Essays on Learning Page 38

            The latest trend in the twenty first century in education is the online degree program.  According to elearners.com, “Nearly 3.2 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2005 term, a substantial increase over the 2.3 million reported the previous year.”  Pioneers such as University of Phoenix are now reaping…

VARK Analysis Paper The VARK Questionnaire: A guide to learning styles is a calibration of 16-questions (learning scenarios’) and answers (preferred learning styles). At the end of the examination the VARK questionnaire reveals the individual’s learning styles, which is scored between four parts: visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic. Each learning style is as different as…

Viewing Multiple Realities For me the movie ‘The eye of the beholder’ highlighted the importance of various factors that hinder us from perceiving a person’s personality accurately. If not handled appropriately factors like snap judgment, pre-occupation, self-projection, prejudice and pre-disposition completely alter our perception presenting us a much skewed version of the reality. I have…

Competency Goal 1 To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment Functional Area 1: Safe One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to prevent or reduce injuries while children are in my care. This is an important goal for the age group children in my care because young children are…

The Grammar Translation Method, also known as ‘The Classical Method,’ focuses on teaching rather than communication. C. Orrieux states that GTM is primarily used for teaching Latin and Ancient Greek, which are considered “dead languages.” He explains that GTM emphasizes grammar training, which is essential for developing mental agility in higher education. The objective of…

To overcome this obstruction and support learning, the process of developing thinking and assessment for learning (Fall) has been implemented into the primary setting. Throughout this essay, Fall and strategies enforced will be critically evaluated and the effectiveness for learners and teachers will be focused upon. ‘At the heart of Assessment for learning is the…

Do you think that we should behave like ostriches that when they see a threat they put their heads in the sand to avoid confrontation? In my opinion, eliminating competition from schools is a misguided attempt at ensuring that no one’s self-esteem gets trampled. But the ‘real self-esteem’ is built by achieving ‘small victories’- and…

VARK Analysis Students come in different ages, diverse cultural backgrounds, and have different learning styles. At an early age, we develop learning styles. As a child we learn in different ways and as we become adults, our learning style is developed. When a student is in class, educated, the instructor needs to be using the…

Critically review your findings in relation to their impact at strategic and personal level. 4. Using your reflective learning journal and feedback from learners, evaluate your own approaches, strengths, and development needs in relation to inclusive practice, and plan opportunities to develop and improve your own skills. There is a need to address all the…

At the end of this essay, I intend to provide an exposition on the concepts of Pedagogy and Andragogy that can be easily understood by any layman. To achieve this, I will define both concepts and compare them to identify their similarities and differences. This will be done in the following paragraphs. The initial thing…