high-contextual photographs would be the most effective way for the students to transition. When I finished reading the study and reviewed the findings of the examiners I learned something. I also remembered the Theory of Multiple Intelligence by Howard Gardner. “Students learn in ways that are identifiably distinctive. The broad spectrum of students - and perhaps the society as a whole - would be better served if disciplines could be presented in a numbers of ways.” (Lane, 2002). All students…
Adult Developmental Perspectives and How They Impact Personal Adult Development Examining adult development is a vital process in which adult educators can become more knowledgeable and better equipped to handle the necessities of the adult learner. There is much research and many perspectives on how adults develop. As adult educators explore these perspectives they not only gain an enriched perspective on how they personally developed, they are afforded an even greater opportunity in…
1. Is personality innate or learned? 2. Is personality conscious or unconscious? 3. Is personality influenced by interior or exterior factors? So, not only is the topic of personality complex, but it is also multi-faced, with theories both complementing and contradicting each other. To understand personality, is to understand the four major perspectives on it: Psychodynamic, Behavioral and Social Cognitive, Humanistic, and Trait. The psychodynamic perspective views personality as primarily…
Today is the day of science. Over the past few decades, scientists of all kinds have been debunking centuries old notions of beliefs, tearing them down, and building a new infrastructure based on proven science. One of the biggest notions is that of human nature. What makes us truly us? Is it the way we are nurtured? That was a belief long, and still, used as proof of how we as humans become the people who we are today. However, today is the day of science. Science is finally going for the KO in…
narrative he explains how he was taken from his family as a young child and shipped off like livestock. Throughout the “Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass” his experiences as a slave can be related to ideas from other authors such as Howard Gardner all the way to Cicero. The writing of Frederick Douglass clearly demonstrate the dehumanizing effects…
7. Constructive Teaching in Action: A High School Classroom Debate The teacher during this virtual classroom observation, Sarabinh Levy-Brightman, used two different learning strategies in her classroom. First, she used whole-class and small group discussions. To do this, she would provide the whole-class with a question and then she would allow time for students to work on this question in smaller groups. Provide both whole-class and small groups in the classroom provide their own benefits…
my notes and used to listen to the notes numerous times on tape. This sessions helped me slowly in improving my listening skills (Alshehry, Sedlmayr and Cork 2016). The theory of multiple intelligences that comprises of eight learning styles by Howard Gardner has also been implemented by my English teacher during the tutorial class. The eight learning styles comprises of intra-personal, spatial, naturalistic, musical, linguistic, logical, interpersonal and existential. This learning style…
Statement of Informed Beliefs Essay As a future teacher I’m excited to teach the future generation and give them the best education that I can offer. One thing I’m very excited about is getting to know and learn about all the cultures I will come across in my teaching career. Each student is a different learner and knowing this I am fully aware that I won’t be able to expect that the way I teach will not be perfect for every child. In this paper I will show my own beliefs about diversity and how…
Introduction Learning starts long before students come to a school or any formal institution of instruction, and remains continue even long after school finishes, in a variety of different ways and context (Churchill, 2013). Pritchard (2013) defines learning as “the individual process of constructing understanding based on experience from a wide range of sources” (p.1).Learning in a formal classroom environment occurs through conscious information processing and focused mental and social…
Eitan Schiller Dr. Sclar History Paper- Final Draft May 18, 2015 The Marshall Plan On June 5, 1947 Secretary of State George Marshall spoke at the Harvard graduation. The speech he gave would come to mark the turning point in American history. Marshall proposed a plan that would offer billions of American dollars to distraught European countries thereby establishing an unprecedented level of US peacetime involvement in European affairs. This plan to “save” Europe was called the Economic…