Situated learning

experience which can lead to the interview going wrong. Many schools and colleges help with this by offering mock interviews, tips and advice to help with this and give students the change to earn interview experience for the real thing. The work based learning module is basically a placement I had to acquire myself and take part in an interview to secure the placement in the Bangor Visitor Information Centre. Preparation When preparing for an interview I always ensure that I have suitable and…

While completing the Keirsey Temperament Sorter – II (Keirsey, n. d.), I was skeptical. I tend to be less trusting of evaluations completed without personal interaction. I answered the questions honestly, and was surprised by the results. The evaluation was generally accurate, and described my personality well. However, I disagreed with two specific areas. The statement, “guardians can have a lot of fun with their friends” (Keirsey, para. 2) may be true for other guardians, but I limit the…

on preparing students academically. One of the most important skills for a student is the ability to read well. We begin in kindergarten with Accelerated Reader (AR) and continue using the program through twelfth grade. Research from Renaissance Learning shows that “students who use AR are nearly twice as likely to be career and college ready.” One of the unique aspects about Napavine is that we continue to use AR in high school. Other schools in our area typically discontinue AR after the sixth…

join sports, and other extracurriculars to experience the full school experience when they should be promoting good grades instead, which may account for the test score gap. While this may stand out to some, it is mentioned that schools that are situated in stable neighborhoods are “competitive with any nation in the world” (Strauss) while it is only those that have family instability [that have a] marginal, negative association with” (Cavanagh) test scores. America’s low scores are not caused…

BC4_TP_M2014EE007_HARSHILA 2. Culture shapes what intelligence means (Sternberg, Intelligence and culture ) Speak to 5 teachers/parents and try to understand their idea of intelligence. Find how they think it develops, what are the aspects intelligence? Is it god gifted or can it be developed? Write a reflective note on this exercise and draw from the literature to discuss the interplay of culture and intelligence. Introduction This term paper based on the intelligent and culture. We…

“Mathematics” is an open concept with many possible meanings. In Philosophical Investigations, Ludwig Wittgenstein(1992) talks about the variety of language games, and “mathematics” may operate in a huge number of such games. While mathematics as a research field includes a vast domain of unsolved issues and conceptions in development. Well-intended definitions, as suggested by classic positions within the philosophy of mathematics – where logicism describes mathematics as a further development…

The needs of higher achieving students as well as lower achieving students can be better addressed through ability groups as well. In contrast, a widely made criticism of ability grouping is the stigmatism that may be placed upon the students. Children in lower achieving groups may develop poor self concepts of themselves as learners and readers. Buttaro et al. (2010) states that “ability grouping in the early grades may constitute one of the structural factors that lead to ability grouping…

In the view of Zohar and Marshall (2000), spiritual intelligence can be utilized effectively to manage and answer problems of meaning and value, and this intelligence is essential for survival and for undertaking actions in a broader, richer, and meaningful context. Also, spiritual intelligence is helpful in living a more meaningful and profound life. Moreover, spiritual intelligence is valuable in coping with struggles of good and evil and problems of life and death which are the deepest…

Two Stages Of A Person’s Life (Compare And Contrast Essay) The two stages of a person’s life which are always memorable in front of any one, are the life of school and college. In these two stages there are a lot of ___ and similarities. A wide changes cones in a person’s life some are ___ to their expectations and some beyond. Another thing about these stage are the memorable moments, which we spend with our friends and class fellows. Both stages are similar and contrast in terms of academic…

When the initial thought of creating my personal learning theory was introduced, I was under the presumption that I would be picking and choosing theories based on single categories, such as the role of the learner. I would state a theory that I incorporate, and then link it to a lesson. 1 McLeod, Toni As I further explored each of the theories, it occurred to me that I often use more than one on any given day or with any given project. I use multiple theories and partake in multiple…