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Professional Learning Community Creation

is hard to define exactly what a learning community is. It is even harder to create one" (2003). Morrissey suggests the term "prof...

Wal-Mart in 2007

healthcare spending" (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2008; p. 5). * "Increasing store network" (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2008; p. 5). Threat...

Applying Learning Theories to Personal Experience

bell and the unconditioned response was the dogs salivation when it was fed. After the conditioning, the sound of a bell, which ha...

Learning Theories-Nursing Education: Annotated Bibliography

Based on their results, the authors suggested nurse educators add more critical thinking exercises to their classroom curriculum. ...

Learning Styles And The Mature Learner

themes relative to the mature students first year in higher education degree courses that lent themselves to success, including: a...

Learning Theories And Technology

conferencing, and interactive video and audio technologies. These are all student-centered technologies that can build upon prior ...

Learning Styles

is founded on certain principles, such as: most people can learn; instructional environments, etc. need to respond to the differen...

Volkswagen and Ford in Foreign Markets

in Japan. Only when it became clear that the Taurus simply would not sell in Japan did Ford learn the reason. The Taurus would n...

Learning and School Aid Decreases

In five pages chaos theory and the connection between learning and nutrition are examined within the context of the question 'Does...

Software Training and Learning Styles

Because I am a visual learner first and foremost it would be a benefit to me to go to the online help section. Microsoft Word has...

How to Manage Time Effectively

Because the medium is free and uncontrolled, anyone can say anything. This is both its blessing and its curse: often factual infor...

Leadership Achievements of JFK

breathe new life into the ailing American space program, appealing to Uncle Sams love of competition. He made frequent references...

Brain Development And Learning A Second Language

helps the brain to develop multiple new pathways that can sort and store more new experiences than a less-developed brain. The mor...

Lesson Plans/NY Standards/Science

The column for "L" what the students have learned is left blank and filled in as the week progresses. Lesson 2 involves begins w...

Teaching Math - Effective Strategies

The student population was diverse in all respects. The researcher found that students in the "technology-enriched classrooms . . ...

Neurological Issues And Learning Disabilities

relationship of the brain to learning has been studied a great deal among twins (Simmons, 2006). Some studies have shown that iden...

Authentic Learning

Bransford and Pellegrino, n.d.) that resemble real-world situations (Donovan and Bransford, n.d.) Further, the tasks must meet at ...

Autism: Research-Based Instruction

limited reinforcement repertoire, short attention span, distraction, slower learning, difficulty grasping abstract concepts, poor ...

The Effectiveness And Efficiency Of Multimedia Software As An Instructional Delivery System: Assessment

enough to teach the lesson. The CD-ROM incorporates interactivity with basic lesson plans to add new life to the concept of learn...

Learning Prejudice

38). Although DAndrea was unaware of it, "describing African Americans in subhuman terms reflected a view that was commonly held a...

Relationship Between Language-Based And Learning Disabilities

Beyond that, however, is the fact that any student who is struggling with language will not be able to read and write as well as a...

Collaborative Learning Communities

2007, p. 166). Livesay, et al (2007) point out that participation in professional collaborative learning communities helps teach...

The Role Of The First Language In The Acquisition Of A Second Language

There are a number of theories that have been developed when considering second language acquisition, especially in the context of...

Teaching and IT in the Future

did not learn all the chemistry, mathematics, physics and all about airflow and dynamics. To work out how to fly you have got to a...

On The Job Training

them a direct relevant experience in the job and standards that are required. Where this is in the real situation the learning may...

Distance Learning is Ideal for Stay at Home Mothers

for many students. It has advantages for those who work full time jobs or even for young adults who do not want to live away from ...

A Challenging Learning Experience

no positive reinforcement for me and an aversion to the machine developed. Positive reinforcement refers to when an event or stim...

Reflection on Lessons Learned

can be used to help analyse a company. The company works in a complex environment, there are internet factors and external factors...

Service Learning - An Overview

In a paper of eight pages, the writer looks at service learning. The value of service learning is emphasized through speaker notes...

Learning Comprehension

in that they know what the purpose of learning how to read is. Children do not necessarily equate a pleasant purpose. There are m...