Journal of College Teaching & Learning – November 2011 Volume 8‚ Number 11 The Effects Of Using Collaborative Learning To Enhance Students‟ English Speaking Achievement Fasawang Pattanpichet‚ Bangkok University‚ Thailand 1 ABSTRACT This experimental study aims to investigate the effects of using collaborative learning to enhance students‟ speaking achievement. The study using a pre-test and post-test design was conducted with 35 undergraduate students enrolled in a fundamental English course
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own life. When I took that step to own a dog‚ it affected my mental and emotional well-being. I never had that feeling of being alone‚ with that I was always grateful for having my companion along with me. I researched the health benefits of having a dog as a pet and being alone all the time can lead to depression by having a dog‚ can help cure the depressed state that you may experience. Also medically the brain releases
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The advantages of having a diverse organization The world’s increasing globalization requires more interaction among people from diverse cultures‚ beliefs‚ and backgrounds than ever before. People no longer live and work in an insular marketplace; they are now part of a worldwide economy with competition coming from nearly every continent. For this reason‚ all organizations need diversity to become more creative and open to change. Maximizing and capitalizing on workplace diversity has become
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PP0127: Facilitating Learning and Assessment In Practice In my portfolio I will identify the current learning needs‚ agreement of learning and assessment of contract as well as how mentor could help in facilitating and assessment learning in my unit. It included about adult learning‚ strategies and suggest how the practitioner can practice of learning. I am a qualified SRN (State Registered Nurse). I am currently working in a private hospital
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As learning and collaborative practices occur in many contexts throughout life‚ this paper aims to focus and discuss these terms in a higher education‚ online environment. A combination of social‚ technological and economic drivers has resulted in major pedagogical changes in higher Education online (Engineering Subject Centre 2011). Much of the change is centred to accommodate the increased amount of diverse students and their needs as they pursue study in the online environment. The increased diversity
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HARD COPY Learning Environment This ideal learning environment optimizes wellbeing. It reflects a positive school ethos that makes the school an exciting‚ stimulating and welcoming place. 10 Characteristics of a Highly Effective Learning Environment 1. The students ask the questions—good questions This is not a feel-good implication‚ but really crucial for the whole learning process to work. The role of curiosity has been study (and perhaps under-studied and under-appreciated)‚ but
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Bauer MBA 510 December 21‚ 2014 Collaborative Learning: Article Review The article “Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking” is a study that examined the effectiveness of individual learning verses collaborative learning in drill-and-practice skills and critical-thinking skills. (Gokhale 2) . Collaborative learning was first defined by Gokhale as‚ the grouping and pairing students for the purpose of achieving an academic goal. (1) . Collaborative learning is referred to as an instructional
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Introduction Employee diversity in the workplace had become commend in the company already. Griffiths et al (2004‚ p. 463) state that “Diversity includes everyone. It is not something that is defined by race or gender. It extends to age‚ personal and corporate background‚ education‚ function and personality”. Nowadays‚ there have many factors to increase the diversity in the workplace. Example for it‚ globalization of the business in the world now that have to hiring diverse employee to manage
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response to each of the following questions: * What are the advantages of having diversity in a collaborative learning environment? In a collaborative learning environment the advantages of diversity‚ or being diverse are far and wide. The differences that we all have are intriguing and that in it self can get a discussion started. Everyone has a unique way of doing things‚ whether it’s there style of work‚ language‚ or way of learning. Through collaboration we can use our differences to
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Active Learning Environment Introduction “The environment we are in affects our moods‚ the ability to form relationships and the effectiveness in work or play‚ even our health.” (Bullard‚ 2006). In effectively educating children an educator must build a foundation that has a stimulating environment which includes the inside and outside areas‚ classroom design and décor size. The outdoor learning area must be one that is organised in a way that promotes exploration and investigation of the
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