...used in lifelong learning sector depending upon the subject and the requirements. They are Initial Assessment, Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment. Initial Assessment This is the formal way of ascertaining student’s prior skills and knowledge of the subject to be taken and whether they have any specific needs. Initial assessments will help to identify any particular aspects which may otherwise go unnoticed and also ensuring equality and diversity are met. Initial assessment will give information regarding about students, for example, any specific assessment requirements or needs they may have, their learning style or any further training and support their need. Initial assessment help me as a teacher in deciding which teaching and learning approaches I should use. It is my responsibility to do this before a lesson or course is delivered. This will help to determine how I will plan for the session so it sets and meets expectations for me the teacher and also the students. This will identify any prior knowledge, the stages the students are at and any...
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...TOPIC: Reflective essay on the teaching session and facilitating workplace learning module. INTRODUCTION As a requirement for the pre-registration program in Nilai University, I have to take Facilitating Workplace learning module. The aim of this module is to enable me to become a better facilitator in the future. Having experiences from my previous clinical posting, I realized that nursing profession is not only about patient’s bedside care, but also workplace improvement by facilitating others for example students, colleagues and patient health teaching. Gopee (2011) defined facilitating learning is that the learner becomes aware that they should be the originator of their thinking, meaning to say the learner should take more control of their learning instead of passively receive information from the teacher. In addition, facilitating learning is usually form part of healthcare’s professional code, as mentioned in code of practice by Nursing Midwifery Council (2008) that registered nurse must be willing to share their experiences and skills for the good of their colleagues and must facilitate student and others to develop their competent. In order to fulfill this subject, I have two main parts to complete. First, a plan for facilitating a learning session applied all the relevant theories that have been lecturing, and the second part, I am going to write here is a reflective essay using Gibb’s (1988) reflective cycle on what I have learn from this module and my learning...
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...sophisticated recently. It affects almost every aspect in this world. Education is one of the aspects that cannot dodge the mass effect of technology. Recently, educators are addicted to include technology in their teaching activities. Many programs and applications have been invented to aid the educators. Students are also familiar with technology. Even the young learners have been exposed to technology. Some are even able to use technology as well. Young learners in this era can be called as a digital learner. They are studying in the middle of digital era. That is, they will be more and more exposed to technology. Technology can also be really helpful in English language acquisition for young learner. Regarding the fantastic effect of technology, the enchantment of technology as one of interesting media and the nature of young learner that is tend to play, educational computer game will be one of the most enjoyable and fun media to help young learners acquire English language. Therefore, this essay will describe why computer game should be used as one media to help young learner acquire English in school. Teaching language for young learner using computer may be challenging in some ways. There are many things to be considered before the teachers can use the computer as the aid in their class and to perform the gaming activities. Firstly teachers have to consider about young learners’ health. According to Dr. Aric Sigman a psychologist, in the interview with Hindustan Times, computers’...
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...PORTFOLIO ESSAY: Module 1 EFFECTIVE STUDY SKILLS ARE THE SOLE FOUNDATION OF A SOUND EDUCATION? This essay will define what study skills are and how these aid learning. Issues relating to difficulties in adapting study skills will be discussed, and how effective study skills can give foundation to a successful education and future. Study skills or study strategies are approaches applied to learning (Wikipedia, 2012). Anderson (2002), describes study skills as processes of meta-cognition, which is self-awareness of one’s thinking and learning. Learners who are able to step back and monitor their thinking and learning are able to use strategies for finding out or figuring out what they need to do. These strategies help students organize, process, and use information effectively (Kerka, 2007). Petty (2002), states that most study skills teaching have positive effects, but some skills work better than others. Research shows that students who are strategic learners for example who know there are multiple ways to do things have increased self-esteem, become more responsible, improve completion and accuracy of their work, and are more engaged in learning, also improving their performance (Beckman, 2002). Higher education expects students to have the maturity to work on their own for longer, this could feel as though study lacks structure which could be...
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...In my years of teaching composition to college students, I have discovered that one of the main obstacles to their learning the skills I teach is their conviction that those skills are nice to have, but not essential--unless, of course, they plan a career that is likely to require them to write a lot. Most students would like to write easily and well, but they do not feel an overwhelming need to. As it happens, however, writing essays is one of the best ways to develop the mental skills necessary for learning and thinking. Despite the widely held belief that human beings are rational animals, the fact is that we are no such thing--at least not naturally. What we are is capable of rational thought. We have the capacity to learn how to reason, but that capacity does not come to fruition without careful nurturing. Just as the skilled athlete has, through diligent effort and application, honed physical capacities that are inherent but not well developed in most human beings, so the skilled thinker has studied and trained himself to apply mental skills in a manner beyond the reach of most untrained minds. The exercise of rational thought or procedure to analyze a subject and to express in an orderly way the judgments arrived at through such analysis is called "discourse." Writing which aims to arrive at an understanding of a subject--or to make such an understanding possible for the reader by leading him through the steps of rational analysis of that subject--is...
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...Then next generation of humanity always seems to manage the world around them, but without the teachers throughout their lives, they would have a much more difficult time navigating the labyrinth of life. However, teachers take many forms and are not always labeled as teachers. Even the individual is a teacher to themselves. There are also many teaching methods that work best for each individual. Some need to learn hands-on, some need a demonstration, and some need a verbal aid. For a certain famous poet, Walt Whitman, self-education worked best. Due to his circumstances he was unable to be formally educated, but he managed to teach himself and while he was not very popular at first, he later became one of the most influential poets in America. However, he found that it mattered little that he wasn't able to attend school since he preferred a hands-on method of learning. Whitman believed in the power of the individual having their own experiences; questioning, searching, and discovering. To accomplish...
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... major problems are affecting global efforts in eradication of poverty by increased the price of basic need, which the poor cannot afford. If this problem is going to continuously happened, the amount of poor will increase. It is happening in Africa and Asia, where millions of people die every day which caused by problems like hunger and lack of medical care. Western countries are defined as the country that located at western hemisphere affairs such as United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and America (Worldatlas, year unknown). These countries organise various projects to eradicate these issues so that poverty can be solved. Global poverty is defined as a lack of material wealth needed to maintain existence (The Three Dictionary,2011). This essay will seek to argue that western countries are doing enough to fight global poverty. These will be referenced on the three areas of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, improving the supply of medicine to those in need and providing education to young children. To begin with, western countries are doing enough to fight global poverty because they are eradicating hunger. Western countries provide food and daily needs for the poor through funding or organization like Millennium Development Goals by the United Nations. Around the world more than 2.5 billion of poor live in grinding poverty on less than $2 a day (the UN Works for People and the Planet, 2011). According to the “8 Goals For Africa Campaign”, which is established by the Millennium...
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...duration (Atkinson & Shriffin, 1968). When engaging in a learning task, the learner must make use of working memory capacity, and hence a load is placed upon that memory (Sweller, 2010). When the cognitive load exceeds the limit of working memory capacity, learning will be affected. Effective instructional methods that can support limited short term storage and limited working memory processes are being used in classroom to maximise the learning (Dehn, 2008). Thus, this essay will probe on the extent of teachers considering the limited processing capacity of students’ working memory in Malaysian English language classroom using multiple modality teaching aids, part whole approach and collaborative learning. Multiple...
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...Contents Introduction ………………………………………………………………….Pages 2-3 Discussion…...…………………………………………………………………Pages 4-14 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………...Pages 15-16 References ………………………………………………………………….Pages 17-20 Introduction This essay aims to explore the processes of teaching, training and mentoring of adults. The setting in which this will be explored and linked to, will be one of nursing, although it is recognised that the fundamental theories explored may be applied to any setting where the teaching, training and mentoring of adults occur. The essay will explore the writer’s understanding regarding the role of a mentor within the workplace and the theoretical ties surrounding mentorship and how these are linked into the writer’s role of a mentor. Any names or areas of work mentioned in the essay have been changed in order to maintain confidentiality, clause five of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct: Standards for Conduct, Performance and Ethics (NMC 2004). The term ‘mentor’ is defined by the English National Board (ENB) and the Department of Health (DOH) to “denote the role of the nurse, midwife or health visitor who facilitates learning and supervises and assesses students in their practice setting” (ENB & DOH 2001a P6). Nicklin and Kenworthy (2000) define a mentor as someone who by example and facilitation guides, assists, and supports the student in learning new skills, adopting new behaviour and acquiring...
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...Styles & Professors Both your professors and your learning styles are different and unique. By knowing your professor and his/her teaching style you will have a distinct advantage. Once you know how to properly use your learning style so that you can manipulate it to work with your professors teaching style, you will notice that lectures and studying will be come far more easier for you. You can no longer be a passive student, taking only what is spoon-fed to you; you must seek out your own education. This includes both the knowledge you have about your professors and the knowledge you have about yourself. The more you know about each of these the better prepared you will be for the class. I. Meeting A Professor Explain to your students that professors are not teachers and may never have had any classroom training. They are here because they are experts in their field. We are a learning institution as well as a teaching university, so most professors are here to do research to advance knowledge, as well as teach classes. Remember that your professors are people too; some people are nice and some people are not. Be polite and adult when interacting with your professors. Professors who obtain tenure have academic freedom. Having tenure basically means that the professor can form his or her own guideline for teaching. In order for a professor to receive tenure they must teach at the U of S for a minimum of three years and go through a process of peer...
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...paragraph essay. In this essay assessment, students are expected to cite text evidence from both articles. Teachers and students alike find the new assessment challenging and have been given few resources to help conquer the new task. Teachers would like to see students use text evidence more effectively in their writing as well as possess a deeper understanding of the value of using text...
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...Philosophy Essay Tracey Carroll Liberty University EDUC 200 Ms. Angle June 12, 2016 Forming an educational philosophy is an important part of becoming a successful teacher. One’s philosophy determines how they will teach. During my 6th and 7th grade history classes I distinctly remember memorizing exactly what I needed to pass the test. Then like a miracle I got Mr. Brody for my 8th grade History teacher. With his teaching history was brought to life. Based on how Mr. Brody changed my perspective on history and how to teach I am a big supporter of progressivism teaching. This form of learning dynamically involves students, makes facts related to everyday life and pools actual information with individual interest. Beginning with, keenly encompassing my students with my progressive philosophy of instruction. Leading them through inquiries and establishing fun events. If I were a History teacher, I would try to resist from furnishing them facts only in extensive speeches. I would however, start with a detailed aid and then ask questions in such a way that the students would eventually relate the example to the intellectual historic theme on their own. “Guided discovery may take more or less time than expository instruction, depending on the task, but tends to result in better long term retention and transfer than expository instruction”(Mayer, 2002, p. 68). I would also have exciting activities prearranged for the history lesson such as reenactments of the...
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...most beautiful poetry can be about simple things – a cat or a flower or rain Poetry can come from anything with the stuff of revelation in it Don’t let your poems be ordinary Say the first thing that pops into your mind even if it’s total gibberish; describe what you see, now give it an action Mr. Keating: I always thought the purpose of education was to teach one to think for himself Mr. Nolan: No John, tradition, discipline, prepare them for college and the rest will take care of itself Will the rest take care of itself? Should teachers be concerned with “the rest” – developing independent thinkers There is a time for daring and there is a time for caution; a wise man understands which is called for ESSAY & DISCUSSION IDEAS * Teenagers – some things never change (Holden 1948-50; Dead Poets guys, 1959-60; you guys 2010s) * The role of adults in the lives of teenagers (parents, teachers) * Lies –...
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...IPL -- Arts and Humanities -- Literature 189 resources Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day Information including pronunciation, definition and background about words from Merriam-Webster Subject: The Penguin Podcast Book extracts, author interviews and other information, including links to purchasing sites from Penguin Books, UK Subject: Literature; NPR: Book Tour Podcast Modern authors read and discuss their work Subject: Literature; PRI: Selected Shorts Podcast Actors reading short stories, described as "story time for adults" Subject: Literature; World Book Club A discussion with world authors about their most famous works Subject: Literature; The Canadian Literature Archive A comprehensive collection of information about Canadian writers, novelists, poets, and playwrights, as well as books, archives, publications, and literary organizations. A good place to go for information on the Canadian literary scene. Subject: Literature; Dictionary of Symbolism Explanations for commonly used symbolism in literature. Searchable. Subject: Literature; Encyclopedia.com -- Flood This Encyclopedia.com entry on floods includes information about the flooding process, historical floods, and floods in myth and religion. Click on the tabs to find information on these different topics. Subject: Literature; Favorite Poem Project Robert Pinsky, a poet and the author of this site says, "If a poem is written...
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...As a visual learner, I tend to struggle on essay tests because the teaching method used during lectures causes me to drift off, making it hard to retain the information. Now that I am in a graduate program, I know that if I use color highlights to outline my reading material, it will help me to retain the information much better. While comparing myself to others, I have noticed that some people remember things they see, some remember from hearing, and then there are those who remember things from experience. The various types of learning activities that match my learning style is to provide a visual aid activity for students which would include using videos, puzzles, computers, over heard projectors and graphic organizers. While using graphic organizers in my Business Management class, I have noticed a great change in my students’ success. Graphic Organizer helps create a visual outline of the chapters studied. Using visual aids to teach is a great way for student with various learning styles to learn. I also use dry eraser boards with colorful markers to engage the students’ attention. I found that using various colors to outline the different areas in my lesson plans allows the students to follow a flow of the engaging activities for the day. In order for me to succeed in the MATLT program, and online learning environment, I must first get organized by printing out each week’s discussions and assignments. I underline important facts and information using colorful...
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