HOW TO EVALUATE A THEORY The purpose of a good theory is to provide a conceptual framework for viewing and understanding phenomena. From this perspective a theory is either useful or not useful. A theory helps guide and focus attention‚ identify and define important variables‚ and postulate the relationships among them. A good theory is not just another ’good idea‚’ but it is based on empirical data that makes it an adequate map of the territory for the current time. Furthermore‚ a good theory
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Unit 4 - Theories and Principles of Planning and Enabling Learning The purpose of this assignment is to establish the theories and principles of planning and enabling learning as applicable to my teaching. I teach at a Further Education college in North West Leicestershire‚ where I teach a group of eleven mature students. As a group they are self funding on the course and the full cost is recovered from them with the exception of one‚ who is an apprentice and is therefore funded through his apprenticeship
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There are multiple broad theories‚ which explain the relationships between environment and children behaviour. Below are relevant theories which clarify or hints underlying factors within family environment that influence a child to run away from home. These theories are being extracted from famous book of David R. Shaffer‚ 2010. A. The psychoanalytic perspectives Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development: For many years scientist focussed on the importance of early family experiences on children‘s
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Unit 16 Enabling Learning and Assessment Assessment offers the chance for invaluable feedback to be given to learners therefore offering an opportunity for learners to achieve progression and the ability to monitor and take control of their own learning. Assessment also offers the opportunity not only for the progression of learners but also for the progression of institutions‚ Ysseldake(2010) supports this argument “Assessment is a process of collecting data
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issues currently driving change in the travel and tourism sector. Chose a tourism destination and analyse the level of tourism development. Include statistical information about number of tourists‚ main tourism markets and how tourism affects local economy‚ social life and environment. The factors affecting the travel and tourism industry are political or they are influenced by worldwide economic developments‚ or they can be climatic changes. One of the most important factors which affect development
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teaching and judge the direction and extent of changes. Testing is a continuous process and forms an integral part of the total system of education and in vary closely related to educational objectives. The purpose of this evaluation is to make provisions for guiding the growth of the learners to diagnose their strengths and weakness and point out areas where remedial measure are devised. It makes a judgment on the quality or worth of an educational program or students’ achievements and provides
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discuss the state support: state provision for children‚ the historical development of the ECCE in Ireland‚ the current ECCE provision by the state‚ health and welfare‚ equal opportunity legislation and quality ECCE environment in 1200-1400 words. Childcare has changed over the years in so many ways. In the past women stayed at home to mind the children‚ there was no childcare facilities if children needed to be cared for neighbours or family members cared for the children. Also in the past anyone could
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evaluation. Whether performed by an individual or as part of an organizational review procedure‚ strategy evaluation forms an essential step in the process of guiding an enterprise. For many executives strategy evaluation is simply an appraisal of how well a business performs. Has it grown? Is the profit rate normal or better? If the answers to these questions are affirmative‚ it is argued that the firm ’s strategy must be sound. Despite its unassailable simplicity‚ this line of reasoning misses
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DFA7130 ASSIGNMENT TWO ENABLING AND ASSESSING LEARNING Introduction The assessment process in a teaching environment is a necessary requirement to enable you to be able to measure a student’s knowledge and understanding. Assessments come in many different forms and use many different methods‚ each are important in obtaining an outcome to which the tutor can obtain positive outcomes. Gravells (2008) suggests that assessment is a process of determining if learning
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Analysis of assessment The word ‘assess’ is a verb meaning to measure: evaluate or estimate the nature‚ quality‚ ability‚ extent‚ or significance of. (http://wordnet.princenton.edu/perl/webwn 2011) This in itself when thinking in terms of teaching implies it is something done with a learner or learners and not the learners themselves. “The evidence used in evaluation may include measurements of learning achievement. To do that we must have reliable and valid methods of assessment”. (Minton 1991
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