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e. reading, writing, and mathematics). The other fundamental difference between the traditional model and the Knowledge Age model of education pertains to the actual learning environment and modalities that are most beneficial to individual learners. It rejects the assumptions that all students learn optimally in the same ways and that curricula should be substantially uniform for all learners.
Relative Openness to Change
In my experience, educators are more open to recognizing the value of incorporating some types of the multiple intelligences into the learning model than they are to others. For example, it is one thing to tell educators that some substantive lessons should emphasize musical or interpersonal aptitude but quite another to receive the same support for the proposition that bodily kinesthetic abilities are as important. Likewise, many more educators are open to changes incorporating cognitive behavioral issues in the design of teaching...
Another useful mechanism would involve acknowledging the concerns of educators in relation to their reason for opposition and collaborating to design a system that incorporated new models while guaranteeing to embrace the specific objectives or concerns that underlie the opposition to such changes.
Reference
Duffy, F.M. "Paradigms, Mental Models, and Mindsets: Triple Barriers to Transformational Change in School Systems: PART 1." International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, Vol. 4, No. 3 (July - September, 2009).
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Possible Mechanism for Change
One of the best mechanisms to promote changes in educational mental models would be to introduce them to the work of pioneers in education who have already documented successes in connection with implementing the same kinds of changes as those proposed. Another useful mechanism would involve acknowledging the concerns of educators in relation to their reason for opposition and collaborating to design a system that incorporated new models while guaranteeing to embrace the specific objectives or concerns that underlie the opposition to such changes.
Reference
Duffy, F.M. "Paradigms, Mental Models, and Mindsets: Triple Barriers to Transformational Change in School Systems: PART 1." International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, Vol. 4, No. 3 (July - September, 2009).
Finally, the empirical demonstration should be followed by directly addressing the concerns of educators about any possible detrimental effect on reading comprehension skills as a function of any reduction in reliance on textbook-based learning. That component would consist of outlining criteria and limitations for using video-based instructional methods to ensure that it does not have any negative effect on that crucial aspect of primary and secondary education. Moral Purpose Statement
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Education of Abbasid Today, the majority of high school students hope to finish college one day. This is a realistic dream for many, as there is an established education system that gives students a choice of career paths and training. The modern world if full of universities and training centers. However, the world was not always like this. Many centuries ago, education was limited to the privileged and even the privileged
In various trials in which learners were presented with different formats of video- only, auditory-only, combinations of both, and formats combining each with note-taking by students, researchers have determined that results are comparable, although more so for superior students than for average students. In that regard, average students learn better from repeated viewing in conjunction with audio-based information while superior students benefited equally regardless of the precise combination of those
Bioecological Theory Bioecological model differs from others in that it charts and describes the development of the human and the group over the spectrum of the life course, through successive generations both past and present. The model consists of four principal components and the prime dynamic, interactive element that guides them. The four processes are: the forms of interaction between organism and environment, usually called 'proximal processes that due to interaction between organism
Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Plea for Integration This paper explores interactions among formal learning, informal learning, and life conditions and opportunities experienced by Aboriginal people in Canada. Aboriginal is the most popular term used to refer to Canada's original people (Kirkness, 1999). Aboriginal, Indian, and First Nations are all terms used to describe Canadian natives. A great deal of attention has been given in recent years to what is commonly described