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Learner-Centered Teaching, 2007.
A review of literature comparing the success of memorization techniques for learning and learner-centered teaching techniques.
1,743 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 81.95
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This paper reviews literature regarding learner-centered teaching practices and the old rote memorization styles of teaching. The paper compares real life learning situations to those in the classroom. It shows that relaying information through memorization techniques, builds misunderstanding and reduces self-esteem, which then becomes a barrier to understanding. The paper closes by demonstrating the value of a learner-teacher cooperative in which the learner is teaching the instructor how they best learn, offering both a better opportunity to demonstrate learning and greater success for both in the future.
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"Though, as has been mentioned before, the focus of the two works are decidedly different in that the second directly addresses higher education and the first is more likely to be applied to primary, intermediate and secondary settings they both have very strong points of departure for any individual or system seeking to make the learning environment more productive for students, rather than a system that focuses almost exclusively on the success of the teacher and learning as secondary to it. Though the lower school work, would inherently have less of a focus on this as autonomy in the public school systems is more limited than it is in the post-secondary setting the two together demonstrate the need to recognize the connections between student achievement as a demonstrative practice happening daily in the classroom, rather than demonstrated through the standardized testing outcomes alone."
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Learner-Centered Classroom Environment, 2005.
This paper discusses the use of technology in a learner-centered classroom environment which focuses on the unique abilities, experiences and interests of individual students.
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 71.95
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This paper explains that technology used in a learner-centered classroom environment can help educators create a team-oriented learning community where students are encouraged to explore the world by capitalizing on their own unique abilities and interests. The author points out that technology can help teachers assess student's learning capability, learning style and knowledge frame of reference, all critical elements of a learner-centered classroom environment. The paper states that technology also can provide the opportunity to create a virtual learning environment where students can place themselves in various settings and learn from their experience.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Success Factors in the Classroom
Learner-Centered Environment and Technology
Conclusions/Analysis
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"It is also critical in a learner-centered environment that students are provided with choices regarding assignments and the manner in which they perform and deliver assignments; this again reflects on the notion that students have many different learning styles, thus what works for one student may not be optimal for all students. In this case, students may be provided the option of delivering assignments via the web or written using computer based software programs. This is a simple and effective way to introduce technology into the classroom in a non-opposing or forceful manner. The computer can be used as one method of adapting to different learning and delivery styles."
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The Concept ?Learner-Centered Curriculum? in TESOL, 2005.
Emphasizes the importance of communication in teaching effectively and how teachers must learn to communicate with children of different backgrounds and cultures.
4,323 words (approx. 17.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 165.95
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This paper talks about the need for teachers to learn about the different cultures and backgrounds that their students come from in order to effectively communicate with them and teach them. The paper discusses different methods for achieving successful communication between teachers and students and explains why traditional methods of teaching are inadequate to meet the changing student demographics.
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"The most important learning processes in any school anywhere in the world involve the use of several different means of communication. The communication methods may be verbal or non-verbal. Verbal communication involves the use of oral and written symbols that can communicate a message to the student, and non-verbal involves the use of, primarily, among other means, body language. Without communication there can be no means of telling the other person what one person wants or needs, and communication is used between teachers and parents, between groups, between the parents and the community, and also for the formation of interpersonal relationships and as the medium of instruction in a school. Any sort of behavioral problems in school would be dealt with by effective means of communication, and it can be stated that without communication there would be no education."
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Cost Centers & Profit Centers, 1997.
Defines two approaches to organizational control, benefits & risks of changing from cost to profit, effects on management & accounting and implementation.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 68.95
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"Introduction
Organizations with decentralized operations typically divide those operations into cost and profit centers. This delineation, which is a management and strategic decision, has long-term ramifications for the success of the organization, and helps define (and is defined by) the culture which exists in the company at the time the decision is made. Companies which have operated with cost centers in the past may determine that changing some or all of those cost centers to profit centers may be more beneficial to the organization in the long-run. This research examines the considerations which must be taken into account when making this determination, and evaluates the effect that such a change might have on the organization as a whole.
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Teaching Decoding Skills for Reading Proficiency, 2005.
A review of ESL (English Second Language) learners and the best method of teaching them to speak the language correctly.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper discusses the teaching of phonics to ESL learners. According to this paper, it's imperative that classes in pronunciation are complemented with lessons in phonics. The method used to teach a small child how to speak, is the same method that should be implemented with ESL learners.
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"Why a phonics lesson should follow a pronunciation lesson when teaching ESL English The pronunciation lesson teaches the learner how to say the word. This basic ability is a prerequisite for learning the associated phonics. The ability to speak must come first, followed by the ability to recognize or write the associated phoneme/s down. In the same way, we do not teach children to write prior to their learning to speak. Why the teaching of phonics is especially important when working with ESL learners Written English has a high level of complexity, with many different ways to render the same phoneme, many rules pertaining to the rendering of phonemes, and many exceptions to the rules."
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Student Centered Teaching, 2008.
A research paper supporting the hypothesis that student centered philosophies benefit the student more than teacher centered philosophies.
6,269 words (approx. 25.1 pages), 11 sources, APA, AU$ 211.95
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The paper states that the face of the American educational system has been changing dramatically over the past several decades. Since the inception of standardized education in the US, the fabric of society itself has undergone dramatic changes. The paper continues by detailing that the educational system continues to promote the paradigms that prevailed since the system's very beginning. The paper reports that it can be argued that the system is in need of some dramatic changes if we are to compete in a world where globalization means coping with increasing competition. The paper explores teacher centered and student centered philosophies and expresses the opinion that that student centered philosophies benefit the student more than teacher centered philosophies.
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introduction
Teaching Philosophies and the Changing Society
Special Education and Diversity
The Role of Student Centered Education
Conclusion
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"There are also those that feel standardized testing leads to higher drop out rates among minorities due to social and cultural inequalities in the tests . They also feel that standardized tests lead to higher levels of cheating and a narrower curriculum than student centered philosophies . Standardized test create pressure as students and teachers allow the tests to become the primary force in their lives and the curriculum. Students depend on the tests to graduate and the pressure to pass can be devastating. Standardized testing narrows the curriculum as it becomes necessary to focus on the achievement of high scores on the exams. This can result in a reduction in learning in all areas of the curriculum. Essentialism provides few opportunities to adjust the curriculum or to adjust the methods of teaching to the needs of the child. Essentialism is based on unchangeable methods and rigid formats. Essentialism can be called antiquated in the age of the computer. This is because essentialism begins with the learning of facts. However, with the ease of data transfer now available, it is no longer necessary to carry all of the information in one's head. The emphasis has transformed from learning facts to knowing how to use the information that is at one's fingertips."
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Community Colleges and Teaching English as a Second Language, 2002.
An overview of of teaching ESL to adult learners of diverse cultural backgrounds in community colleges.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper is a discussion of teaching English as a second language at the community college level. Specifically, the process and style of adult learning is discussed and then related back to the specific challenges of teaching ESL to adult learners of diverse cultural backgrounds.
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Family Centered Care, 2007.
This paper discusses the family centered care of patients and looks at its importance within health care.
777 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 39.95
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In this article, the writer introduces the family centered patient care model and describes its impact on health care delivery today. The writer notes that the Institute of Family-Centered Care, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to research, education, policy change, and program development defined the model that is used currently. The writer points out that the family centered patient care approach is based on several principles such as seeing the patient as a whole, instead of just a disease or possible disease. The writer maintains that viewing a patient in a holistic manner allows a health care provider to observe a patient's external support group, such as their family and community environments.
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Introduction to Family Centered Patient Care
Historical Developments of Family Centered Patient Care
Case Study of Family Centered Care
Conclusion
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"Through researching this paper, a case study was discovered that truly mirrored the concept of Family Centered Patient Care. A mother of a son with multiple complex problems; such as Down's Syndrome, autism, pulmonary hypertension, frequent pneumonias, avascular necrosis of the left femoral head, and multiple other conditions. This was the patient's first time to this particular facility and was presenting with an infected central line. The facility had incorporated the Family Centered Patient Care model to their healthcare delivery and added a personnel resource, a pediatric nurse practitioner that followed the child's case from beginning to end. The nurse began the relationship with the mother and included her in every decision that was made. When the mother and the nurse collaborated on antibiotic therapy, was discovered that the mother had not had relief from being the main care giver in three years. The treatment options considered were a home antibiotic therapy or the child could stay in the hospital until the end of the antibiotic therapy. The nurse practitioner was able to get authorization from the insurance company to allow the child to remain inpatient for the antibiotic therapy and the mother was able to take a much need vacation without worrying about her child. By working with the mother, the nurse was able to abstract information regarding the outcomes of previous treatment plans and discovered that the child had a failed home treatment course of antibiotics and was able to justify the respite care."
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Reciprocal Teaching, 2005.
A paper on the technique of reciprocal teaching and how it is used to assist students with their reading comprehension skills.
3,582 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 145.95
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This paper begins by explaining the technique of reciprocal teaching, its purpose and its main characteristics. The paper also explains why the reciprocal teaching technique should be used in the classroom and outlines the steps it involves. The paper also takes a look at why it is an effective teaching tool and whether reciprocal teaching can be applied to all curriculum and all types of learners.
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"In recent times, researchers and practitioners are focusing more and more in understanding the role of meta-cognition in reading. This is evidenced by the opinions proposed by researchers like Brown and Palinscar and Gracia and Pearson. As there exists dissimilarity between teachings of distinct expertise and making learners conscious of the inner processes that are carried on in the mind through meta-cognition, this field of research is significant on the whole. Individual readers, more frequently, encounter trouble in gathering together the right tactics to acquire holistic comprehension of text even though they may be able to carry out distinct abilities such as skimming and scanning, tolerating ambiguity, finding meanings from context and drawing inferences. Reciprocal Teaching is one technique that has established to counteract this trouble and internalize the process of comprehension. (Ramaiyah, 1992)"
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Projective Testing and Client-Centered Therapy, 2004.
Questions the move in psycho-therapy of combining projective testing with client-centered therapy.
5,500 words (approx. 22.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 194.95
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The work of Carl Rogers has contributed in substantial ways to the development of psychotherapy. There exists an extraordinarily extensive amount of writing about the value of his research, his clinical work, his methods, his style, and his profound impact on therapy. This paper poses the question, ?Could interpretation of projective testing aid the process of reflection and clarification of communication between client and therapist during client centered (Rogerian) therapy??. The paper provides a critical analysis of Rogers?s work and into ?projective testing? itself. There are many forms of projective testing and diverse opinions with reference to projective testing. This paper critiques and analyzes several of them, using existing research in order to best formulate an informed answer for the central question being posed.
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Introduction
Carl Rogers?s Life and the Seeds of his Interest in Psychology
Client-Centered Therapy and Listening to the Client
Professional Responses to and Critiques of Client-Centered Therapy
Process of Reflection and Clarification in Client-Centered Therapy
Projective Measures / Projective Testing: an Introduction
The History ? and Methods of ? Projective Testing
Six of the Best-Known Projective Tests
Zeroing in on Spurious Therapists and Rorschach Projective Testing
Rogerian Reflection and Projective Testing
Conclusion
References
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"Sir Francis Galton is generally given credit for devising the first projective test, which the British explorer and intellectual researcher developed in 1879. His test consisted of a word-association challenge; subjects were given a set of words and asked to produce a ?first response? to each word. Following Galton?s work, Carl Jung ? a Swiss psychiatrist and renowned prot?g? of Freud ? utilized a word-association test in combination with blood pressure measuring devices to detect what he called ?complexes.? Those complexes were ?constellations of feelings and thoughts organized around an emotionally charged issue? (Lilienfeld). And Jung believed that a ?delayed or physiologically pronounced response to a word? can indicate the existence of a complex."
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Carl Rogers and Person-Centered Theory, 2007.
This paper examines many aspects of Carl Rogers' person-centered theory.
1,775 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper examines the impact of Carl Rogers' person-centered theory on society. The author also considers the application of the theory as it relates to family, groups, interpersonal relationships, and conflict resolution. The goal of the theory and how its techniques are used in therapy is also discussed. The paper compares person-centered theory to other psychological theories, including a historical perspective. All of these issues are important and significant for a complete understanding of what person-centered theory really is and how it applies to many various facets of life.
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"The primary issue in Carl Rogers' person-centered theory is what he terms the "actualizing tendency" (Rogers, 1980). This term refers to what is considered to be the inherent and the immutable tendency of all organisms, of course including human beings, to do many different things, including grow, expand, develop, differentiate, maintain themselves, restore themselves and realize their natures as much as they are able to and as well as they are able to under the circumstances that they are given (Barrett-Lennard, 1998). This actualizing tendency is seen as the basic characteristic of all organic life, including human life. Rogers (1980) expresses these ideas very well in stating that "The actualizing tendency can ... be thwarted or warped, but it cannot be destroyed without destroying the organism" (Rogers, 1980, p. I 19). "
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Person-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral Theories, 2008.
An overview of the person-centered theory and cognitive behavioral theory.
1,227 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 60.95
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The paper outlines the main principles of the person-centered theory and the cognitive behavioral theory. The paper focuses on the concepts of the person-centered theory and discusses the microskills and techniques that students would expect to be effective with this theory.
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Objective
Person-Centered Theory
Cognitive Behavioral Theory
Microskills and Effective Techniques
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"This theory was developed by Carl Rogers, an American psychologist who practiced in the 1930s and is a type of therapy that has as its goal the fostering of the client in cohesion of the idealized and actual self of the client. This therapy also has the goal of the client gaining a better understanding of 'self' as well as lowering the client's levels of "defensiveness, guilt, and insecurity" (Person-Centered Therapy, nd) Other goals in this therapy include the client gaining a more positive outlook in relationships and as well focuses on the client gaining an increase in the capacity to "experience and express feelings at the moment" (Person-Centered Therapy, nd) in which the feelings actually occur."
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Client Centered Therapy, 2005.
An examination of the strength of client centered therapy.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 167.95
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The paper discusses client centered therapy, a concept that was developed by Carl Rogers throughout the 1940s and 50s. The paper explores how the focus of the therapy is on the client, as the therapist allows the client to discuss issues within his or her life. Through the client's own words he or she is capable of discovering answers to life issues, being supported by the therapist through questions and answer, clarification of thoughts, or restating situations. The paper further discusses how client-centered therapy is a non-directed approach in which the therapist allows the client to talk and discuss answers by themselves.
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"Events in life can often lead the individual to doubt whether he or she has any control over the present or the future. As conditions mount at different crossroads of existence, the feeling or powerlessness begins to extend into every realm of being. This was the condition of this writer's world a few years ago after a painful divorce and the death of my father. It was at that time, therefore, that counseling seemed the only method of recovery. The initial point of attending therapy was to be capable of handling that moment in time. What was discovered, however, was that I had not lost the power to control my world; I had only briefly lost my way."
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Family-Centered Care Nursing, 2004.
This paper discusses the implementation of a family-centered care nursing program in a surgical nursing unit.
2,712 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 13 sources, APA, AU$ 138.95
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This paper describes family-centered care nursing programs. The author points out empirical research. The paper relates the historic involvement of the family as an integral part of the nursing practice.
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The purpose of this research report is to identify family centered care practice and principles with special emphasis upon nursing interventions in the surgical perioperative care setting in a large urban medical surgical unit. According to Wright and Leahey, a significant part of nursing history is that the involvement of families has always been integrally to nursing practice; but, in recent years, nursing has begun to focus upon identifying via empirically grounded research the basic systems that should be used in caring ..."
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Client Centered Theory, 2005.
A review of Carl Roger's client-centered theory.
2,396 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 106.95
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This paper reviews and discusses Carl Roger's client-centered theory. According to the paper, the most important characteristic a therapist can hold is one of empathy. The paper further discusses how Roger's approach is based on humanist theories in which the human must be considered first and foremost as a human and not as a scientific machine.
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Abstract
Introduction
Discussion
Examples
Analysis
Conclusion
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"This practice of treating each person as an individual means that the therapist must respond to each and every individual based on the client's needs (Pollack, 1993). This does not mean, however, that each client should be treated different. In each case of therapy, self actualization is the goal, and there are different methods and different levels necessary to achieve this (Bozarth & Brodley, 1991). But there are three key factors which the therapist should use to and they are: "congruency (or genuineness), unconditional positive regard, and empathic understanding of the client's internal frame of reference" (Bozarth & Brodley, 1991). Already discussed, congruency is important because a client will notice if a therapist is not genuine. Positive regard is the notion that the client shall not be judged by the therapist, as humans are positive, and thus the therapist should be unconditional in the positive regard of the client. Lastly, the therapist must try to understand the emotions of the client, and help to bring forth the reasons those emotions exist. In the end, this means according to Rogers that the client is moved "forward in a constructive direction without intervening and assuming therapeutic expertise" (Bozarth & Brodley, 1991). In other words, the therapist should reflect and maintain a positive attitude, and let the client move towards self actualization. The therapist is responsible to treat each person as an individual within these guidelines in order to help the client."
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Person Centered Counseling, 2002.
A look at the goal of the person-centered approach.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 114.95
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Goal of the person-centered approach. Assisting clients in their growth process rather than just solving problems. Discusses what it means to be human; a description of a healthy person; the nature vs. nurture controversy. The nature of reality and the self. The counseling focus. Discusses various theories and therapeutic approaches.
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"The Nature of Life, Human Beings and Counseling
This research paper presents a discussion about life, human
beings, and counseling, with specific emphasis on person-
centered counseling. The following topics will be included in
the presentation: the nature of reality, what it means to be
human, a description of a healthy person, the nature versus
nurture controversy, counseling focus, and person-centered
counseling. Citations will be used to reflect the author's
view."
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