Contextual

With the aspect of even the slightest change of communication mediums can have an overall impact towards a culture’s tone of message. The determining factor may be seen through whether the country falls into a high-context or low-context culture. Contextuality is distinguished by the amount of contextual elements that are necessary for the “transaction” of understanding a given message (Pflug, 2011). In other words, high-context cultures have the characteristic of using communication in terms of shared contextual cues (i.e., physical setting or tone of voice) and information is presented implicitly in interpersonal relationships. High context cultures can be categorized as nonverbal, intuitive, and individuals are expected to read between the lines to understand the unsaid. In contrast, low-context cultures interact in ways that do not rely on contextual elements but instead on explicit facts that are detailed and straightforward. Communications among low cultures are expected to be concise and task-centered rather than focusing on relationships. Generally, most Western cultures are categorized as low-context, while, Asian cultures are seen as high-context (Han, 2003). Although high-context communication may help save face since it provides a less direct approach, however, it may the probability of miscommunication…

Contextual Factors Contextual factors embody a considerable amount of influence on students throughout their educational journey. Teachers have a responsibility to be aware of the factors that the students are facing outside of the classroom. Outside of the classroom the teacher needs to familiarize themselves with the contextual factors in the community, district, and school. Teachers that are more aware of the contextual factors facing their students can plan a more successful lesson. I am…

2.4.5 THE LINK BETWEEN STRUCTURAL AND CONTEXTUAL AMBIDEXTERITY: WHY CONTEXTUAL AMBIDEXTERITY SUPERCEDE STRUCTURAL ONE? Although structural separation is necessary as each of exploration and exploitation activities are completely different, it can result in isolating of each organizational unit/function because structural ambidexterity relies more on manager’s decision to divide the time or task of employees between exploratory and exploitative activities whereas contextual ambidexterity brings…

1.1.1 Contextual determinants Contextual determinants identified as influencing student engagement included institutional, teacher, family, peers and task-related determinants. First, with respect to the institutional, several papers identifying ways in which institutional factors affected engagement, such as school size, safety, logistical support, institutional culture and opportunities available (Lee and Smith, 1993, Lee and Smith, 1995, Marks, 2000, Ripski and Gregory, 2009, Fischer, 2015,…

Introduction For any teacher to be successful in profession of teaching, one of the fundamental qualities has been the ability to understand the factors that may impact the process of teaching-learning. In this respect, the understanding of the contextual factors which may affect the learner’s ability to learn, is crucial. It is worthwhile to note that these contextual factors are never fixed and hence they keep on changing from class to class, therefore the teacher should have capability to…

This is a very different yet interesting perspective because the others focus on one factor separately, while the contextual perspective involves all of the factors and how they constantly interact. There are two major theorists and theories that fall under the contextual perspective and those are Bronfenbrenner ' bioecological approach and Vygotsky 's sociocultural theory. Firstly, Bronfenbrenner 's bioecological theory proposes that there are five levels of environment (microsystem,…

There are three types of interpretive methods. The first of these interpretive methods is historical. When interpreting the Bible historically one is looking at the world in which the text was written, and what the authors or editors originally wanted the Bible to say. Another of the three methods of interpretation is literary. Literary interpretation analyzes the text from a literary standpoint. One who is interpreting the text in this way would look at literary devices, and theological…

Contextual Studies for Creative Media Production (401/502) This course introduces students to techniques for financing the development and production of films along with their marketing, distribution, and exhibition. Research Techniques for Creative Media Production (301) This course presents a thorough introduction to the fundamental research concepts, methods and procedures in the context of creative media production. Areas of study include data collection, ensuring accuracy and validity of…

The title of the peer reviewed article that I researched was Using Photographs of Contrasting Contextual Complexity to Support Classroom Transitions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. It was published in November 25, 2014. The focus of this journal article is to determine the impact of high-context and no-context photographs used with students with ADS to transition to play activities. “The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of high-content photograph with no-context…

In today’s modern society, you can learn quite a bit about someone simply through observation. The manner in which their interactions and behavior are demonstrated can reveal contextual explanations about their experiences and the way they live their lives. Contextual explanation, as a sociological idea, is defined as the environmental factors that can explain or justify an individual’s life experiences. These particular explanations directly support public ideas, which cover the basis of…