Digital technologies form an important part in the education of a majority of the current student population – whom Prensky (2001), as quoted in Gu, Zhu, and Guo (2013), referred to as digital natives. ... According to Prensky (2010), majority of the current students are digital natives who find traditional teaching methods, such as 'tell and test', not interesting. ... This makes it imperative to revise current teaching-learning activities and infuse them with digital technologies in order to motivate students to learn. Best practices with digital technology include project-b...

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The problem that the article aimed to draw attention to is that emotional intelligence is not currently integrated into existing education systems in the United States. ... With that being said, a person's emotional intelligence is in fact important and is not currently being addressed within educational platforms. ... The article was broken into three distinct sections in which each section focused on a specific area correlating to this topic. ... The author did a good job of including information from both disciplines rather than focusing on just one. ... I felt as though the authors di...

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Each framework focuses on something different than the other; however, they all serve the same purpose and that is to assist in a course design that is suitable for the students. ... Bloom (1956), Anderson and Krathwohls (2000) taxonomy focuses on a learning hierarchy. ... The main focus of this framework is to increase knowledge (cognitive domain), develop skills (psychomotor domain), or develop emotional aptitude or balance (affective domain). This framework provides instructors with a focus for developing their course learning objectives. ... In addition to this criticism while Bloom&#x...

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The current view of organizations is based of adaptive learning, which is about coping. Senges notes that the increasing adaptiveness is only the first stage; companies need to focus on generative learning or "double-loop learning-. ... In contrast, adaptive learning or single-loop learning focuses on solving problems in the present without examining the appropriateness of current learning behaviors. Adaptive organizations focus on incremental improvements, often based on the past track record of success. ... A shared vision is valuable for the learning organization since it provides a focu...

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Suppose you are compiling a battery of psychological assessment measures for selection of students at a South African tertiary institution. You decide to include a group test of intelligence (based on the psychometric approach) but given the multicultural context in which you are working, you also a...

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Abstract Educational psychology is currently dominated by a curious mixture of neobehaviorial and cognitive information-processing psychology. It is from this curious mixture that we, educators, have drawn our current views of curriculum, teaching methods, instructional design and development, learning, testing, the nature of students, classroom management techniques, learning skills, educational research and so on. ... Research in educational psychology focuses on the processes by which information, skills, values, and attitudes are communicated between teachers and students in the cla...

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Sloinski (2001) elaborated on these finding a good bit before focusing on his own, as they provide a basis for his study. ... (Sloinski, 2001) This in turn will lead to "more teachers seeking out opportunities to professionally collaborate with others outside their schools, and thus, more teachers will participate in innovative instruction based on current research and theories." ... The focus of my budget spending has turned in a direction similar to the Web-based collaborative tools talked about in this study. ...

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The support network I have chosen to do is the royal institute for deaf and blind children. The institute has many centres located around nsw, but the one I"m focusing on today is the tingara centre, which is currently located at 160 Floraville Road Floraville. The RIDBC is Australia's major dependa...

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The current name, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, came about when research was done to understand the disorder it was noticed the children that had already been diagnosed with hyperactivity also had severe problems keeping their focus on any one thing. ...

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The current view of organizations is based of adaptive learning, which is about coping. Senges notes that the increasing adaptiveness is only the first stage; companies need to focus on generative learning or "double-loop learning-. ... In contrast, adaptive learning or single-loop learning focuses on solving problems in the present without examining the appropriateness of current learning behaviors. Adaptive organizations focus on incremental improvements, often based on the past track record of success. ... A shared vision is valuable for the learning organization since it provides a focu...

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Assessment is any method used to better understand the current knowledge that a student possesses. ... Policymakers use assessment to set standards, focus on goals, monitor the quality of education, reward/sanction various practices, formulate policies, direct resources including personnel and money, and determine effects of tests. ...

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Abstract Information and knowledge transfer are currently necessary elements of any business. ... In the process, the enterprise can realize organizational learning that ensures that there is always a focus to develop, share, and retain skills and knowledge. ... Also, it is a learning theory that is focused on achieving knowledge development and information transfer. ...

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The study titled, Socialization of "Doctoral Student to Academic Norms" focuses on the importance of student interactions amongst academic support and its correlation to academic success. ... We are shaped through preparation or lack thereof by current and past academic support groups. ... Baker and Lattuca study focuses on doctoral learners and the importance of networks and sociocultural perspective in developing self-identity. ...

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This type of approach focuses to promote development within the context of interactions with caregivers and the environment. ... This focus of infant intervention program is to teach an infant to mediate his behavior states, basic motor movements, and contingent responsiveness. ... Curriculum-based assessment measures are used to determine a child's current abilities, derive instructional goals, and track a child's progress along a continuum of objectives. ...

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The Milken Exchange on Education Technology sponsored a survey research study focused on technology use in teacher education and carried out by the International Society for Technology in Education (Moursund & Bielefeldt, 1999). ...

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Although there has been development in theories and treatments for alcohol related problems, many studies have still focused primarily on gathering demographic variables and a variety of other unmodifiable factors (Oei and Morawska, 2004). ... Interventions that have focused on the enhancement of self-efficacy levels rather than typical strategies in reducing alcohol consumption rates have proven to be more effective (Holloway et al., 2006) suggesting psychological theories should be used within the development of an intervention aimed at university full time undergraduates. ... Weekly alcoh...

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The program focused on the topics of: whole word identification, phoneme awareness and speech segmentation, functional use of the alphabetic principle, writing, use of diverse strategies for word identification in context, and reading for meaning and enjoyment. ...

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The Study of Attention Deficit Disorder And Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity The purpose of this paper is to review the contemporary literature related to the cooccurrence of attention-deficit disorder (ADD), with and without hyperactivity, and specific learning disabilities. Factors common to children with either learning disability or attention deficit disorder as compared to common features of children diagnosed as having both ADD and learning disability are presented. Attention disorders are now recognized as the most comm...

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Video feedforward is a category of VSM intervention where individuals observe themselves demonstrating skills that are slightly above their current capability (Dowrick, 1999). ... VSM is presented in this article as a strength-based program for youth with autism, focusing on positive qualities. ... Research is often focused on identifying effective practices. ...

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Theories and research focus on neurochemical, anatomical, neuroanotomical, and genetic factors (Riccio, Hynd, Cohen, & Gonzolez, 1993). ... Currently, the most promising research about the causes of attention deficit disorders is being done in the area of neurochemistry. ... They tend to be internally focused rather than externally focused. ... When ADD was first recognized as a condition, the focus was on young children. ...

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With the majority of students owning a cell phone, they can Google anything and find multiple reliable sources of information within seconds and stay up-to-date on now vague things that are going on in the real world with politics, sports, and current events. ... Such advancements focusing on writing and grammar assistance, including general word processor and talking processor programs, allow students to record, edit, and even share their work with others for guidance. ...

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Many middle and high school curriculums now include coursework that focus specifically on computer applications and programs; and most college coursework now requires the use of at the least a computer or laptop to pass the course. ... For those teachers, the questions and responses are usually, "How will technology fit into my current program? ...

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While some problems regarding special education have been addressed throughout the years, however, currently there are many pressing issues limiting the access disabled children have to achieve their educational goals. ... While private education can be very expensive, there are schools all over the country that focus on providing disabled children with a specialized and focused education. ...

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PBS is currently making steps into introducing new ways to teach kids about art. ... The educational program focuses on three character behaviors: Respect for Self, Respect for Others, and Respect for Community, and uses the animation technology to make these lessons come to life in the classrooms. ... This technology has been used effectively to support mathematics curriculum that focuses on problem solving and other hands-on activities. ...

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Another issue that cannot be ignored is where students with disabilities fit in with the current school reforms (Mamlin, 1999). ... In conclusion, our schools today are putting more focus on the integration of disabled students into the least restrictive environment. ...

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