Conducting Research These OWL resources will help you conduct research using primary source methods, such as interviews and observations, and secondary source methods, such as books, journals, and the Internet. This area also includes materials on evaluating research sources. Research Overview We live in an age overflowing with sources of information. Conducting Primary Research Primary research involves collecting data about a given subject directly from the real world. Evaluating Sources of Information Evaluating sources of information is an important step in any research activity. Searching the World Wide Web This section covers finding sources for your writing in the World Wide Web. Internet References This page contains links and short descriptions of writing resources including dictionaries, style manuals, grammar handbooks, and editing resources. Archival Research This resource discusses conducting research in a variety of archives.
Ink on Paper: Some Notes on Note-taking | Wray Herbert I went to college long before the era of laptops, so I learned to take notes the old-fashioned way: ink on paper. But that does not mean my note-taking system was simple. Indeed it was an intricate hieroglyphic language, in which asterisks and underscoring and check marks and exclamation points all had precise meaning, if only to me. It's a lost art. But has anyone actually compared the two? Of course, students could develop an elaborate hieroglyphic system using a laptop. They ran a few experiments, all basically the same. This experiment provided preliminary evidence that laptops might be harmful to academic performance. At least right away. The scientists tried to simulate this in another experiment. The findings, which Mueller and Oppenheimer describe in a forthcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science, were a bit surprising. The scientists had an additional, intriguing finding.
Format & Generate Citations – APA, MLA, & Chicago Learning theory: models, product and process Photo by Antenna on Unsplash Contents: introduction · what do people think learning is? · learning as a product · learning as a process · experience · reflective thinking · making connections · committing and acting · task-conscious or acquisition learning, and learning-conscious or formalized learning · the behaviourist orientation to learning · the cognitive orientation to learning · the humanistic orientation to learning · the social/situational orientation to learning · the constructivist/social constructivist orientation to learning · further reading · references · how to cite this article See, also, What is education? Over the last thirty years or so, ‘learning’ has become one of the most used words in the field of education. Adult education became lifelong learning; students became learners, teachers facilitators of learning; schools are now learning environments; learning outcomes are carefully monitored. There has been a similar situation in the field of education. Taxonomies
Guide to Copyright and Fair Use A five-part series When it comes to copyright law and the application of fair use exceptions, ignorance is definitely not bliss! Learn how to educate yourselves and your students and avoid making a costly mistake! You really did plan to find time over the summer to familiarize yourself with the latest information on copyright law. You absolutely intended to look up the fair use guidelines for using technology resources. So now you have a student who wants to include audio of a Beatles song in a multimedia presentation about the 1960s, another who wants to include the poem "Casey at the Bat" in a report on the World Series, and a third who wants to post photographs of Biden and Obama to the class Web site. What's an educator to do? Click Part 1: Copyrights and Copying Wrongs below to begin. Who Said That? Article by Linda Starr Education World® Copyright © Education World
Constructivist Learning Constructivist Learning by Dimitrios Thanasoulas, Greece Only by wrestling with the conditions of the problem at hand, seeking and finding his own solution (not in isolation but in correspondence with the teacher and other pupils) does one learn. ~ John Dewey, How We Think, 1910 ~ As a philosophy of learning, constructivism can be traced to the eighteenth century and the work of the philosopher Giambattista Vico, who maintained that humans can understand only what they have themselves constructed. Within the constructivist paradigm, the accent is on the learner rather than the teacher. If a student is able to perform in a problem solving situation, a meaningful learning should then occur because he has constructed an interpretation of how things work using preexisting structures. personal involvement; learner-initiation; evaluation by learner; and (see
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Introduction to Documentation Styles skip navigation The Writer's Handbook Documentation Styles In this section, you will find many instructional materials we've developed for our Writing Center teaching. However, there are limitations to these materials. Finally, handouts can give only a fraction of the customized guidance that an individual conference with a Writing Center instructor can provide. Home » Writer's Handbook Documentation Introduction Most academic writing projects require you to gather, evaluate, and use the work of others. When you draw upon the work of others, you must give proper credit. If you learn a few basic rules, you can quickly format your researched papers in accordance with the style required for your course. Need more information on what a documentation style is or which one you should use? Are you from UW–Madison? Contact Us
Homework Types Student Wellbeing The AIS provides a wide range of services and assistance for schools in the area of student wellbeing, the main areas of which are described below. Professional LearningThe AIS supports schools to promote student wellbeing through a number of strategies including: Courses and Conferences delivered by the AIS. See AIS Courses and Events for more information.Consultancies - customised professional learning is available on site at schools for their staff. Funding and GrantsIndependent schools can apply for a Student Wellbeing Grant of up to $2000 to conduct projects which support the promotion of student wellbeing within the school. LegislationA significant number of different pieces of legislation exist that relate to the need for schools (and other agencies) to cater for the health, welfare and wellbeing of children.
Cursive Writing [Age Rating] [Introduction] [Printable Worksheets] Age Rating All children develop as individuals. Ages 9+ Can complete without assistance. Introduction Just like printing, cursive writing is typically not presented in alphabetical order. Present lower case letters first -- you can quickly begin forming words so that cursive handwriting can be incorporated with other lessons such as spelling and social studies. Note: Of course, the first thing every child I've ever met has wanted to learn to write is their name -- and I always approach learning as something fun, so by all means encourage them to do this. Also, check out the Cursive Alphabet Coloring Pages for some fun cursive practice pages to compliment these worksheets. Printable Worksheets Rockin' Round Letters: a d g q c The Rockin' Round letters are a group of letters that are formed using the same basic steps as the letter a. Climb 'n' Slide Letters: i u w t Loopy Letters: e l h k b f j Lumpy Letters: n m v x Mix 'n' Match: p r s o y z
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