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For my service-learning practicum, I have been placed in a Catholic Public school named St. Charles in Thorold, Ontario. Since I am in the primary/junior program of Concurrent Education, I have been placed in a grade one classroom which I am very pleased with. One thing I have noticed about the grade one classroom is how organized it is. The first thing you notice when walking into the classroom is how the teacher uses the walls to enhance classroom lessons. Alphabets, numbers, seasons,…

My Philosophy of Education¬ Part I: 1. How has your understanding of teaching changed this semester? What examples can you give about what you used to know/think and what you think now? I feel that I have gained a better understanding of teaching this semester and have learned several new techniques and strategies that I plan to use now and in the future. Through this class, I have learned about making better choices, the value of play and how to plan activities that are challenging but…

independent of intelligence, education and personality. The index insist on four problem-solving types which are fact finder, follow-thru, quick start and implementor. The fact finder means the way we gather information. The follow-thru which is mentions to the arrangement and organizing information. Next, quick start which means the way we deal with time and uncertainty. Lastly, implementor is how we handle…

Intelligence has been defined in many different ways such as in terms of one's capacity for logic, abstract thought, understanding, self-awareness, communication, learning, memory, planning, creativity and problem solving. It can also be more generally described as the ability to perceive and retain information and apply it to itself or other instances of information creating referable understanding models of any size, density, or complexity. This ability significantly increases the adaptive…

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) for children with autism spectrum disorders, can be very impacting for their present and future lives. Children who are artistic, stands a greater chance of being ostracized from community and other social evens because of not knowing appropriate behaviors for such settings. Applied behavior analysis or early intensive behavior is just what these children need, whether it be home, school or public spaces shared by all. For the arguments of this paper, the top…

Why are intelligence tests important in our society? The purpose of these tests are to see how well individuals can process, rearrange or utilize information. Psychologist ties these concepts to our school achievement and our occupational status. How is intelligence defined? Intelligence is defined as a general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. If you are…

Kolb’s experiential learning theory has been widely influential in adult learning. The theory and associated instruments continue to be criticized, but rarely is the graphical model itself examined. This is significant because models can aid scientific understanding and progress, as well as theory development and research. Applying accepted modelling and categorization criteria to Kolb’s basic model reveals fundamental graphic syntax errors, a failure to meet modellers’ graphic sufficiency and…

Andragogical Theory : Adult students in a classroom environment have the need to be approached like adults. As noted by Merriam (2001) in the year of 1968, Malcolm Knowles used the word andragogy to describe the science behind helping students to learn. As suggested by this author described an educational environment where the student feel support and coaching, and at the same time they have are able to express their comments and points of view during the planning and development of the learning…

Graff makes a point that there are various forms of intelligence, yet certain forms are depicted as being unintelligent or unfavorable. For example, Graff goes against the conventional belief that kids who exercise street smarts are not as intelligent as those who carry book smarts. His belief is that these…

artificial intelligence surgery, he will be the first person to have the surgery performed on. Charlie Gordon was better off having the surgery because he didn't regret having the surgery, Charlie discovered ¨The Algernon Gordon Effect” , and the scientists learned more about the surgery. Charlie was definitely better off…