Cognitive Style Learning Style Essays and Term Papers
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The Benefits of Distance Learning
The Benefits of Distance Learning I. Easy access for both students and teachers II. Knowledge of instructors and classmates A. Posting of bibliographies III. One-on-one contact between instructor and student A. Phone contact B. Web-site email C. Chat areas IV. Students learn just as easily as in the classroom V. Access to other students through online communication A. Personal emails B. Classroom and group discussion boards C. Online course chat rooms VI. Learning of proper
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How Sleep Deprivation Affects Psychological Variables Related to College Students Cognitive Performance
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Psychological Variables Related to College Students Cognitive Performance Jenny R. Downs Fall07, PSY 1513 41 General Psychology (MSVCC) (25) Sleep deprivation is very common for college students. A pattern is usually developed with sleep deprivation peaking during the week and even more during exam periods. Performance levels are significantly lower during these periods even though the students beleived that their performance was better. Many studies have been conducted to try
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The Effect of the Reading Recovery Program on Children with Reading and Learning Difficulties
The purpose of this essay is to explain the effectiveness of the reading recovery program (RR) on students with reading and or learning disabilities (RD or LD). The studies reviewed looked at students who were at-risk for LD, who had RD, or who had a severe reading difficulty. The studies revealed that research that explores the implicit effect of the reading recovery program on students with LD is limited, but provided evidence for its importance
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E Learning
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………….………………………… 1 II. HISTORY OF E-LEARNING…………..………………………………….…… 2 III. ADVANTEGES OF E-LEARNING………...………………………….….……. 4 IV. EXAMPLES OF E-LEARNING…….………………………………………….. 16 V. CONCLUSION………………………….…………………………………….….. 26 REFRENCES …………………………………………….…………………………….... 2 I. INTRODUCTION: e-Learning is a catch-all term that covers a wide range of instructional material that can be delivered on a CD-ROM or DVD, over a local area network (LAN), or on the Internet. It includes Computer-Based Training (CBT), Web-Based Training (WBT), Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS),
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Distance Learning Survival Guide
Distance Learning Survival Guide By Marco A. Bohorquez I recently made the decision to continue my education at Axia College to help further my career in the energy sector. I knew that in order to be a successful student, I had to create a student survival guide that would help me along the way. Learning the Classroom Environment, Using Axia’s Educational Resources, Upholding Academic Honesty, Setting and Achieving Goals, Managing Time Wisely, Fostering Reading Comprehension
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Blackboard and Distance Learning: Bend Technology to Your Will
Blackboard and Distance Learning: Bend Technology To Your Will! Over the years there have been numerous tips, tricks and gimmicks educators have used in an effort to reduce their teaching load. Is there anything that can be done to lessen the scholastic load without sacrificing quality instruction? Yes there is, it's the Internet. Finally applications such as WebCT ™ and Blackboard™ have merged to create the ideal software support application for distance education. These products
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Virtual Learning
Online Education A Review of the Literature Online education has become a widely accepted alternative to learning in the classroom. Distance education has helped students across the country educate themselves in a world were technology rules and fast paced lifestyles are a part of life. The main advantages of distance learning are: Convenience eliminates travel to a traditional classroom and the freedom to learn at any time are some of the main reasons why so
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Theory of Cognitive Development
Theory of Cognitive Development BY Jean Piaget No theory of cognitive development has had more impact than that of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive thinking. Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologists identified four stages in which children develop cognitively. How we as human beings develop cognitively has been thoroughly researched. Theorists have suggested that children are incapable of understanding the world until they reach a particular stage of cognitive development. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development is the
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Learning by Teaching and Increased Exposure in the Classroom
Learning by Teaching and Increased Exposure in the Classroom The idea of inclusion or mainstreaming has been around the education community for a long time. Both of these ideas involve including students with learning disabilities in regular classrooms to be taught by regular teachers rather than special education teachers. The difference between the two is that inclusion allows for a learning disabled student to be in a classroom for the majority of their day and
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Aristotle Vs. Plato Learning Is Recollection
What alternative does Aristotle offer to Plato's claim that learning is recollection? Where would Aristotle locate the mistake in Plato's argument in The Phaedo? In his dialogues The Phaedo and Meno, Plato, through the form of Socrates, puts forth the idea that all learning is recollection. In The Phaedo, to prove that the soul is immortal, Socrates asserts the view that all learning is recollection and we simply need to be reminded of facts that
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Implementation Semantic Web on E-Learning
The current WWW is a powerful tool for research and education, but its utility is hampered by the inability of the user to navigate easily the nefarious sources for the information he requires. The Semantic Web is a vision to solve this problem. It is proposed that a new WWW architecture will support not only Web content, but also associated formal semantics [4]. The idea is that the Web content and accompanying semantics (or metadata)
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Smaller Learning Communities
Persuasive Essay Smaller Learning Communities In schools around the country many children are getting a better education. This is because in January of 2002, President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This act ensures that Smaller Learning Communities will continue to assist the large public high schools. Today, Smaller Learning Communities will become a very successful program because of teacher to student relationships, student achievement and the programs general
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Observational Learning of Violent Behavior
Today violence has become an every day experience in life. Playing video games or turning on the television, and flipping through the channels at random, you will most likely stumble upon various forms of violence. Does it desensitize or help us tolerate violence? And the most controversial issue, does it cause violence? Most humans learn by simply watching, and then imitating the action rather than trial and error or direct experiences of the consequences of
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My First Learning Team Experience
My First Learning Team Experience My involvement in the Learning Team environment at the University of Phoenix has been a great learning experience. When we were assigned teams at the end of the first week, I did not really know what to expect. I have worked on teams numerous times in my career, both in the professional and private sectors. The teams I have worked on have always been to either produce a product or
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Learning How to Swim
Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I've ever had to do was learn how to swim. I was always afraid of the water, but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become physically stronger. What I didn't realize was that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person.
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What Can China and India Learn from Each Other?
India and China are the 'twin engines of growth' of Asia. Indeed, each of them has a population of more than one billion. Together they constitute 40% of humanity. Both are developing countries, giant economies and amongst the fastest growing in the world. The large land mass, the vast natural endowments, the enormous size of the market, and the huge potential for growth, initial dependence on import substitution policies and now a highly capital intensive
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Learning Methods
INTRODUCTION First of all we will look at the physiology learning which will explain us the natural process of retaining memory. Secondly we will present two learning styles, Visual Auditory Reading Kinaesthetic also called VARK as well as Honey and Mumford and analyze their different methodologies and finally we will discuss how those methods can be applied to my own past and future experiences. Chapter One Physiology of learning Generally speaking, physiology of learning is
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Learning Disorder Chart
Learning Disorder: Learning disabilities affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do mathematical calculations, and coordinate movements or direct attention. These disorders are a processing deficit. Without being able to see and hear properly the information is not received and processed correctly by the brain. TYPE DEFINITION CAUSES TEACHING STRATEGIES Dyslexia Dyslexia is a neurological learning disability. It is characterized by difficulties with word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding
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The Value of Resource, Learning Teams, and Problem Based Learning
Running head: The Value of rEsource, Learning Teams, and Problem Based Learning The Value of rEsource, Learning Teams, and Problem Based Learning Kamesha Harris University of Phoenix The Value of rEsource, Learning Teams, and Problem Based Leaning In order to succeed in doing work that will benefit both you and the people that help you, the resources that you are provided with become valuable. At the University of Phoenix, the students are provided with rEsource
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The Effects of Cooperative Learning in a Classroom Setting
The Effects of Cooperative Learning in a Classroom Setting Cooperative learning is one of best teaching strategies that an educator can use with their students. Results from studies have shown that cooperative learning strategies have given students opportunities to grow as individuals. They have learned faster and more efficiently, have greater retention, and have a positive outlook on learning. It is a way for students to learn and develop good social skills and help promote
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How I Learn to Sweep
My mother never taught me sweeping… is the opening line in Julia Alvarez’s poem and the one that stand out most in my mind. In the opening line Alvarez use powerful word such as Mother, Never and Sweeping to engage the reader and control the sway or sweeping motion of the poem. The word Sweeping stand out the most, because to sweep means to clean out at dirty place, to rid one’s self of dust.
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Science of Cognitive Psychology and Analytical Psychology
Science of Cognitive Psychology and Analytical Psychology Analytical psychology Analytical psychology is part of the Jungian psychology movement started by Carl Jung (18-1961) and his followers. It is founded by Carl Jung and derived from Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis. It is a Psychoanalysis that has the concept of libido or life energy as the dominant force. Its aim is to seek the personal experience of the inner most forces and motivations underlying human behavior. It is
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Approach to Teaching and Learning
APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING Education is the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill. The purpose of education is to learn the facts and skills of life in the world today and to know information and facts that what makes the world what it is today. It is very important that every student to know the fundamentals of how the world is made up. Students should learn in
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All I Need to Know About Manufacturing I Learned in Joe's Garage
All I Need To Know About Manufacturing I Learned In Joe’s Garage By William B. Miller, Vicki L. Schenk Report 1. The workers were issued envelopes containing Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering drawings. a) Ralph observed certain inconsistencies between the two sets of drawings. b) The two departments that were responsible for producing the drawings do not communicate with each other. The Engineering department does not design for manufacturing. It seems that efficiency and costs are
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Web Based Self-Learning System
�Self E-Learning System’ is an e-learning system. The main purpose of the system is to allow users to utilize online materials after registration. The whole process could be done with the basic requirement of the Personal Computer (PC), a web browser, internet connection and self motivation to finish the whole course. This e-learning system has certain authorized accessibility to certain level of users. The users need to register themselves in order to utilize the system.
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