Higher Learning

how much time they spend on mathematical learning applications (math apps) and some representative math problems for testing their mathematical reasoning skill. More specifically, children are going to be asked by questionnaires repeatedly (6 times in three years). The independent variable is children’s exposure to interactive mathematical learning applications, which is measured by the question of “how much time per week you spend on mathematical learning applications”; the dependent variable…

communicate their values and attitudes.” (Walsh & Hemmens, 2014). This theory highlights the reasoning behind what makes criminal behaviors occur and why people commit criminal acts in a way that neglects psychological concepts and principles. The Social Learning Theory is defined as, “A theory designed to explain how people learn criminal behavior using the psychological principles of operant conditioning.” This theory explains the ways in which people learn to commit criminal acts and…

becoming a teaching. Jumping through the necessary hoops, quickly learning shortcuts for completing minimal work for optimal results. The thirst that I once had for learning, exploring and questioning turned into memorization, approval seeking and compliance. I became a product of society and the factory model of education. Starting from elementary school through to higher education the focus of education no longer seems to be the learning process. The great power that can be acquired through…

fund of knowledge from all over the world through foreign documents, books and news in a proactive way with no language obstacle. As a result, this might lead people seeing the world from a different point of view. Furthermore, fact have shown that learning language could help develop strong cognitive skills, such as mental flexibility, multitasking, listening skills and problem solving, in addition to improving social interaction and encouraging connection between peers.…

These striking results suggest that on speeded tasks requiring central executive involvement, higher education may be associated with the equivalent of being 10 years younger in terms of performance (Tun & Lachman, 2008). Consequently, in evaluating the perspectives of biological development, understanding how the biological development of the brain…

making a learner independent. As Chinese proverb, it is an approach of teaching students fishing themselves. As a result, they are controller (Cotterall, 1995) and in charge of their learning themselves. Originally the term learner's autonomy in education was defined by Holec as an ability to take charge of one's own learning (as cited in Dang, 2012). This definition later elaborated as not being "inborn but must be acquired" by formal education practice (Holec, 1981, p. 3). Later "ability…

I really enjoyed reading your post. I like your case studies, scenarios and concept mapping similar to my clinical rotation and simulation lab (SIM lab). SIM lab will be beneficial to the students because it creates confidence and preparedness for emergency situations that promotes critical thinking skills. Nurse educators who extend Bandura's framework for simulation relate increases in self-efficacy to simulation features. This including hands-on practice, immediate feedback, peer modeling,…

talked about in class. There is never a bad question when there are discussions in class, and the questions themselves are valued more than the answers. My professor uses a variety of teaching methods because each student has a Personal Learning Plan and different learning preferences. This is seen in our “What’s MY Style?” mini assignment from week one, where we learned about our personal metacognitions. A few teaching methods I’ve seen in class include videos, visual and creative projects, and…

effectively to respond to learners’ needs. The role of a teacher in a classroom involves setting-up and managing a learning environment that will be conducive to teaching and learning. The learning environment includes the curriculum, the children, the teachers, the school administrators, the parents, the equipment, and the different learning materials involved in daily business of learning and teaching that is expected to take place within the classrooms in the school. On the other hand, the…

In comparing Pappas and Tolisano’s taxonomies, Tolisano’s reflection of taxonomies has more connection to me in terms of my learning process and self-development in this class. As we can see, the bottom of the pyramid (the foundation), the very base consists of a big block structure and it gets little as it reaches the top. Similarly, my learning process in this class started to have a big, scattered, overwhelming pieces of ideas, then as the class progress, those ideas became smaller yet…