...Top of Form Bottom of Form Naturalism as Philosophy of Education NATURALISM The Revolution: A Novel from Prehistoric times The word naturalism believes that people are restricted to the phenomenal world of a scientific education (Morrish, 1967). The term naturalism can also be called materialism (Singh, 2007). Jean Jacques Rousseau was one of the famous nature philosophers of the 18th century. The theory of naturalism revolves around nature. The naturalists emphasised the nature of the child. According to the naturalists education should be according to the nature of the child, Rousseau has played a great role in this regard (Sahu, 2002). In 1759, Rousseau published his famous book “Emile” which contained Rousseau’s ideas on naturalism. Emile means boy in French. In this novel Rousseau focuses on the private education of the boy (Shahid, 2000). Rousseau considered world as an artificial, autocratic, egotistic and arrogant place and Rousseau believed that education should be given according to the natural interest of the child aiming at a holistic development of the personality . Nature is the best teacher and means of education according to Rousseau (Singh, 2007). Philosophy of Education: Rousseau's philosophy of education is naturalistic (Shahid, 2000). According to naturalists education is the process of development of a natural life (Seetharamu, 2004). Rousseau believed that education does not only mean to memorize or store information and knowledge...
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...References 1. Aitken, D. (2000). Global Warming and Local Economic Perspective. Available at www.daylighting.org/pubs/global_climate.pdf 2. Avery, D. (n.d.). Three Big Hurricanes In A Row: Is It Global Warming? Available at: http://www.cgfi.org/materials/articles/2004/sept_17_04.htm 3. Bailey, R. (2002). Global Warming and Other Eco Myths: How the Environmental Movement Uses False Science to Scare Us to Death. Prima Lifestyles. 4. Briggs, H. (2005). Global 'Warming link' to big hurricanes. Available at:http://www.independentmedia.tv/item.cfm?fmedia_id=11963&fcategory_desc=Global%20Warming%20/%20 Climate%20Change 5. BENCHMARKING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AT AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY PLANTS. (2005). Available at http://www.managementfirst.com/quality/articles/automobile.php 6. Carter, A. (2005). Global Warming and Storm Chasing. Available at: http://www.firstscience.com/SITE/ARTICLES/carter.asp 7. Global Warming: A Perspective from Earth History. (N.d.) Available at: http://ebulletin.le.ac.uk/features/2000-2009/2004/12/nparticle-vkt-hgf-t4c 8. French, I. (2004). Carbon Sequestration - Bridging the Gap between Kyoto and a Viable Global Carbon Management Programme? Available at: http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_print.cfm?a_id=633 9. Greens Call New Oil Drilling a Global Warming Risk, (2005). Urge Congressmembers to Do Everything Possible to Thwart ANWR and All New Drilling. http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0322-16.htm 910...
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...Summer of Event The teachers of Seattle are coming to the job officially. According to “KIRO-TV Seattle”, the Seattle education association has arrived to a contract with the district of the Seattle Public School and the out coming agreement verified on Sunday. 3000 teachers and employees in the school are nominated to verify the three-year agreement at the conferencing in “downtown Seattle” that started in the daylight and finished shortly in the evening. “83% of teachers, 87% of paraprofessionals and 96% of the official professionals” are voted as ‘yes’ in the conference. The “Seattle Education Association” shows 5000 teachers and former employees in the district school. “Union President Jonathan Knapp” said that the agreement was “innovative and influential,” and that it “altered the landscape of the bargaining.” The vice president of the Union and chairman of snipping further included that members enquired what they could do to ensure that the learners obtained what they vindicated to get. This union conference had the greatest presence mark of any in its past. Now it is instant for the sponsorship groups to commence argues with the state act makers who have been certified by the Supreme Court for deteriorating to make the plan for complete grant of the public education in state, which had been focused by the 2012 McClearly decision. The public at the conference provided the snipping team status applause. Still, most of the people trust the contract is far from wonderful...
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...Final Paper Magean Black Liberty University Teachers now days have so many tools available to use to help teach math. “The teaching of mathematics has changed dramatically in one particular are in the past ten years, the use of technology” (Ridener & Fritzer p. 96).Giving the students a new way of learning, instead of just hearing their teacher talk will help the student get involved in wanting to learn. Not all children learn by just listening to the teacher talk. Using concrete objects and technology is very helpful for teaching math and it also is good for the kinetic learners. Keeping up with technology and the latest trends will help teachers keep their students attention in learning. One tool that I like to use a lot and will use when I start teaching is the Cuisenaire rods. Cuisenaire rods are rods that come in ten different sizes and come in different colors including: white, red, green, purple, yellow, dark green, black, brown, blue, and orange. You can either provide them for all the students or you can have one set and let the children make their own, that way they can use them at home. Cuisenaire rods give the children a range of opportunity to learn in math in a hands -on approach, weather the subject be fractions, measurements, or multiplication. One way that you can teach your students using the Cuisenaire rods are when teaching fractions. Fractions are always tough for most students to understand and having this tool will give them different ways...
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...lOMoARcPSD Summary - lecture notes Education: The Psychological Context (Macquarie University) EXAM: Part A: Kohlberg Piaget Humanism David Geary Part B: Humanism, Behaviourism, Constructivism Vygotsky Personal Perspectives & Intelligence Piaget & Problem solving Special needs students Gender o Male vs Female o Cognition & Behavioural differences Direct instruction & Discovery Learning Teaching Students with Additional Learning Needs Special Children Have special needs and require assistance at some stage in our schooling The notion of ‘fairness’ is not giving our students the same, but rather giving them what they need to learn and succeed. A look at the importance of resilience o Resilience is the ability to rebound, develop and thrive in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, hardship or even significant sources of stress. o How does resilience develop? Who are we talking about when we discuss children with special needs? o Those students with learning needs that are so diverse they need individual consideration and support. o A continuum of support in the classroom. Definition of Disability Social Model o socially created problem o not an attribute of an individual, but rather a complex collection of conditions o management of the problem requires social attention o collective responsibility of society at large o human rights issue of major concern o in the educational setting we ask...
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...Leeve Menyon WLDN 1000-35 Discussion 1-Week 1 Sept. 09, 2013 Online Classroom Search In order to find these 10 items, search in the Student Readiness Orientation (SRO) or WLDN 1000. Type your response under each question and then submit this document to your Instructor by following the guidelines in the WLDN 1000 Week 1 Application. Each question is worth 12 points. 1. Find the Week 4 Resources for WLDN 1000 and open the document titled What is a Rubric (and Why Should I Use One?). Copy and paste the first paragraph of the Word document here. • Rubrics can help students organize their efforts to meet the requirements of an assignment, and you can use them to explain evaluations to students. Rubrics can help ensure consistent and impartial grading. • One reason why I should use rubric is because it keep me on track of what my assignment is require how it should be done so I can get my full point on the assignment. 2. Describe one feature of your Technology Contingency Plan. (Hint: This is in Module 2 of the SRO.) • IT contingency planning includes general support systems and information technology contingency plans (ITCPs) for major applications and support systems. 3. After you click Discussion under Week 2 in the WLDN 1000 left navigation, where do you click next to access the Discussion Forum? • After you click on Discussion under Week 2 in the WLDN 1000 left navigation, the next thing to do is to read the...
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...Education in the late 1970’s Andrea R. Ferrari Professor Josephine Sarvis Dominican University April 19, 2016 Abstract This paper highlights key features of the development of education at Dominican University comparing 1970’s to today, focusing on how Dominican has been through changes such as name and diversity as well as the overall education during the latest 1970’s. This analysis is based off of an interview and has comparisons to today’s schooling system based off of historical events. Keywords: Education Education in the late 1970’s For my oral history interview I chose to interview my soon to be father in-law about his experience in the late 70’s. The reason I decided to interview him was because he had attended Dominican University back when it was Rosary College and I figured it would be great to see how different the school is now vs back then. During my interview I got to know a lot more about the person I was interviewing as well as their experience in school and the overall experience to education in the 70s’. Throughout this interview I’ve come to notice a couple of things that really stood out to me and one of those would the diversity of students in the 70’s was lacking, although segregation ended it was like there was still and unwritten form of one. Another thing that caught my attention was the advanced in technology from the 70’s to today, it may not seem like much but when compared to how that applies and effects the education systems it’s...
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...Making a Connection between Student Achievement, Teacher Accountability, and Quality Classroom Instruction. Mahdi Alreshidi Educational Data Analysis EDUC 5504 Shawnee State University 1. Are the aims and objectives of the research clearly stated? Answer: Yes, aims and objectives of this research are to improve the relationship between classroom instruction and standardized test content and to see the effects these have on students,” parents and teachers. • What are the goals of the research? Answer: The goals of this research are: 1. To identify factors that affect student performance 2. To...
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...SQ3R Mastery Study Sheet Question 1. What does it mean to have a holistic approach to health? Answer: You should take care of yourself whether it's sexually, mentally, or physically. You should have a balance of your soul, mind, and body. Question 2. Why is it important to know about depression and anxiety? Answer: It is important to know about depression because it is a sickness and can render a person helpless. Anxiety is important because it is a disorder and the most common mental illness. They both can keep you from doing what you need to do. Question 3. Define the "holistic" approach to wellness. Answer. By focusing on healing the mind, soul, and body. The soul has the ability to develop healthy relationships to communicate with others. Question 4. Discuss three symptoms of depression. Answer: Having difficulty sleeping, you cut off people who are important to you, and you tend to have memory loss. Question 5. Why are prescription drugs as dangerous as non-prescription drugs? Answer: Since the user is familiar with the drug they can be dangerous. They can be addictive. Question 6. Compare and contrast OxyContin to alcohol. Answer: OxyContin and alcohol are both addictives and they help seize pain. Alcohol, if abused, you can get liver disease, memory loss, or have black outs. OxyContin can be crushed to be inhaled. Question 7. In your opinion, rank the top three forms of birth control. Justify you answer. Answer: The Pill...
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...Applications of Piaget and Vygostsky’s cognitive developmental theories in a practical classroom environment Piaget and Vygotsky have antonymous beliefs when dealing with the concepts of cognitive development. Vygotsky believes in development through social behaviour whilst Piaget believes in individuals acquiring knowledge on their own. Both however, believe that the interaction between development and learning hold significant implications for a child’s growth. This essay discusses some of the philosophical beliefs of each theorist in regards to a scenario based in the classroom of a year five teacher named Ann. Ann reinforces classroom lessons through the outdoor environment, exemplifying Piaget’s theories of constructivist based learning as well as teaching methods that cater to the concrete operational stage of cognitive development. Ann also displays Vygotsky’s cognitive theory involving the zone of proximal development and peer to peer or teacher-peer scaffolding within a group environment. The essay will examine Ann’s teaching methods and how they relate to these cognitive developmental theories. Ann’s socially-constructive pedagogical approach as described by Howell (2012) will help children build their knowledge base through collaborative learning as well as independent work, known as scaffolding. Ann would apply the technique of scaffolding by providing assistance and offering feedback relating to new information (Woolfolk, 2004). Vygotsky (1978) put forward a theory...
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...Discussion Board 1- My Christian worldview is definitely developed every day, and has been developing since I was born. The theory I like to talk about and discuss is Jean Piaget’s Cognitive theory. The theory that Piaget introduced during his studies is comparable to every aspects of a person’s life, learning ability, and worldview. Birth to 2 years is the period of Sensorimotor. During this time frame an infant or toddler uses senses and motor abilities to understand the world. Learning is active; there is no conceptual or reflective thought. (Text 45) The most important objective that is gain during this period is object permanence. This is important because it can be related to faith in the Christian Worldview. As a child learns that that objects still exist even when it is out of sight, as a Christian’s faith grows they need little evidence that God exist and Christ died and rose again. They understand God permanence. The next stage ranges from 2 to 6 years, this is the Preoperational Stage. During this stage children use language to understand the world, noticing colors, shapes, living things and their thinking is egocentric. They are gaining an understanding of the world in their own eyes. One of my preschoolers at the CDC I teach argues with me on if the sky is blue or white, her thinking is that the clouds may also be blue and the sky is actually white. Her understand of the clouds and sky is that the clouds are always in the sky and can change from blue to black....
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...As we are wrapping up this semester, our reading has turned to the e-booklet that prepares us for the RVE Praxis test. I have not taken this test yet, but am scheduled to take it in a few weeks, so this reading was very beneficial for me. The e-booklet looks to be a great study guide because it details all of the information that you need to know in order to pass the test. The e-booklet also gives you a set of practice questions that help to prepare you for the exam. I also really appreciate the study plan that is included. The e-booklet also include a detailed description of the test format and how the questions should be answered. As we get to chapter ten, the Tompkins text begins to wrap up what we have been learning about teaching reading. Organizing and planning what type of program we will use to teach reading becomes very important. Chapter eleven also discusses the importance of differentiating your reading instruction to meet the needs of all of your students (Tompkins, 2014). Based on the information in the e-booklet about the types of questions on the test, it is evident that if we study the Tompkins text as well as the other material that has been made available to us, we should have success on this Praxis test. My personal experience with taking Praxis tests is that the study guides that ETS provides are invaluable as well as the practice tests that you can purchase. The textbooks used in Liberty’s programs are also a great help. The most important...
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...A6AChase EDUC-7004-1 Foundations: Teacher Leadership November 29, 2011 A6: Critical Reading for Value Introduction The online environment is constantly changing, affecting the credibility of websites used as research material. With the students using the internet and web- based technologies, it is important to have the right innovative tools to gain experience in determining credible information on the websites being researched. Today’s online universities have developed new strategies for determining how to access the credibility of an information source, by creating their own library, which contains’ credible sources. I. Initial Appraisal A. Author The author is Traci Hong; she has a PhD of Communication, M.A. of Communication and B.A, double major; Communication and Biology. Hong’s work is peer reviewed; she has recieved feedback from other professors in the same field. Hong work has a reference list that vouches for her article’s credibility. The article and research done by Hong is considered current and discusses how important Internet and web- based technology is currently being used as a learning tool and how students can determine websites credibility and how the use of Internet is increasing when doing research. Hong name has not been mention in this course, but I have seen her name on other articles on the internet. B. Date of Publication Hong’s article was published in February, 2006 by the Journal of the American Society for...
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...Anh T Vo Professor Oquin-Norman EDUC 1300-81036 November, 2015 Learning Strategies According to the result of the questionnaire of MBTI, my personality type is ISFJ. I have difficulty in meeting new people and afraid of performing on stage. I am a good listener and prefer to work alone than to join a group. In addition, I would like to do precise work. As being a perfectionist, I care about every single detail and do not mind working hard. Moreover, I want everybody get along with each other and would like to please others. I always want recognitions for my contributions. Furthermore, I am a good planner and always find myself finish jobs before deadlines. I have high levels of delay gratification and impulse control in order to keep things on track. My strength is being able to put efforts and focus on completing tasks. As having a growth mindset, I like challenging myself and find the limits of my abilities. In addition, my efforts should be recognized and appreciated. My top five values are family, friends, education, charity and responsibility....
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...EDUC 812-D SPSS Worksheet 4 (ANCOVA) Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/educ-812-d-spss-worksheet-4-ancova/ SPSS Worksheet 4: (ANCOVA) Instructions: Lesson 27 Exercise File 2 is located at the end of the chapter under the heading Exercises in your Green and Salkind textbook. Complete the exercise and then complete the worksheet below by filling in the blanks and answering the questions. H01: There is no significant difference among the depression scores of students who receive Journal and Counseling therapy, Journal therapy only, or Counseling therapy only, while controlling for pre-test depression scores. Assumptions Outliers: Create a Box and Whisker plot for each group. Insert Grapsh or Table Here Fill in the blanks: Group (Pre-Test): Outliers (Item #) Are there any outliers? Journal and Counseling Journal only Counseling only Group (Post-Test): Outliers (Item #) Are there any outliers? Journal and Counseling Journal only Counseling only < Note: Remove any outliers from the dataset before continuing.> Assumption of Normality: Run a normality test for each group. Insert Tests of Normality table below: Insert Graph or Table Here Fill in the blanks: Should you use a Shapiro-Wilks or Kolmogorov-Smirnov test? Why? Answer: Groups (Pre-Test) Significance Is the assumption of normality met? Journal and Counseling Journal only Counseling only Groups (Post-Test)...
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