that the behaviour has been demonstrated Learning Outcomes:
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Experiential Learning (Kolb) Building upon earlier work by John Dewey and Kurt Levin‚ American educational theorist David A. Kolb believes “learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience” (1984‚ p. 38). The theory presents a cyclical model of learning‚ consisting of four stages shown below. One may begin at any stage‚ but must follow each other in the sequence: • concrete experience (or “DO”) • reflective observation (or “OBSERVE”) • abstract conceptualization
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the life systems that exist in the river‚ while the Social Studies teacher might help students research the local history and peoples who used the river for food and transport. Team teaching What is the Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching and Learning? This approach to teaching requires planning that looks at the foundational objectives of a number of curriculum areas. Connecting curriculum in the interdisciplinary approach is an efficient way to help teachers deal with knowledge that grows at
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Running head: LEARNING Kinesthetic Learners This paper will discuss mainly the author’s learning style as determined by the VARK questionnaire (www.vark-learn.com). It will discuss the other learning styles and will compare the author’s preferred learning strategies with the recommended VARK strategies. Lastly it will discuss the author’s preferred learning style in relation to bedside nursing. The author’s determined learning style is strong kinesthetic (www.vark-learn.com). Kinesthetic
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SERVICE LEARNING We had our Service Learning at Barangay Onyx in the city of Manila. We were required to have 8 hours in doing our Service Learning. In this service learning I’ve learned a lot‚ experience new things‚ and realize that I can do things that I didn’t think that I can do it. The clean-up drive’s mission is to clean the neighborhood or the whole barangay. One of our objectives is that the community (barangay) will have a clean place to live in because technically that is the main purpose
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