Learning

Culture learning leads to awareness of cultural practices both in individualistic and collectivist societies. Acceptance or rejection of others’ way of life depends on individual learners who may be greatly influenced by their own culture, language and religion. Cultural knowledge and awareness through direct or indirect exposure via learning materials may groom the learners who later may have to travel to the target language countries for study, work or leisure. To withstand culture shock, L2…

Due to the popularity of purchasing learning videos for babies like Baby Einstein, parents have been reporting their children’s vocabulary increasing. Researcher, Judy DeLoache, led a study to provide evidence that babies who watch a learning video, does not actually learn the words. The participants were 72 infants between 12 and 18 months of age. For four weeks, the experimenter provided four conditions: video with interaction, video with no interaction, control, and parent teaching. To ensure…

The Vital Components of Learning Schools are supposed to help students become well educated and responsible adults, ready for the real world, but getting A’s in class does not necessarily mean someone is ready. In order to help a student, thrive outside of school, the school must teach leadership skills and focus on the students’ needs and talents. Schools are the fundamental stepping stones towards success with not only diligent work but through character building. Evaluating students…

Starting my service learning experience was difficult at first but after planning and figuring out what I wanted to achieve from it, it became easier to accomplish. In the beginning of planning my SLE I knew that I wanted to help donate to a big organization. I repeatedly told myself “the smallest action can make a huge change”. It was a challenge to figure out where I was going to get the money from in order to donate. That was until I meet Ivonne Farfan, the owner of “RENTMEUSA”. Not only does…

students seem enjoy parties than study. They believe in theories such as: “The Vaccination Theory of Education”, “Adopt The Kung Fu Theory of Education” or “The Easy Listening Theory of Learning” which treats education as a heavy load on their shoulder. In my point of view, education is the skills that individuals learning to be better human-being. This essay will talk about my own theories, the problems which truly exist in the education system of China and my experiences of schooling. Firstly,…

It was my weakest point out of the three areas. Iwould agree that my learning behaviours do not match that type of learning, it is my weakest point. Ido not match certain aspects corresponding with how the average auditor learner works. Ido however talk, sing, hum, or get distracted by those things easily.Yet Idon't have trouble with written criteria…

feels he learns best one-on-one with a teacher, working with objects, using the computer as a tool, without food, and with no distractions such as television. His parent reports that he enjoys art and coloring. The Learning Styles Inventory completed by Thomas indicates two major learning styles. James had high…

Striking a balance of pedagogy and content for every learner is a goal and a challenge for educators. High-quality teaching begins when teachers understand where students need to go with their learning, and are able to take them there when each student is ready (Managing). Monitoring students learning is extremely important so you can determine student’s current level of understanding, plan instruction, and respond to student’s needs. Without monitoring, when would you know if students have…

Education is an essential part of life. Looking at education through race is beneficial because education is not the same for all races. In Jon Spayde’s “Learning in the Key of Life” he talks about what it means to be educated. He asks the question, “What does it mean—and more important, what should it mean—to be educated?” in the beginning of his essay. This connects to Richard Wright’s “The Library Card” because he found a way to get through obstacles to become educated. To be educated…

A Starting Reflection This starting reflection offers me the opportunity to consider my personal experiences and make connections with them. There are many great benefits in creating a learning profile which will help me examine my habits, mindset, and goals in the areas of reading, writing, participation, and future considerations. Firstly, reading has many benefits and that is why I enjoy it. I have found that reading has helped expand my knowledge because everything that I read fills my…