Reflective Paper 1
Theory and Its Interrelationship with Instructional Practice
Ghadeer Alsobahi
CIMT862

The interrelationship between theory and instructional practice remains debatable in the education field. Different educators, scholars, philosophers and psychologists have expressed different views on how these two important aspects are related (Desmarais, 2009). Nevertheless, there is no single conventional way to explain this relationship. This paper is a reflective essay about the interrelationship between theory and instructional practice. The paper is based on scholarly articles and personal view of this important aspect in education.
Before discussing the relationship between theory and instructional practice, it is important to understand what this concept involve. Theory, according to Thomas Shuell (2013) is a group of interconnected …show more content…
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