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Benjamin S. Bloom's taxonomy of learning and educational theory

Bloom, B.S. Benjamin S. Bloom, an educational theorist and creator of the "Original Taxonomy of learning held beliefs concerning education that are considered priceless by some and are considered conflicting by others.

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Religion and gender as influences on adolescent behavior

Paula Wart, entitled Religion Can Influence Your Teen's Behaviour, religion is considered an important element of living by more than half of American high school students (Wart, 2004).

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How unexpected life events shaped my personal growth

Change, it is said, is the only constant in life. Change, as it happens, is also crucial in facilitating the growth of an individual through his or her life span. In fact, it can even be said that change is at the fulcrum of Nature's grand design of evolution.

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Parent education and distance service delivery for children with autism

"Parent Education for Autism: Issues in Providing Services at a Distance." Alexis Schoen (2003) discusses applied behavior analysis as an approach to treating autism.

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ADHD's effects on mathematics learning and peer tutoring interventions

ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder in behavior in which a child demonstrates excessive level of activeness, inability to sustain his attention to a particular subject, and impulsivity.

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Nonverbal learning disabilities and social skills development in special education students

Social skills problems or perceived deficits often arise from nonverbal learning disabilities. There are several different theories and approaches that arise from addressing nonverbal learning disabilities and there affects on social skills development.

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HIV/AIDS infection rates among rural women of color

HIV / AIDS has had a grave impact on women of color throughout the United States. The HIV / AIDS rates amongst women of color have increased dramatically over the past decade. AIDS was first discovered in 1981 and was believed to be a disease that only infected gay men.

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Premonition as curse and gift in Jude Watson's novel

What is it like to live with the terrible, constant knowledge of what is going to happen in the future? Is this power of premonition a gift or a curse? This dilemma is hardly a new premise for a work of science fiction or fantasy.

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Gender and sexuality as social constructs on a continuum

Gender and sexuality are two totally different things. Gender is probably one of the most difficult concepts for people to grasp because it is not something that is fixed but rather it is a construct that operates on a continuum.

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Jerome Bruner and Jean Piaget's theories of cognitive development and learning

The purpose of this work is to examine the theorists Jerome Bruner and Jean Piaget in the context in which they wrote and to identify their major influences which helped shape the major themes within their work.

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