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Self Directed Learners' Characteristics

need for self-esteem, a desire to achieve, and the satisfaction that will come from accomplishing something" (Hiemstra and Judd, 1...

Examining the Truth of a Proverb - Children Learn Prejudice, It Is Not Inborn

up to possess their parents values. Or a research may address what kind of negative events in ones life affected their prejudices....

Lessons Learned From The Napoleonic Era

who realized the importance of artillery they paved the way for artillery to become a major factor on the battleground and give ri...

Understanding the Disabled and Disabilities

beauty, wealth and status, or they can symbolize aspects of society that people would just as soon forget, such as with physical d...

Henry Fielding's Tom Jones Man of the Hill

he were truly the evil person hes believed to be. In the Man of the Hill we can see glimpses of Tom as he would have been if hed...

How to Teach Children Organizational Skills: A Workshop

Children benefit a great deal from having both structure and order in their lives (Scarbro, 2004). They gain a sense of security (...

Core Concepts of Juvenile Delinquency

is trying to help and the psychologist. Social learning theories : The social learning approach to explaining juvenile delinque...

The Fifth Discipline and the Learning Organization

those organizations that are readily adaptive, flexible and productive will excel and perhaps even be able to survive. To make th...

Thematic Lesson Plan That is Developmentally Appropriate

2004b). They can be used for self-directed study, small group study, projects, experiments or in many other ways (NCREL, 2004b). ...

Cultural Practices For Memory and Learning

an adult and include conceptual reasoning" (Piaget, 2001). During all of these stages, the child "experiences his or her environme...

Cooperative Discipline Model of Educator Linda Albert

Alberts model is detailed and specific, offering concrete strategies to educators for handling discipline dilemmas. Albert states ...

Interdisciplinary Enhancement Through XML

concept focus" (Reksten , 2000, p.26). On the other hand, multidisciplinary learning lacks a concept focus but "relate to facts a...

Zoo Visits and Changing Attitudes of Children

with some of its most enjoyable elements of entertainment, all at the cost of the animals life. A staple of Americana, the ...

Overview of Dyslexia

the last 30 years (Singleton, 2000). Essentially, making positive diagnosis of dyslexia involves establishing that: 1. The childs ...

Cognitive and Behavioral Learning Perspectives

has read the literature, listened to the warnings, and learned that it is harmful to his health. There is a direct connection bet...

Influential Factors in Early Childhood Learning

number of researchers for different age groups. Bukatko and Daehler (1998) introduce the term "scaffolding" to describe the criti...

Lessons of Travel in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

not tell Polyphemus his name, rather indicating to the Cyclops that his name is "Nobody." When Polyphemus friends respond to his c...

Overview of Learning That is Problem Based

"Teachers dont seem to recognise [sic] complex nature of information retrieval and librarians get frustrated by how unrecognised [...

Philosophies on Personal Learning

1999, p. 104+) - believed children are not merely a collection of empty vessels waiting for information to fill the void, but rath...

Personality Profiles and Learning Styles

thinking about it (Learning styles, 2001). Traditional educational methods "tend to favor abstract perceiving and reflective proc...

A Norm Violation Experiment

liberal benefits. However, the employees do have to be to work on time. Their attendance is checked and if they are late, that is ...

Children with Asperger Syndrome and Educational Improvements

that these similar problems could be seen in family members, especially in fathers (Klin and Volkmar, 1995). The frequently descr...

Project Presentation on a Distance Learning Program

the outline of the presentation itself is: * Opening: Speaker introduces self, affiliation, and objective for meeting/presentation...

Educational Philosophies of Jean Piaget

that Piaget didnt recognize that children could learn from their environment, however. Indeed, Piagets work reinforced the common...

English Language Teaching Methods Critically Compared

speak English as a native language; rather, the extent to which focused training serves to mold an effective ESL instructor is bot...

Economies of Scope and Scale, Learning Curve, and Competitive Advantages

learning curve will increase on a product, for example, over time. While each can stand on its own, when any of the three concepts...

Utilizing a Learning Contract Within an Academic Setting

the company and gaining contracts with domestic and commercial customers. The main aim of the project will be to create a clear ...

Business Theory and Models in a Reflective Learning Document

to make sure there is a solid foundation for any information used. Triangulation is a methodology often used in research to ensure...

Dave's Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Internship

hiring process. However, this need never arose. Some of my quantifiable tasks were to observe and work with employee issue...

Production and the Acquisition of English as a Second Language

inherent in the human brain (Archangeli, 1997). Native speakers of a language learn their mother tongue as toddlers because they a...