Running head: Learning Theories Key Learning Theories Deborah Lynne Kittredge Deborah Kittredge Keiser University EDU521 Dr. Leigh Baldwin August 22‚2009 [ ]Abstract This paper views the learner‚ the learning theories and how they relate to the most effective classroom environment. The learners that are discussed are third grade American Indian
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Social Intelligence Theory What is Social Intelligence (SI)? Social Intelligence (SI) is the ability to get along well with others‚ and to get them to cooperate with you. Sometimes referred to simplistically as "people skills‚" SI includes an awareness of situations and the social dynamics that govern them‚ and a knowledge of interaction styles and strategies that can help a person achieve his or her objectives in dealing with others. It also involves a certain amount of self-insight and a consciousness
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quantifying an individual’s intelligence has been the ultimate goal of a great number of educators and psychologists. The notoriously famous Binet-Simon’s scale has been in use since 1905‚ when it was first introduced to the general public‚ and the scale has experienced multiple changes since the first day. The question is‚ do IQ-test really measures person’s intelligence? According to Howard Gardner’s article “Human Intelligence Isn’t What We Think It Is”‚ humans are multi-intelligence beings. So‚ IQ-test
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Gardner viewed intelligence as ’the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting’ (Gardner & Hatch‚ 1989). Howard Gardner initially formulated a list of seven intelligences. The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what Howard Gardner called ’personal intelligences’. The Seven Intelligences Gardner stated is the following: • Linguistic Intelligence-involves understanding
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1 Follett‚ M. P. (1996). The giving of orders. In Shafritz‚ J.M. & Ott‚ J.S. (Eds.). Classics of organization theory (pp.156-162). Belmont‚ CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company. Review of article from Shafritz & Ott by Victor Montemurro Giving and receiving orders is a human resource issue that should not be taken lightly since consequences of not understanding the impact of an order on an employee’s work and attitude could be ineffective management if not also ruinous organizational behavior. In
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Multiple Intelligences Theory posits that there are seven ways people understand in the world‚ described by Gardner as seven intelligences.Developed by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner in 1983 and subsequently refined‚ this theory states there are at least seven ways (“intelligences”) that people understand and perceive the world. The first theory is called Linguistic. It is the ability to use spoken or written words. The second theory is called Logical-Mathematical. It is inductive and deductive
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INTRODUCTION Background Intelligence has been defined in different ways‚ including the abilities for abstract thought‚ understanding‚ communication‚ reasoning‚ learning‚ planning‚ emotional intelligence and problem solving. Intelligence is most widely studied in humans‚ but has also been observed in animals and plants. Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines or the simulation of intelligence in machines. Numerous definitions of and hypotheses about intelligence have been proposed since
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discusses two of the theories surrounding children’s learning and development. It further goes on to discuss how they could be used to inform practice in the classroom. The two theories to be discussed are Vygotsky’s Social Development Theory and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory. Lev Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who lived from 1896 to 1934. He was widely involved in developing the education program of the emerging Soviet Union. At the time of his death‚ his theory was not known outside
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Race and intelligence is a controversial area of intelligence research studying the nature‚ origins‚ and practical consequences of racial and ethnic group differences in intelligence test scores and other measures of cognitive ability. It has been suggested that people of various races do have different levels of intelligence‚ however the controversy of establishing what exactly makes a person intelligent’ is the basis for argument. Intelligence is defined as the capacity for learning‚ reasoning
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or the art of teaching‚ is a modern construct. For the purpose of this essay we will look at the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky‚ the theory of multiple intelligences‚
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