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Discovery Learning Theory Summary of Article: This article briefly discusses the history of Discovery Learning , what it looks like in practice , and a few positives and negatives about the theory. According to Coffey, this theory was founded by Jerome Bruner, a psychologist and cognitive learning theorist, in 1967 (2009). The author details a few of the goals of the Discovery Learning theory and one that stood out was to promote “a ‘deep’ understanding.” As an educator, I strive to instill a…

Question 2 Direct Instruction and Discovery Learning have similarities and differences, and some teachers may choose to combine the two methods in the classroom while others may prefer one over the other. Both methods have advantages,disadvantages and similarities. Both methods can be modified to adapt to diverse learners such as English language learners or learners with specific learning disabilities. The main topic is not to find out which learning method is better, but rather to compare…

WITCHCRAFT AND GENDER IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE Introduction The historical statistics during the Early Modern Europe have proven the existence of gender marginality that occurred during the persecution of witchcraft trials. Between the fifteenth and eighteenth century, eighty to ninety percent of the individuals convicted of witchcraft were female. Historians have presented theories to unfold the phenomena of the gender marginality across different parts of Europe by examining the trials records…

Cash has dependably been an enthusiasm to humankind, and individuals will do anything to get their hands on it. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Inherit the Wind displays that the whole play is paraded as a sort of business scheme. Inherit the Wind demonstrates the spectacle of the Scopes Trial because both show the persecution of those who go against the dominant trend, individuals commodify themselves, and hatred is commercialized. Oppression to those who go against the dominant trend…

from the Declaration states, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (Agel, Jerome). The quote is describing an attitude of hope for the American and that was precisely what the Declaration of Independence manifested. The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald, known as one of the nation's most provocative writers and American…

Bob Fosse, a jazz director and choreographer, is lauded for his unique artistry of choreography. During the 1950s-1970s, Broadway musicals and films were very popular. Fosse’s work gained a lot of popularity because of the different approach he took on jazz dance. He soon became one of the most notable choreographers of his time. His work has forever changed the way audiences perceive dance, making his work historically relevant and unique. Bob Fosse was born on June 23, 1927 in…

to organize it. Computing lessons also need to adapt discovery learning which is also a problem solving situation where pupils use their own experience and knowledge and is considered a constructivist based approach. Jean Piaget, Seymour Papert and Jerome Bruner support this approach. Bruner argues that "Practice in discovering for oneself teaches one to acquire information in a way that makes that information more readily viable in problem solving" (Bruner, 1961, p. 26). In support of discovery…

Jean Piaget was born on the ninth august 1896 in Switzerland. Piaget studied biology at Neuchatel University, graduating at the age of twenty, earning a PhD in the study of the mollusc two years afterwards (Davenport, 1994). In 1920, Piaget contributed to the standardisation of intelligence test procedures where he noticed that five-year old children seemed to give similar wrong answers to certain questions. This led to Piaget’s belief that “children are not just ‘little adults’ in the way they…

Two theorists whose idea seems to resonate most with me is Maria Montessori and John Dewey. Maria Montessori focused on the idea of fostering the development of the whole child, by providing an environment where the child’s academic, social, emotional and physical needs are met (Flinders & Thornton, 2013). She also mentioned how imperative it is for teachers to, observe how students interact with their environment and peers, determine what classroom activities resonates best with the class, and…

Essay (case studies) Laura A. Simmons Summative Assignment 1 Part A: Tort of Negligence Module Code 3MO509 Introduction To identify the principal elements of liability in the tort of negligence, concluding whether or not liability would be justified in the following three cases we must first understand what tort law is. “In most branches of English law the effect of historical accidents and procedural requirements is to obstruct orderly and scientific exposition- this is especially true of…