... are crucial factors in the students' development and motivation. The first principle is purpose, which has to be conveyed to the student. Why do I need to learn Math? How will studying History benefit me? Without the why's the students are lost. A teacher must give the purpose. Without a purpose the student will not consider the value of the topic. The main objective ... approach. It uses all of the benefits of the delegating, participating, and directive approaches. This approach is best used on students with a collection of experiences, knowledge, motivations, and maturity. As I sat i...

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... are also crucial factor in students' development and motivation. The first principle is purpose, which has to be conveyed to the student. "Why do I need to learn Math? How will studying History benefit me?" Without the "why's" we as students are lost. A teacher must give the purpose. "It is important to you because- If this question is left unanswered the student ... extreme and let the students "learn on their own". With all the styles of teaching and leading, who the teacher is plays a significant role in what the student learns. As I sat in the first day of Educational Psychology I n...

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... process, I discovered the reason behind this fact. In one word, it's students. That's right. We, the students are the ones that cause our beloved teachers to become prematurely gray. When I sat down and actually thought about the stuff some of us put our teachers through, I cannot believe we have not had at least one teacher keel over in the middle of ... for their class or should I say lack there of any preparation. This is something with which we could all relate if the phrase were to be reworded to say, not studying or doing the homework assigned. Now, I can personally vouch for all ...

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