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How Should Students Study? Learning is a challenging process and learning habits have always been an intriguing topic for researchers, but this topic is the greatest concern to us, the students. Students learn a variety of things in a limited time, and they would benefit from the so-called learning strategies. It appears that how information is presented not only changes what we have learned but also affects how well we have acquired it. Thus, I am going to talk about two learning strategies –…

interleaving of study and practice. In V. A. Benassi, C. E. Overson, & C. M. Hakala (Eds.), Applying the science of learning in education: Infusing psychological science into the curriculum (pp. 131-141). American Psychological Association. Kornell, N., & Bjork, R. A. (2008). Learning Concepts and Categories:Is Spacing the “Enemy of Induction”? Psychological Science, 19(6), 585-592. Rohrer, D., Dedrick, R. F., & Stershic, S. (2015). Interleaved practice improves mathematics learning.…

Introduction Nursing is an art that requires firm dedication. The nursing profession is more intricate in the health care set up. In reference to the case study of Sunjita a woman who is suffering from ovarian cancer that is in the last stages the role of the nurse is seen to be vital. The case study depicts the main purpose of palliative care to the end life process patients and the role the nurse’s play in ensuring the goals of the patients is achieved. The main problem at stake is the laws…

“Artists are influenced by Society and other political reasons, the art comes in many forms; as has many perspectives to Social Media’s eye.” There are many different types of artists out there who explore the different sectors of art itself. People who define their art in a way that catches the human eye, It could mean anything really, sadness, anger, happiness, anything, even the most randomest of things, some come out as a comedic way and others take it more seriously. Visual art, or as in…

The effect of the spread of Christianity that the values heroic deeds and bravery above all else is shown in Beowulf. The fairytale dragon that killed Beowulf with his insane amount of strength has turned the story into making him a magnificent warrior. Christian ideas are being introduced through the character’s achievements to the reader of the story. Dedication, humbleness, and the self-sacrifice are outstanding qualities for a first class person. The characters that was added into the story…

In Daniel Coyle's piece, The Sweet Spot, the author discusses the aspect of Deep Practice, which is a concept that is necessary to build a set of skills through dedicated training and learning from one's mistakes. The writer points out that effectice practice and active memory can help a person become successful, this is illustratred through Coyle's example of Edwin Link's flight simulator. In addition, the writer clarifies that Deep Practice can help those learn from their mistakes through…

need an initiative and support not only from having an orientation package that usually focuses on patient and drug protocols, hospital and ward structure but also having mentors and a conducive working environment for better practice (Bjerknes & Bjork, 2012; Cherry & Jacob, 2013). All these play a part in preparing graduate nurses to effectively practice after qualifying as registered nurses and relate what they learned in school to the nursing reality, thus preventing them from the reality…

One way to create learning opportunities and learning environments that are meaningful and useful is by having teachers that understand how learning occurs. One way teachers can create meaning and useful learning opportunities and learning environments is by using learning style inventories. Advocates of learning style assessments say that optimal instruction requires diagnosing an individual’s learning style and using the information from the assessment for optimal instruction. Learning…

People feel what others feel because we physically react following their reactions (Parkinson & Simons, 2009). People do not live on emotional islands (Barsade, 2002). We can even catch someone's bad day bug or have a better mood after seeing someone smile (Crow, 2015). Moreover, we are "walking mood inductors" that are continuously influencing the moods and the judgments and behaviors of others (Barsade, 2002). These mood transfers can be intentional through the mechanism of empathy, where an…

Nutrition Nutrition following lung transplantation is very important to patient healing. After transplant the patient should initially focus on consuming a high protein high calorie diet to promote healing. Foods high in protein like meat, eggs and pasteurized dairy products. Lung transplantation patients are on immunosuppression therapy so they are at a greater susceptibility for infection. These patients should not eat undercooked meats like sushi and they should eat red meat well done. Raw…