Active learning

Growing up in a multi-cultural, socializing and learning about people of different cultures has always been an important value in my life. Participating in this Study Abroad Program would improve my knowledge on Latino culture, language, and values of Madrid. I am currently a Women’s Studies/Anthropology major and this would not only benefit me now, but also in the future as a lawyer. Unfortunately, working at Publix and being a full-time student has become a rigorous experience. The pay I…

In the behavioral approach to therapy the root cause of psychopathology is learning maladaptive behaviors (because we are learning how to adapt from our surroundings) and that these problems persist because of reinforcement and punishment. In the case of Cindy, she has had a lifetime of modeling and learning the negative body relationships her sister, mother, and father seem to have as well as those of the sorority sisters she spent so much time with in college. In regards to rewards and…

them are my burning passion for knowledge, desirable thirst for learning, and my personal mission to live up the expectations I have set for myself. I have always made going to college the number one goal in my life. I knew attending college would open many more doors of possibilities, than just having a high school diploma. While I attended high school I was involved in a variety of different groups and organizations. I was an active member of my FFA chapter and I participated in varsity…

Technology, are not only on the trail towards goods grades and academics, but learning and leading with strong character. In Guilford County Schools, one of the Strategic Plan’s goal is to provide students with the tools and motivation necessary to positively impact our world. Cynethia Mayhand, founder of the Distinctive Divas, is making certain that that happens. Mrs. Mayhand, CTE teacher, believes deeply in-Service Learning and has created a partnership with Shannon Gray Rehabilitation &…

2.7. INFLUENCE OF WHATSAPP AS E-LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS The Whatsapp messenger was created by Acton and Koum in 2009 to make communication and the distribution of multimedia messaging more easily and faster. It works with internet connectivity and helps its users to stay in touch with friends and relatives in the contact list. Apart from making its users getting connected with each other, it also helps them to create groups, send images, short videos and audio messages. Seen as the most popular…

adult are limited but the impact on one's self and the memories will last forever. Each child between the ages of 4-16 should play sports while growing up. By playing sports throughout the early years of life, it allows children to be physically active, as well as be educated on their decisions related to health. Unfortunately, there are many people who believe sports cost too much money. However there are more positive impacts than negative impacts on children with sports. As a result,…

The self-regulated learning process can be broken up into three separate processes, with the first one being forethought. This phase is when the student initially is presented the task to perform, and then how they go about determining a plan to accomplish it. From an educational perspective, this may prove the hardest step for some students. If a child is already struggling to understand the material being discussed, or perhaps they have issues like a diagnosed learning problem, it may prove…

1.4 Active vocabulary knowledge VS. Passive vocabulary knowledge: Many researches in the field of vocabulary have distinguished two distinct types of vocabulary knowledge as Nagy, Richards, and Herman, in relation to the four language skills in which it is used, i.e.: vocabulary knowledge was sectioned accordingly to the types of the language skills, respectively, receptive skills as reading and listening, and productive skills as writing and speaking. Therefore, it was divided into passive…

Students learn concepts best through direct, focused experiences. Learning is much more intense and meaningful when it is personal. The first strategy I would use would be to introduce words that the students will encounter while reading text and content material. “Vocabulary instruction that introduces a smattering of new words prior to reading a selection will boost comprehension.” (Vacca, p.221). When trying to understand the meaning of a new word, it is often beneficial to look at what comes…

children ages two to seventeen playing video games, one can see that technology is influencing our kids dramatically (CNET).Video games on phones, iPads, and additional games are mainly stationary games that seem to be making many of today’s kids less active and less social as their eyes are glued to their devices. Unlike a gaming systems such as the Wii which only senses the remote moving, and can easily be fooled into saying one is moving, Xbox has created the Kinect which uses motion sensor…