21st Skills Research/Project Development Research and/or project development involves finding and using information for problem solving and decision making. In researching an issue or problem, individuals read and evaluate reports of prior work or collect new data that can be summarized in a written or oral presentation in order to provide new information. This includes planning for the direction and coordination of a project to ensure that the goals and objectives are met in a cost-effective way and within budget. There are many opportunities for you to develop and polish research and project development skills at the university. Research and project development skills include Think about... research papers assigned in classes by your professors, work projects given by your job supervisors, and service projects for clubs and organizations, e.g., orienting new members, fundraising.
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
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. Yet, for all the talk of ‘learning’, there has been little questioning about what it is, and what it entails. There has been a similar situation in the field of education. [O]ther kinds of social learning are more sophisticated, and more fundamental. Taxonomies
French Language CLEP Study Guide Name of Exam: French Language CLEP Number of Questions: 120 Time Limit: 90 Minutes ACE Recommended Passing Score: 50 for six credits, 59 for twelve credits! Practice Test Available? Cost: $80 + Sitting Fee (Usually no more than $20) at your testing site. Difficulty 1-5 : Depends on your French ;) (One being the easiest, and five being the hardest) Exam Description: The French Language CLEP tests your knowledge in speaking, and reading French. Personal Thoughts: My advice for these is the same no matter what language you're thinking about taking. For military this is truly a no-brainer. Exam breakdown: According to the College Board website, the French Language CLEP exam is broken down as follows: Areas of Study A few of the topics that you will need to know are: Free Study Resources Click on the titles to go to the study resource. Bonjour.com Free French Lessons - You can use this to brush up. FrenchAssistant.com - A good place to brush up on your French or just learn it from scratch. Best of luck!
Note to parents: Do not write your student's college admission essay - Washington DC Higher Education Can admissions officers tell when a student has not written their own college application essay? Yes, in many cases, they can. How? First of all, the admissions officer has a student's English class grades in hand, as well as reading and writing test scores and writing samples (such as from the writing portion of the SAT or other parts of the college application) to use for comparison. Even subtle differences will stand out to a seasoned reader, who may not be positive about the subterfuge, but will certainly be alerted to scrutinize the application more carefully. Secondly, a middle-aged Mom with writing finesse sounds like a middle-aged Mom with writing finesse. Furthermore, parents sometimes forget to conceal what they are doing or simply don't realize how obvious they are. It's also a wasted opportunity if students do not set aside some time before college to do the soul-searching required to write their own essay.
8 Lessons from Tim Ferriss Every Marketer Should Learn Tim Ferris, author of the best selling book, "The 4-Hour Work Week" created a phenomenon that swept the country. The book, which extols the benefits of leaving the 9-5 behind, hit a nerve with stressed out employees and small business owners struggling to find work/life balance and transformed millions of people into acolytes of his uber-appealing lifestyle. But the book didn't sell itself. Tim's unique and electrifying success is due in a large part to his commitment to creating a personal connection and building a brand supported by a passionate community. How did he do it? Through a creative, intelligent and disciplined approach to marketing. Every marketer should take a lesson from Mr. The Tim Ferriss Method to Success: Embrace Inbound Marketing Inbound marketing is a way of life and requires the mastery of tools such as blogging, email and social media. We have broken each concept down into 4 important lessons. A Company Culture Based on Inbound Marketing 1. Take a look at Tim's site. 2.
Research and Citation If you are having trouble locating a specific resource please visit the search page or the Site Map. 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. Using Research These OWL resources will help you use the research you have conducted in your documents. APA Style These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. MLA Style These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. Chicago Manual of Style This section contains information on the Chicago Manual of Style method of document formatting and citation. American Medical Association (AMA) Style
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