Learning

Although there is much debate about whether nature or nurture is the most significant contributor to the formation of individual disposition and personal integrity, it is generally agreed that both play an integral role. Therefore, both genetic make-up and the familial culture in which one is raised are significant components of individual growth and development. […]

Cognition is defined as the process of learning that includes perception, memory, judgment and thinking. It is also the basis of Jean Piaget’s theories on learning. He was able to identify the different stages of cognitive development by interviewing and observing children of different ages in gathering the data to which he was able to […]

This journal reflects my first clinical experience at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre. The experience has made me re-examine and analyze a lot about my path towards reaching my goal and becoming an RN. I felt that being able to touch and feel the working environment is extremely important for a future nurse and indeed for […]

As a teacher, I believe that slow learners should not be taken for granted and instead they should be given more attention in order to help them learn (Pagewise 2002). As a way to help these students learn and cope with the lessons, I will first position their seats by letting them seat in front […]

To advance physical and intellectual competence I provide numerous activities to enhance these qualities in the children that I teach. In the area of physical, my goal is to make sure the students are given many possibilities to participate in large motor activities daily. I make this fun by joining them while they are playing. […]

It was said by John F. Kennedy that “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. ” Indispensable factors are those known to be undeniably necessary, essential, or obligatory to one another. This unique relationship between leadership and learning is particularly relevant to my motivation. The ambition I have to become a Naval Officer stems […]

For some students, working in college is a necessity, for others, it is simply a desire. Whatever the reason, it’s important to know the pros and cons of working while in college before agreeing to take a job. The pros and cons of working while in college depend not necessarily on the job itself but […]

The purpose of an initial assessment is to firstly, make sure that a learner can enter the programme of study at a level that is appropriate to them. Secondly, these assessments also allow the learner to be able to plan their individual achievable learning goals. These initial assessments will become the framework of learners ILP’s […]

INTRODUCTION In its simplest sense, improvisation is the ability to react spontaneously, from moment to moment. This is the base for all definitions of improvisation. The ability to improvise is certainly esteemed, as it is related to resourcefulness. The attitudes towards improvisation are knowledge, culture and environment dependent, and differ from person to person, in […]

1. Who or what influenced you to apply to Syracuse University? My Career Guidance Counselor first introduced Syracuse University to me at a college fair, which took place at my school. He told be that Syracuse University would be a right fit for me since it offered an excellent liberal arts program. I learned about […]