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Learning Theories And Teaching Models
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A 19 page paper. The first section explains and discusses two learning theories: behaviorist and humanist. Theorists included are Pavlov, Watson, Thorndike, Skinner, Maslow and Rogers. Both classical and operant conditioning are explained with examples. The major principles of each theory are explained. The second section explains and discusses two teaching models, cognitive and constructivist. Theorists include Bruner, Gagne, Ausubel, and Vygotsky. Specific instructional approaches and strategies are discussed. The last section focuses on adult learning theories and why experiential models are more effective. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
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Learning Theories Integrated Into The Online Instructional Approach
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5 pages in length. An online education has become both a viable and legitimate alternative to brick-and-mortar learning; initially questioned for its ability to teach students with the standard learning theories, online schools have proven their credibility by integrating such methods as active, behaviorism, cognitive, constructivism and exploratory. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Learning Theories: Compare/Contrast
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10 pages in length. To learn is to respond to a stimulus, absorb its connection to the lesson and commit it to memory. As easy as that seems, however, people have different capacities for learning and, therefore, are better taught with more than just one approach to teaching. Myriad experts, theorists and psychologists have endeavored to produce a comprehensive collection of learning theories to address all possible environments; Piaget, Bandura and Sperry stand out as three of the most influential. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Learning Theory - Comments On Piaget And Vygotsky
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This 6 page paper begins by providing a brief synopsis of Piaget's major points, including the age range for each stage. The basic tenets of Vygotsky's learning theory are then presented along with his criticism of Piaget. A third article is referenced, which explains the two theories and notes their similarities and differences. Finally, the writer offers an ideal practical educational policy in terms of Vygotsky and Piaget. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Learning Theory: Impacts on Curriculum Development
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of the 25 slides in an inlcuded powerpoint presentation on learning theories and their application for curriculum development. Bibliography lists 10 sources. Please contact the office and request MHedtheoryenvppt.PPT to be sent in addition to this paper.
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Learning to Communicate
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A 6 page research paper that examines three articles on composition, reading and rhetoric at the college/university level. The writer concludes from these articles that an emphasis should be placed on whether or not students entering college have college-level reading skills. Bibliography lists 3 sources, but the information is incomplete due to problems with the fax sources.
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Learning to Question
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A 5 page overview and critique of the 1969 article by Ralph Thompson, "Learning to Question". Emphasizes the importance of questioning in the educational environment. Criticizes the tendency in the educational system of the nation to instruct students through rote memorization and a blanket acceptance of the facts. Encourages the revision of educational methodologies to encompass the deductive reasoning process, a process based on questioning, and a process in which both formulating a question and knowing when to present that question is important. No additional sources are listed.
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Least Restrictive Environment: A Case Study
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This 7 page paper provides a case study on inclusion. The observation site studied was a general education classroom at the PS 131 Magnet School for Performing and Visual Arts. This case study relates the observation of one boy, "Mark," who was being instructed under the directives of an Individual Education Plan designed towards inclusion. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Legal And Psychological Perspective On Special Education For Elementary SchoolStudents In America
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5 pages in length. American elementary school children who have learning disabilities have long been taught apart from the mainstream; however, the concept of inclusion is to educate the special needs student right along with the rest of the other students in an attempt to eliminate the emotional and societal boundaries that have been erected from such segregation. However, there are those who contend that attempting to incorporate all phases of education into a single entity will prevent those who need special attention from receiving it. The writer discusses the legal and psychological perspective on special education for elementary school students in America. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Legal Aspects of the No Child Left Behind Act
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A 1 page consideration of the problems this Act presents in terms of inclusion. Under the inclusive approach factors such as gender, race, religion or even differences in educational aptitude would not be used to exclude individuals from the group as a whole. In the education environment, of course, the latter must somehow be factored into the educational approach if the child is to be brought into step with age-appropriate performance goals. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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