...How Environment Plays a Role in Learning Eric Williams College 100 American Military University Catherine Ellenwood Abstract This paper examines the quantitative effects that the learning environment has on the success and or failure of today’s student. The two basic factors that make up and comprise the learning environment are addressed, with elaboration given on how they negatively or constructively assist the modern student in his or her academic progression. A number of important facets key to a successful learning environment are addressed that are critical in ensuring that the learner is comfortable and undergos the most optimum learning experience available. Explanation is also given on how to improve the learning environment to support the student’s constant changing needs. How Environment Plays a Role in Learning In order for the student to develop his or her cognitive skills and successfully engage in the learning process, they must be immersed in a learning environment designed and well suited to properly stimulate them in their academic development. The effect that the learning environment has on the student, whether it’s the physical effect or the psychosocial effect, can’t be overstated asserts Dr. B.J. Fraser (as cited in Amirul, Ahmad, Yahya, Abdullah, Adnan and Noh, 2013, para. 2 ). Maintaining a positive learning environment that promotes active, progressive education is of the utmost importance. Ensuring that suitable and adequate...
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...How the environment affects learning Dennis Skinner American Military University/COLL100 April 30, 2010 Michael Carmichael How the Environment Affects Learning This paper will discuss how our environment affects learning. We will discuss how important the environment is in the early years of one’s life in early childhood development. We will also discuss how one’s interest in learning plays a vital role in learning. We will also discuss how active learning and development plays an integral role in those years between teenager and adult and as well as what influences that has on being successful in life. We will also examine the two learning environments, home and school, and how each are changing and as well as how these two environments will play significant roles as each student discovers what’s real and what’s not real and how each help the learning process. Lastly, we will consider how the learning environment is continuing to change and how the digital age will change the way we learn and as well as the effect it will have on our future students and how it will affect the path they choose to follow their dreams. In the early years of development the environment plays as big a role in how children learn and how they development more than any other time in their life. In environments where children are not only taught that it’s ok to learn, but to also enjoy the process leads to an active learning environment where children are allowed the opportunity...
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... Theme 1: Health and well-being Unit 1.1 (L/505/9300) Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand the impact of food and nutrition on children’s health and development. Understand how food choices impact on health and development during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Understand the nutritional needs of children. Understand the impact of poor diet on children’s health and development. Understand individuals’ dietary requirements and preferences. Be able to support healthy eating in own setting. Unit 1.2 WB (A/505/9809) Promote healthy lifestyles for children through exercise The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand children’s need for exercise. Be able to support children’s exercise in an indoor and outdoor space Unit 1.3 WB (M/505/9810) Support physical care routines for children The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand the physical care needs of children. Be able to use hygienic practice to minimise the spread of infection. Understand rest and sleep needs of children. Understand childhood immunisation. Be able to support children in personal physical care routines. Unit 1.4 WB (T/505/9811) Promote children’s emotional well-being The learning outcomes for this unit are: Understand children’s needs in relation to emotional well-being. Understand the requirements for promoting emotional well-being in...
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...Play is a freely chosen and personally directed behaviour that actively engages children. It is very important that early years practitioners have a good grasp on this subject as the developmental usefulness of play for a child is extremely significant. For children, play provides them with the necessary skills to develop: socially, emotionally, physically and creatively. Bruce (2004) explores the fact that play is a valuable tool for children to discover their environment and to learn about why things happen using all of their senses both indoors and outdoors. The hypothesis that will be discussed throughout this essay is how play is important in early development and learning and how it serves both the child’s individual needs and the future society in which they will live in. This will be discussed and explored through reference to historical play pioneers, legislation, policy and guidance and theoretical knowledge on the social, cultural and intellectual perspectives on play. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework (2008), created under the Childcare Act (2006), gives all practitioners across England guidance on a play based approach to learning. Therefore, assuming children do learn by play, practitioners and professionals must deliver planned, purposeful play which has a balance between adult-led and child-initiated activities, as stated by QCA (2007). There should be a wide variety of different play methods that allows them to represent their own learning...
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...College 100 American Public University Professor Floyd Maertens The Role Environment Plays On Education The role environment plays on education is remarkably significant, wether in grade school or an adolescent the affects can be life changing. As in adolescent the environmental factors include: how they are cared for by their parents, the neighborhood they live in, and their instruction in schools. Most learning is developed in a physical environment such as: sitting under a tree, in a classroom lecture, or in a home. Although specific targets within the environment attracts students attention like the warmth of fire and the angle of light draws students. Not only are we affected by the environment but also by new experiences, in which we are able to either learn or not learn during these situations. Students may direct their attention to particular targets in the learning environment that they find more interesting, important, or unfamiliar than others. Keen, Meg (2005) For example, a classroom with circular tables and comfortable armchairs may look strange because it deviates from expectations formed through prior experience. Some learning environments are more comfortable and offer fewer distractions than others. In any learning environment, physical characteristics that cause discomfort can be expected to interfere with learning. As for environments that produce positive emotional states can be expected to enable a place of attachment. While technology is...
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...Unit 1: Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care Unit code: R/600/8939 QCF Level 3: BTEC Nationals Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose This unit aims to enable learners to understand effective communication, the barriers that may exist and ways to overcome these. The unit will give learners the opportunity to gain the interpersonal skills needed to embark on a career within the health or social care sectors. Unit introduction This is a core unit within the programme, recognising the fact that effective communication is central to all work in the health and social care sectors. Professionals within the sectors require good communication and interpersonal skills to perform their roles effectively, work cooperatively with colleagues and build supportive relationships with people using services. It is, therefore, important for all those embarking on a career in the health or social care sectors to gain knowledge, understanding and the skills associated with communication, so that they are able to develop effective interpersonal skills. Initially, learners will investigate what is meant by effective communication and interpersonal skills and how these may affect the outcomes for people who use services. Learners will consider the factors that influence communication and interactions, analysing theories which may help to explain why there may be difficulties, possible breakdowns in communication and...
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...have a powerful faith in the future. Teaching is one of the most powerful of role models. I truly believe teachers are the future of our education. One thing that specifically led me into teaching is having parents in the education system. My mom being a Kindergarten teacher and my dad being an 8th grade social studies teacher has empowered me to further the role of “teaching.” Also, being able to have an impact on many students through the years seems to be very rewarding. Ultimately, the teacher can be a very vital resource for the students and to have the responsibly of that can be very powerful. Part of being a teacher is arranging your classroom according to your fit and your students fit. With this being...
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...Young children thrive in a positive, social learning environment and acquire new knowledge through interacting and socializing with peers. At this age, children are constantly evolving as active learners and require a multitude of stimulants to ensure learning is authentic. Teachers must take into consideration the many factors involved in the learning process including when, where, and how children play. Play holds a crucial role in the development of young children, yet play-based learning has been absent from early childhood classrooms for many years. Children interact, learn, and progress through play, whether it be with adults, other children, or by themselves. Mann, Hund, Hesson-McInnis, & Roman (2016) stated, “Early childhood is characterized...
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...1.Discuss the learning environments? What are some of the issues that are related in the selection of a learning environment? What are several suggested environments for integrating Young children with special needs with typical functioning children? Learning environments are the setting in which young children with special needs receive services. There are a number of issues that are related to the selection of a learning environment; the different types of settings for providing intervention for young children, how the law influences the child’s placement for services, the integration if children with special needs with “typical” children, the role of the service coordinator, how various agencies coordinate their services, and the types of early intervention teams. There are several suggested environments for integrating young children, such as LRE (least restrictive environment), mainstream, inclusion, and natural environments (Lerner, J. W., Lowenthal, B., & Egan, R. 2003, p. 95). 2. Identify and describe the types of settings that are used to provide services to young children with disabilities. What are the several major laws that affect the provision of services for young children with special needs? Discuss the importance regarding services for young children with disabilities in the Laws Part B and Part C, which mandate the settings for learning. Young children with disabilities are provided services in different settings such as, home-based, center-based, and...
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...An essay that explores the theoretical underpinning of a resource that relates to language development and its place in learning. In this essay I will be discussing the good old fashioned stick and how it can be used to support a child’s language development. I will be discussing the diversity of play through the stick and how this is supported by the curriculum and how it is also supported by theory. According to The National Toy Hall Of Fame, the stick may be the world’s oldest toy. Animals play with sticks; our dogs play fetch with them. Children have an endless source of make believe and fun with sticks. A child’s imagination can turn sticks into magic wands, fishing poles, swords, light sabres, majorette batons and ores for an imaginary boat and so on. Children cultivate their creativity and develop their imaginations when they pretend with sticks. Children build and walk with sticks, bat balls with them; they explore the outdoors as they search for the best one. Sticks promote free play, the freedom to invent and discover; they are the original building blocks for creative play. Playing with sticks encourages outside play which incorporates fresh air and exercise. Sticks are not only the oldest toys around they are simply the best. A stick can come in all shapes and sizes. They are not carefully made or presented like a manufactured resource. They are natural and rustic looking and that makes them appealing to children and wanting to engage with it. Like the old saying...
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...Theories of teaching and learning and how they impact on the classroom environment Education plays a significant role in supporting and influencing the healthy development of children. However, teaching is more than just knowing what to teach. Professional teachers must also understand how to teach their students. Therefore, in order to create an effective classroom environment which caters for the diversity of students and their various developmental levels and abilities, teachers are urged to apply a variety of teaching and learning theories. (Marsh, 2008 Ch12, p163). Piaget and Vygotsky presented theories on cognitive and social development which suggested that children often construct their own learning. Bronfenbrenner and Pavlov presented theories relating to behaviour and psychosocial development. Professional teaching requires consideration and understanding of both cognitive and behavioural theories in order to create successful learning opportunities. Piaget and Vygotsky shared the view that children actively construct their own learning outcomes. (Eggen & Kauchak, 2010, Ch2, p49). However, they each differed in their concept of how constructivism occurs. Piaget believed that social interaction and experience with the physical environment creates situations for individuals to experience disequilibrium of existing understanding, (cognitive and sociocognitive conflict). Lack of equilibrium encourages the learner to assimilate and/or accommodate existing mental...
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...The Role of Heredity and Environment in Learning Theory The role of heredity and environment in the learning theory is one with varying views. Each view relies strongly on the developmental process of children. Urie Bronfenbrenner posits that a child’s environment plays the biggest role in the child’s development and learning experience (Ormrod, 2014). While Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky believe that a child’s cognitive development is most important to the learning experience (Ormrod, 2014). The purpose of this essay is to explore each of these theories and how they apply to my personal knowledge and understanding of the learning experience. I will begin with an overview of each theory and then move to how aspects of each apply to personal experiences and beliefs. Ultimately coming to the conclusion that no single theory fully represents my understanding of learning. While each theory as many strengths, one cannot have a fully developed understanding of the learning process without aspects of all three theories. According to Ormrod (2014), Bronfenbrenner’s theory of development relies strongly on the “multiple layers of environmental influence” (p. 21). At the most basic level is the child’s family, next is the child’s neighborhood and community, and finally the child’s state and country (Ormrod, 2014). Bronfenbrenner believed that the child’s culture played a significate role in effecting the child’s development in every layer. Furthermore, these layers interact with...
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...InterContinental University Applying Learning Theories EDU622-15601D April K. Adams April 30, 2015 Kermit and the Keyboard “Learning Outcomes evidence and/or results of learning” In the first scenario presented, Kermit has achieved limited learning outcomes. He has attained a lasting skill and knowledge at playing some songs. However, with other pieces of music he has stopped practicing before a lasting skill has been developed. Kermit’s role as the learner is to actively engage his thinking and will in the learning process. Kermit has fulfilled this role by buying the keyboard, working with music instruction books, practicing daily, and exploring his options for playing with other musicians. To a certain extent he did not fulfill his role as a learner, because he stopped practicing when too many mistakes were made. Kermit also fulfills the role of the instructor. In my theory of learning, the instructor must create an environment and develop activities that provide individuals with the opportunity to learn. Kermit has created an environment in which he can learn to play the keyboard by familiarizing himself with the instrument, practicing for an hour a day, and seeking on-line information about features of the instrument. “(Marcy P. Driscoll) The inputs for Kermit’s learning consist of the instruction manual, music books, his list of songs that he would like to learn how to play, daily practice, and online chat sessions. In my theory of learning the inputs must challenge the...
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...learners an environment where they construct their knowledge and understanding. It is an environment in which adults provide experiences that will develop their ways of thinking, develop socially appropriate behaviors, develop communication and interactions with peers. It is in those interactions with...
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...Assignment Discuss the key aspects of Early Years child development in the contexts of providing support an appropriate child care setting Page 1 This essay will look at the key aspects of early Years child development in the contexts of providing support in an appropriate child care setting. The early years of a child’s life are the most important in terms of their general well-being, their emotional and social development, and their physical, intellectual and emotional growth. Bruce and Meggitt, (1999) claim that children learn more in the first five years than in the whole of their lives, thus supporting the importance of good quality early intervention in a child’s learning and development. As children grow and develop in a myriad of ways there are several theories of child development, each suggesting that children develop in a similar way, yet each also stresses that different parts of development are of primary importance. Maslow (1970) cited in Hartley-Brewer (1998) believes that children cannot learn and develop until their basic needs are met such as food, warmth and security. When these are met then a child must feel safe and secure before they can learn which according to Maslow (1970) is high up the ladder of needs before they reach the top which is self-actualisation. Geraghty (1988) suggests “love, security, consistency and continuous affection, and opportunities for independence lead to a positive self-image” (p.104) As a Sure Start practitioner...
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