M., Bures, E. M., Borokhovski, E., & Tamim, R. (2010, July). Interaction in distance education and online learning: Using evidence and theory to improve practice. The Evolution from Distance Education to Distributed Learning. Symposium conducted at Memorial Union Biddle Hotel, Bloomington, IN. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12528-011-9043-x In a continuation of a meta-analysis of distance and online education, the authors explored “interactions: among students, between the instructor and students, and
On the other hand, Berg (1989) has reflected the concept of positivism in the aspects of organisational and management theories and practices. The author has provided that the social and cultural changes in the society have the impact on managing organisation due to the focus on the changing technicalities and economics for the organisations. It can be said that the concept
a set of data mining primitives designed in order to facilitate efficient and fruitful knowledge discovery. Such primitives include the specification of the portions of the database or the set of data in which the user is interested, the kinds of knowledge to be mined, background knowledge useful in guiding the discovery process, interestingness measures for pattern evaluation, and how the discovered knowledge
Writing research has foundations, which span the last 60-years, starting in the area of language acquisition theory in both behavioral and psychological areas of education research (Katayama, 2007). These foundational works formed the basis of why and how we teach, practice, learn and assess foreign language writing. The development of research in this area is not without their share of debate. Foreign scripts are defined in the context of this review as characters that not only have different phonetic
adopted system of education does not have a logical foundation(Walker 1984).On the basis of Jean Piaget’s Cognitive Theory of learning ,Jerome Bruner have, in the recent times formulated a new theory of learning commonly known as the Cognitive Constructivism. Constructivism has ushered in a new era. According to this theory all knowledge of an individual is self-constructed. The theory is based on the following
The breakdown of metacognition into two separate categories known as metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive regulation and then the continued breakdown of those categories into further groups. Giving examples of both cognitive strategies and metacognitive strategies. Describing the fundamental role intelligence plays on metacognition and the numerous theories behind the idea that metacognition and intelligence go hand in hand. Why metacognitive strategies have been beneficial in the educational
The importance of psychological theory and research on understanding the social world plays an important part in how individuals make sense of their social world and their impact on some studies in psychology. Through this essay, I will discuss the understanding of mind through the theory of mind, Sally-Anne False Belief and lastly the mind-reading difficulties with the example from clinical psychology as such the autism. The word theory of mind, which the purpose is to point out to human mind-reading
A Meta-analysis of Learner Autonomy for Pedagogical Practices By Debjani Sarkar English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad Email: debjanidivaa@gmail.com English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad Mahlaqa Bai Chanda Hostel 500007 Abstract The teaching and learning of language has gained a dynamic impetus, across decades. Considering the trends of English Language Teaching, we can rightly assert
Introduction Social work involves the application of diverse knowledge of psychological and physiological perspectives of evaluating people. The significance of such knowledge is even more enforced when dealing with groups or individuals of specialized cases such as the elderly. The understanding of human behaviour is important for a social health care worker to effectively provide appropriate services to specialized clients (Passer et al, 2009). From the perspective of the social care providers
of multiple steps following the method promoted by Corbin and Strauss (1990). “Coding is the fundamental analytic process used by the researcher. In grounded theory research, there are three basic types of coding: open, axial, and selective” (p.12). LaRossa (2005) strongly advocates for the use of all three stating that “GTM (Grounded Theory Methods) are most productive when all three phases of coding are employed” (p. 840). The information gleaned from each interview will guide future interviews