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Literature Review Practice Activity
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Rewrite the following sections from literature reviews that can be improved. There is no ONE RIGHT answer, but REMEMBER these: 1) Do not use first person, 2) Paraphrase when possible, 3) Use quotes only if it makes your argument stronger and you cannot say it otherwise, and 4) Never say "in the article" or "in the book." To help you, you can write down in a sentence or two, or using bullet points why you revised it in the way you did.
These schools provide students the opportunity to take on responsibility and build relationships among their peers, teachers, and administrators; much like Vygotsky's idea of interaction. It also allows for students to interact with those within the community. It also touches base on the teacher being the facilitator of the classroom as opposed to an authoritative figure and lectures. It is important to keep in mind Gardner's multiple intelligences as well as Vygotsky's idea that individual interaction is essential to development (Webb et. al., 2010). Both very much separate ideas, but interrelated. Gardner's (1983) idea behind his coined multiple intelligences is that every student...
As for Vygotsky (1978), it is his idea of interaction that is essential for the learning process to take place. It is crucial that teachers look at all sides of the spectrum when dealing with children; no one student is identical to another. As a consequence, teachers need to get actively involved in trying to understand the way that their students think and to then focus on using channels these respective students are familiar with in order to connect with them and to make it possible for them to accumulate information more effectively. Many teachers make the mistake to treat all students the same either because of the fact that they are reluctant to spend their time trying to understand each one or because they believe that they need to employ equitable attitudes as they attempt to put across their lessons. If something works for one student, it may not work for another. Therefore, we need to be prepared and have a backup plan or a variety of different types of instruction for students. Offering various options for students to choose from regarding an assignment, allows students to choose an option that…
