General education requirements‚ or GERs‚ in universities are basically what the name implies‚ "General." These courses are too vague in terms of helping each student succeed. The requirements are suppose to help each student become more well-rounded but this is done by pounding useless information in students’ minds within a short amount of time. Therefore‚ students are paying money to learn about things that they will forget the next semester. General education requirements need to be revised to
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My personal philosophy of teaching and learning is a product of many influencesincluding experience‚ instruction‚ a melding of the philosophies of past educators andan intrinsic sense of what is right. I have attempted to capsulate this philosophy in theseven belief statements that follow. I believe learners are individuals who bring aunique set of needs and abilities to the classroom and that they should be encouragedto become responsible for their own learning‚ especially as they mature. I believe
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-Numerical ability -Word fluency -Associative memory -Spatial visualization I do agree with this because it tests everyone in different ways‚ some people are weaker than others. Howard Gardner - Multiple Intelligences Instead of focusing on the analysis of test scores‚ Gardner proposed that numerical expressions of human intelligence are not a full and accurate depiction of people’s abilities. His theory describes eight distinct intelligences that are based on skills and abilities
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In this essay‚ I will attempt to trace the development of the concept of intelligence and the various different ways of measuring it. I will discuss‚ starting from the early twentieth century‚ how intelligence first became of so much importance and of how the knowledge and understanding of the concept of intelligence has increased throughout the century. I will briefly describe the origins of the concept of intelligence and I will also mention the most recent developments in the subject such as those
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As tuition prices rise and families are less able to pay for their child’s tuition from savings alone‚ taking out loans to help pay the amount needed are becoming increasingly popular. Student loans‚ not to be confused with grants (which do not have to be repaid)‚ are amounts of money lent to students to pay for tuition‚ books‚ or living costs. Loans are not free money and must be paid back usually six months after the student has graduated college‚ and the catch with loans is they collect interest
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While Sparrowe (2005) disagrees with Walumbwa‚ Avolio‚ Gardner‚ Wernsing‚ and Peterson‚ (2008) theory that argue that this leadership approach is more narcissistic. However‚ Walumbwa et al. (2008) noted that “a core prediction of authentic leadership theory is that the leaders espoused values/beliefs and actions
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Adult ESL Student Motivation for Participation in Advanced Language Learning A. LANE IGOUDIN‚ M.A.‚ PH.D. Published in 2008 by The CATESOL Journal‚ 20 (1)‚ 27-48. ADULT ESL STUDENT MOTIVATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCED LANGUAGE LEARNING 1 Abstract In recent years‚ TESOL has called for the study of the social and cognitive factors that affect adult English learners’ participation in formal language learning. This research project investigated the motivational processes of 10 adult
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Orwell wrote Animal Farm‚ "... to discredit the Soviet system by showing its inhumanity and its back-sliding from ideals [he] valued ..."(Gardner‚ 106) Orwell noted that " there exists in England almost no literature of disillusionment with the Soviet Union. ’ Instead‚ that country is viewed either with ignorant disapproval ’ or with uncritical admiration. ’"(Gardner‚ 96) The basic synopsis is this: Old Major‚ an old boar in Manor Farm‚ tells the other animals of his dream of "animalism": " ... Only
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Nursing‚ 17(6)‚ 429-430. Tucker‚ S. et al (First Quarter 2012). Outcomes and challenges in implementing hourly rounds to reduce falls in orthopedic units. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing‚ 9(1)‚ 18-29. Date of electronic publication: Sep. 19‚ 2011. Gardner‚ G. et al (2009). Measuring the effect of patient comfort rounds on practice environment and patient satisfaction: A pilot study. International Journal of Nursing Practice‚ 15(4)‚ 287-293. Tea‚ C.‚ Ellison‚ M.‚ and Feghali‚ F. (2008). Proactive patient
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*After reading chapter 13 in the Fancher and Rutherford reading‚ I feel like Piaget’s work helped us better understand the cognitive development of children. I feel like the stages of development helps us better understand how children are able to think logically and critically. The stages state the way in which thinking develops. To me‚ it makes since because as a child I was unable to make my own decision about what would be the better outcome and what would be best for me. However‚ as I became
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