However, Freire is doing just that through his writing; he is our teacher and we are his students, trying to gain knowledge through his writing and from his experience with teaching, yet he is persuading and enforcing us to believe what he believes. ... Education is more than just learning, it should also be about the gaining of knowledge. ... There is no power of authority, on either side, and knowledge is gained through dialogue and the asking of questions or problems, not through lecture. "Students, as they are increasingly posed with problems relating to themselves in the world and with...

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He further explains to us that liberation of the oppressed "the student" can only be attained through the understanding of several themes: Understanding the banking concept and problem-posing methods of education and believing that liberation can only be achieved through the practice of critical thinking with the use of communication and dialogue. ... The analogy of oppressors and oppressed not only have bearing in our classrooms but in all aspect of life, I feel we need to gain a better grasp on the theories presented so we can attain a clearer understanding of ourselves and understand our ...

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Relevancy of this appears to stem from the individual's ability to gain or retain information in the learning environment. ... Surface learning is memorization and "regurgitation- for tests, while deep learning is a critical understanding of the material. ... Their cognitive style in which they learn or retain information allows the critical understanding of complex ideas without the interpretation from others. ... Providing computer access to everyone generates a parallel understanding of the technologies/knowledge available. It is unrealistic to believe that all will gain from thi...

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The author states that the' shift of focus 'will contribute to better understanding if the uses of resources for the understanding of literacy inequalities. ... The subject of philosophical roots in the modern understanding of education is addressed by the writers. This presents their understanding of an educational process which does not acknowledge the social character of education in its own right. This understanding takes flight as a pragmatic comprehension of communication and cooperation. ...

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Generally, learning is viewed as the process of gaining knowledge or of learning how to do something e.g. riding a bike. ... Therefore understanding these processes is vital in understanding how learners engage and how the learning process can be designed to be more effective. ... If a particular learning technique is encouraged and used by a teacher, it will mean there is a chance that some learners will learn less effectively than others, therefore an understanding of learning styles in important for teachers. ... However, it is also sometimes useful to have an understanding of the learner&#...

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There is a better understanding of the importance of the knowledge to any business, and more people are tapping into this intangible asset in comparison to the past. ... The various authors that have contributed to the understanding of this concept have done considerable work. ... Understanding the terms and the various advantages that a business can gain from integrating the two, organizations can use this information to develop the best strategies. ... Additionally, this gives the basis from which an understanding of the required resources will be generated. ...

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Recognizing its complexity, Dewey advised using those cases in which we find there is a real development of desirable [experiences] and to find out how this development took place (p. 4) and using this new understanding to guide our efforts at teaching and learning. ... Dewey argues that this model breaks down the barrier between school and the rest of a student's life, making a more fluid usefulness of knowledge gained in and outside of school. ... They learn new knowledge, understandings, skills, values, and attitudes most effectively when they are presented in the context of applica...

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• Consistent student access to the technology led to having a positive attitudes towards the technology by both student and teacher and teacher training in the technology led to the greatest student achievement gains. ... Some teachers reported that motivation in regard to a specific area of interest rose while other teachers spoke in terms of more general motivational effects, such as the sense of accomplishment and power gained in working with technology. ... Compared to conventional classrooms with their stress on verbal knowledge and multiple choice test performance, technology prov...

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THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT THEORIES PRODUCED THAT GIVE SUGGESTIONS ON UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE PROCESS THE INFORMATION THEY COME ACROSS. ... THE PROCESS OF GAINING DATA BEGAN WITH EXPLORING THE POSSIBLE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES THAT APPLIED TO MYSELF. ... WITH THIS I GAINED INTERPRETATION TO THE SKILLS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE ATTENTION, AND THE ONES THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER IMPROVING. ...

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At my placement I gained valuable experience in working with students with disabilities and I also learned how to use the moderate needs screening. ... Consent was gained to conduct the moderate needs screening. ... Next, the therapist will perform an assessment in order to gain "specific information about the person, their needs, and their abilities....

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Learning styles (theories) give an understanding of the process and product of learning. ... The best way of conceiving individual differences is through understanding learning styles (Duman, 2010; Hall, 2005). ... An understanding of learning theories requires some knowledge of how the brain works and learns, and how the brain functions. ... Brain-based education is the "engagement of strategies based on principles derived from an understanding of the brain (Jensen, 2008)."... In order to maximize their teaching efficacy, educators should have a basic understanding of key memory functions i...

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After learning the course of Educational Psychology, we have better understanding of our students. ... Bandura's Social Learning Theory contributed a lot to our understanding about the learning process. ... Automaticy is gained by practicing information or skills far beyond the amount needed to establish them in long-term memory so that using such skills requires little or no mental effort. ...

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It is an active reading exercise that is designed to help you get a fuller understanding of your reading materials. ... Similarly, Taraban and colleagues (2000) found that students who implemented a reading strategy gained higher grades. ... Taraban and colleagues' (2000) researches of students who implemented a reading strategy gained higher grades supported this finding in the same way. ...

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Students should be encouraged to take an active role in the classroom so that they are engaging in learning at all of these levels, gaining the expertise on topics to discuss with others to maximize retention and understanding. The students then essentially learn to be independent learners and gain the knowledge, eventually becoming community contributors while learning their independence. ...

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In effect critical pragmatism allows students the opportunity to elaborate on thought provoking opinions that defy the status quo without neglecting the 'operating procedures necessary for understanding and producing [them]' (Brandt: 1990). ... Success in tertiary coursework relies on sound knowledge and understanding of the discourse outlined and presented by lecturers and tutors to students. Gaining scope of a students' knowledge of such discourse is largely reliant on their results in assessment tasks, many of which are written pieces of work. ...

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Jordan (2000) explains that a lack of understanding of the cultures and traditions of the GRT communities by the teaching professionals will prevent the integration of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children. ... Cudworth (2008) also mentions that minimal understanding of the culture is not only reflected by attitudes of the teaching staff, but also the National Curriculum within the educational structure. ... Kiddle (1999) suggests that some parents consider state schooling to be of little importance, except to provide their children with the ability to gain basic literacy and numeracy skills, w...

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On reading Audrey Curtis` statement extracted from " A Curriculum for the Pre-school Child-, 2nd Edition (1998) p118, my understanding of the message she is delivering is that since the document released by the S.C.A.A (1996b), early educators are feeling overly influenced into ensuring that children attain the learning outcomes recommended by the S.C.A.A. ... A formal approach is completely uncalled for at this stage of development in a child's life, as the learning outcomes will be achieved by the majority of children on reaching statutory school age, if they are permitted to grow and ...

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With these leadership behaviors, I have the ability to gain the conviction, respect and support of my students and the ability to inspire to achieve shared goals. I may also gain the ability to reassess both ways of working and the values of the organization, and the ability to allow my students develop in order to meet new challenges and goals (Sawbridge, 2001) Differentiation Another article grabbed my interest in which Renzulli (1997) and Tomlinson (2000) define differentiation as "an attempt to address the variations among learners in the classroom through multiple approaches that mo...

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It seems essential to have a good understanding of the basis of learning theories to help learn about ourselves, the people we teach, and through this process hopefully make the best choices as part of our continuous improvement as adult educators. ...

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However as a trainee teacher there is still the difficulty of not spending enough time in one school to get to know the pupils well and therefore feel I can only try to motivate individual pupils by using my general knowledge and understanding of pupils of that age. Additionally I consider that as a trainee teacher, much of what has been alluded to regarding effective motivation and assessment will only follow once I have gained confidence in my authority in the classroom and I can routinely execute basic classroom procedure. ...

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These books also offer the child a chance to gain experience in fluent reading; (2) Independent reading of the previous days book from which the teachers does a running record or miscue analysis of the student's reading performance. ...

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Northern Caribbean University College of Education and Religion Department of Education MTED 201: Primary Mathematics Methods Factors that influence how children learn Psychological influences Professional influences Technological influences Language influences Societal influences Research influences Psychological influences: The essence of this theory is students construct their own understanding of math ideas (by interacting with physical models of these ideas). ... Van Hieles Dutch educators who taught math for a number of years and discovered students had diffic...

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Knowles et al found that when adults undertake to learn something on their own, they will invest considerable energy in probing into the benefits they will gain from learning it (1998). ... This does not mean that external payoffs (for example, monetary gains) have no relevance, but rather that the internal need satisfaction is the more potent motivator.   ... Then, further questions were asked to illicit understanding, followed by a discussion on the reasons about the teachings. ...

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Organisational learning means the process of improving actions through better knowledge acquisition, clearer understanding and improved performance. ... -Measurement: better tools for accessing an organisation rate and level of learning to ensure that gains have infact been acquired, it should also pocess mechanisms which access the rate and level of learning. ... The firm also gains benefits. ...

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Games activity can be easily modified based on the ability level witnessed; hence all pupils can gain a sense of achievement whilst developing motor co-ordination skills and knowledge. ... Learning has been defined within physical education not as a passive reception of knowledge, however one in which learners must be active in creating their own understanding (Gardner, 2008) stating the importance of a practical element. In addition Katene (2014) recently reported greater cognitive understandings, suggesting knowledge, skills, concepts and attitudes are acquired, understood, applied and exten...

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