Category: Pedagogy

A number of theteachers delivered teaching English vocabulary using the IWBdifferently and a few similarly. The researcher split most of observed lessonsin different sections but some of the topics were divided into two lessons bythe teachers so two lessons were mixed together. Teachers in private schoolshad fairly similar teaching pedagogy, strategies and IT skills whereas teachersin state had quite similar few IT skills and used the IWB as a presentationtool more except from a few occasions. However, teachers Tariq and Waleedconnected the IWB into the students’ mini laptops and they were the only twoteachers who their students had mini laptops […]

A)    1.   The text by Dustin W. Edwards was publishedin March of 2016.      2. The original publication was on December 25, 2015. Thesource says that “Framing        RemixRhetorically: Toward a Typology of Transformative Work” is part of the book       “Computer and Composition” volume 39 andis pages 41-54 in the book. It also talks         abouthis various researches such as authorship studies and      composition pedagogy.3. Dustin W. Edwards is anassistant professor at UCF in the writing department. He is the author of “FramingRemix Rhetorically: Toward a Typology of Transformative Work”. 4. Judith Butler is the author of”Excitable speech: A […]

Regarding the importance of the writing  for( EFL&ESL) learners  as one of significant skills in pedagogy for communicative purpose , this present study aimed to explore the factors which lead to unwillingness to write among Iranian EFL learners ,particularly in the city of  Bushehr .The current  pedagogical atmosphere of EFL classes in English institutions presents the feeling of reluctance in writing skill  and this problem causes  suffering  for both learners and teachers  in pedagogy .Moreover , this problem might cause the learners not be able to achieve accomplishment in  writing skill for communicative purpose.  For this aim, the present researcher […]

Literature,like society has undergone various changes over a period of time. Many greatthinkers are of the view that literature is mimetic i.e. it imitates societyand reflects the nuances of culture. Literature is often viewed as a criticalmeasure to evaluate and trace the social and cultural development of aparticular society. Humanbeings have an innate tendency to categorize and compartmentalise all that theycome across.  This tendency too led tothe categorization of texts. Aristotle’s legacy of dividing text on the basisof their textual content is what ruled the literary circles for ages to come.Alistair Fowler, too differentiated between literature and the other kinds […]

Many nowadays are addictedto the use of computer and many teacher areaccepting and integratingthem so they can develop their skills in computer. When itcomes to the learning andachievement of students in today’s technological classroomlearning environments. Therewere many benefits of integrating technology in theclassroom. Instructionaltechnology use in higher education. It is better to usetechnology nowadays becauseit makes our work faster and easier especially forteachers when they werecomputing grades. Many are interested in technology like themovie. The researchers hadall the cool gadgets used in there. It always fascinated byothers andwish that they had something like that. Butnowadays there were many gadgets that […]

The main idea behind the chapter is that it suggests that the closed loop systems are fundamental to most cognitive systems and the modern teaching and experimentation theories, or the scientific pedagogy doesn’t give them the commensurate importance. The methods of conducting the experiments and the scientific thinking now are very open loop centric. This is easily highlighted by the fact that most experiments are performed with the foundation that the cognitive system in question would closely associate to an open loop system. This might be true in some instances but mostly cognition is a closed loop phenomenon, this can […]

One’s beliefs influenceworking and learning, and teachers’ beliefs about learning and teachinginfluence their instructional decisions and practices. Most of the studies thathave been conducted agreed that in general education studies, teaching is acognitive activity and that teachers’ beliefs greatly impact theirinstructional decisions in the classroom (Shavelson, & Stern, 1981;Tillema, 2000). Many studies have explicatedaspects of teaching practice which affecting the classroom learningeffectiveness and student achievements. Borg (2003) suggests, “teachersare active, thinking decision-makers who make instructional choices by drawingon complex practically-oriented, personalized, and context-sensitive networksof knowledge, thoughts, and beliefs”. But the challenge is are teacherscapable in making effective professional instructional decisions and […]

IntroductionAn EAL student ischaracterised as a ‘pupil whose first language is known or believed to be otherthan English’. The Department for Education (DfE) defines ‘first language’ as’the language to which a child was initially exposed during early developmentand continues to be exposed to this language in the home or in the community’ (DfE, 2013b, p.7). There are now more than one million learners in UK schools whospeak English as an additional language (EAL). This represents a considerableproportion of the overall school population, well above 15 per cent (British council). In the 2013 school census, the percentage of pupils in English […]

IMTTA is a Montessori teacher training academy, part of the National Public Group of schools which are pioneers in delivering high-quality education, close to 5 decades now. IMTTA seeks to provide Montessori training of high calibre and equip adults aspiring to work with children with a thorough understanding of the Montessori philosophy, its principles and practices.Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) was established by Dr Maria Montessori in 1929, in order to uphold the integrity, propagate and further, the pedagogical principles and practices envisioned by her, for the development of the human being from birth to maturity. AMI has its headquarters in Amsterdam […]

Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s was born on the 28th June 1712 and died on the 2nd July 1778. He was a Francophone Genevan philosopher of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe. He also influenced aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought. The Age of Enlightenment was the primary source of legitimacy and authority. The biggest effect that the Enlightenment made in the period was the division between the state, the church and liberty which all lead to some progress in a way. One of his most […]