we understand and theorize about it has changed over time. The word curriculum originates from Greek and literally meant ‘course’. Kerr defines curriculum as "All the learning which is planned and guided by the school‚ whether it is carried on in groups or individually‚ inside or outside the school." (infed.org:2010) All learning is planned and guided‚ we have to pre-consider what we are seeking to achieve and how we are going to go about it. How we formalize this is the curriculum. This leads us
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The subject of learning styles is a vast one; therefore it would be impossible to state just one definition of what are learning styles. Gregorc (1979) “gave a good clear definition of distinctive behaviours which serves as indicators of how a person learns from and adapts to his environment. It also gives clues as how a person’s mind operates. It is the idea of behaviour’ that suggests learning styles are a way of being‚ and can change over time. More importantly though‚ it is the way an individual
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Page 1 Learning Theory: Applying Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory with Computer Based Training © Copyright Harold Henke‚ 1996‚ 2001 all rights reserved Author’s note: This paper was written in 1996 as a project paper for a course on Learning Theory. This paper was reformatted in June‚ 2001. Page 2 Organization ................................................................................................. 3 Introduction .............................................................
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PTLLS CHAPTER ONETeaching and Learning Adult Learning They are aged 16 and above and do the courses for many reasons such as: further education‚ work-based‚ adult and community learning centre‚ etc in order to learn for their own benefits or to enhance their job role. Here is some important aspects of adult learning you should consider: Adults are more confident to ask questions and challenge theories. If you cannot answer their questions‚ say you will find out and make sure you do. So be
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forms of English. My other university resource that I will be using is “Grammar Tutorial”. I will use this because I struggle with my grammar‚ and it will help me to learn how to use proper grammar and correct word ordering. What is your personal learning style (refer to the Ch. 1 Aplia homework)? I am a visual learner. I learn
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Statement #1 To establish and main a safe‚ healthy learning environment I believe it is important to establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment by keeping my center and play ground area clean and free of the things that are harmful to my children. I believe the first steps to encourage learning is to keep a clean and safe environment‚ that my children’s minds will be stimulated and will meet there individual learning styles. My goal is to encourage my children to follow healthy
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There are four styles of learning. Kinesthetic‚ visual‚ aural‚ and reading/writing. Kinesthetic takes a hands on approach and demonstration would be a good way to learn new material. Aural learns by listening or speaking. Hearing new material and then repeating it works well for this type of learner. Visual learners learn best by seeing what they are expected to learn. Making flash cards and color coding important parts of notes are good ways to visualize new information. A person who learns best
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guidelines‚ policies and procedures result from enquiries and investigations that have followed tragedies‚ errors and neglect. It is important to be up to date on current legislation and guidelines surrounding the EYFS to ensure effective early learning and positive experiences for children. Recent cases such as "Baby P" resulted in "The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report" March 2009 Children’s workforce point 29 Recommendation "Children’s Trusts should ensure that
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Communication and Collaboration Strategies Jacquetta Waldon University of Phoenix Communication and Collaboration Strategies Our Learning Team consists of an Organizer/Adventurer‚ Giver and Two Thinkers. My personality type was tied between a Thinker and an Organizer. Although I do consider myself detailed‚ confident‚ organized‚ and dependable like an Organizer‚ I have more Thinker traits such as: technical‚ rational‚ analytical‚ problem solver‚ objective‚ explicit‚ realistic
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Through out our lives‚ we are faced with many different learning experiences. Some of these experiences have made a more profound impact than others. This can be attributed to the fact that the mind has many ways of learning and assimilating data. A learning style is the method though which people gather information about their environment. As educators‚ it is our responsibility to inform ourselves of all learning styles‚ in order to reach each of our students in the most effective way. Howard
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