Do we ask ourselves why we go to school everyday? Why we must be educated? Why we are learning? The answers are clearly understandable because everyone has his/her own particular reason. One person would like to get a job; one would like to come up with something new; another would like to invent something that has not existed before. Simply, no one can accept being without a job or an education. I would introduce my personal theory as a Self-Based-Learning (SBL), which is a pedagogical learning theory that occurs personally by someone who is able to synthesize a group of actions that can help him/her to learn naturally. Learning on your own can happen by focusing on three approaches of theories that are problem-based learning, constructivism theory, and self-directed learning. The SBL theory can influence society, human performance, and education. The learner will be the center of knowledge that will interact with multiple aids that assist him/her to become an expert or inventor. Those aids are informal learning, formal learning, and collective learning. The SBL theory will take place under instructor/teacher supervision in order to keep the learners on track. Furthermore, the teacher should aim and motivate the learners’ achievements, performance and outcomes. Self-based learning is a strategy supported by multiple learning theories; each one of these theories should be interpreted to clarify the concepts of my personal theory, which is self-based learning strategy.
This case describes the conflict resulting from cognitive dissonance, i.e., the dissonance between Jack’s self-concept and what he heard from the primary care doctor. Jack felt uncomfortable with the medical diagnosis which did not correspond to his successful life. The diagnosis negatively impacts Jack's self-esteem. His medical analysis provoked a significant cause of stress due to the cognitive dissonance with his self-concept. Jack was not able to face the situation calmly and analyze it. He directly denied the facts, tearing the medical prescription apart.
Although, many people like and dislike many of their physical appearances they have to cope with the fact that they can not change them and that their unique characteristics make them who they are. My favorite characteristic is my hair; I like my hair because it is long and curly. I can do a number of different styles with my hair such as straightening it, making it wavy or leaving it curly. I’ve never been bothered with my hair because my hair is unique and not many people have the type of curls that I do. Another one of my favorite characteristics is my eyes and eyelashes. I like my eyes because they have a nice shape; like an almond their not to big nor are they too small. My eyelashes are super long, I cut them in
M1: Assess the impact of key influences on the personal learning process on own learning -
There are many factors that can have an influence on my learning. One of them is my friends. My friends can influence my learning by distracting me during lessons and also by helping me to catch up on work. In some ways, friends can motivate me because they encourage me to do my work and to get my assignments done on time. They also motivate me because they assist me with my work when I need it instead of waiting to ask a tutor which cannot be done as easily; I can easily call a friend. Friends have a positive influence on me because they are aware of the things that I am doing so that they know what I should be working on, mainly because my friends are all doing the same course as me. A negative affect that they have on my learning is
As educators, we are instructing our students not only in matters of scholarship, but in matters of self. Expression through confidence of autonomy, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation are integral to the development of any individual.
The self-directed learning theory is when adults make their own decisions about learning. They have full control over their learning and how it will define their future. Self-directed learning lets adults have their independence in the learning process. For example, students are to do a project on any subject as long as it deals with business. This lets the adults decide what topic they want to do, how they want to put the project together, and allows
Many people in history, as well as my mentors, have influenced my personal learning philosophy about early childhood learning.
The first ability required in “the right stuff” is learning how to learn. Friedman discussed the ability to learn as constant absorption, and self-teaching techniques that manifest crystallized intelligence and enhance the ability of the individual to new innovation. (Friedman, 2007) Life- learning is essential to being competitive individually in the new flat world. Individuals that love learning and are motivated to search for data or self-learn will be stewards of their own compounding education. (Friedman, 2007)
This semester, I had the privilege to experience unrestricted creativity in a structured writing class. Now, as I reflect upon the semester I come to realize how closed minded I really am. This semester, I was challenged as a student writer to draw upon something or find inspiration from within to constructively create a masterpiece with words. Often times, finding or even tapping into my creative nerve was very difficult. Then I came to realize, as a student writer, I am paralyzed by a concept called decision making. In a Public Administration Leadership course I actually learned something about myself. What I had learned really took me back to all the other structured writing classes I have taken over the years. There is a
Teaching and Learning consists of various different theories that educators may or may not feel applicable to their individual philosophy. There are bits and pieces of a variety of theories that many educators feel are important in the classroom. The purpose of this paper is to explain the personal learning theory and how it is applied in a classroom. After an educator takes the time to research and do further learning by reading a variety of written books, the educator may or maynot change things in the classroom or focus on a different topic that they had not previously focused on in the past.
As we discussed in class, motivation plays an intrinsic role in creating successful self-directed learning. Those who practice this form of learning, in various ways, are driven by personal or external incentives, such as the desire to learn something, or simply for curiosity 's sake, self-esteem and self-efficiency. Because of this self-directed learners are known to take initiative, view issues as challenges to overcome, become confident, have a desire to evolve, and appreciate and seek out learning opportunities (Taylor, 1995).
The first key assumption relates to the learners inner-self, and how the five senses bring in information to the brain. This assumption is about the body and the brain working in collaboration (Omrod, 2014). This recognises that new information comes in through the senses, for example seeing or hearing. The memory recieved then becomes a part of the Sensory Register, where memory is stored generally visually or auditory. (Omrod, 2014). Lots of information is able to be held in the sensory register, yet only lasts a few seconds. Once memory is encoded, it then moves to working memory. By connecting the new knowledge to prior knowledge already stored, the knowledge is then moved into the long-term store, able for retrieval. Context dependant cues can help children access this information out of their long-term memory, possibly for uses in the classroom or for an assessment purpose (Omrod,2014). An example of a context depenant cue could be using hands to make actions to sony lyrics. Then in turn, helping to remember the lyrics. This assumption relates to the Information Processing Theory. This theory discusses the idea that information comes in through our sensory register, quite literally through our five senses (Omrod,2014). Nuthall proposes the idea that if knowledge can be revisited and practiced often over a few days, then the knowledge will stay in your long-term memory (O’Toole, 2016). Therefore a context dependant cue, such as the hand actions, may assist in cementing
Many learning theories can be used to motivate learning and improve people’s ability, knowledge, skills, and many other important factors. Social learning theory and Goal setting I consider very important. Social learning theory emphasizes that people learn by observing others, like role models who are credible and knowledgeable. The doctrine recognizes that behavior that is reinforced or rewarded tends to be repeated. For example, employees can learn new skills or adapt different behavior from experiencing the consequences of using a practice or professional qualifications. They also can observe others and identify the consequences of their actions. During the process of social learning theory attention, retention, motor production, motivational processes, and matching model performances represent essential elements. This theory recognizes that behavior that is reinforced or rewarded tends to be repeated. People can learn by observing others and seeing the consequence of their actions. For example, when I lived in Japan, I couldn’t speak the language and learned through observation of other people. You learn with no additional performance by using cognitive process and modeling. Self-regulation techniques are a great tool that people can use to improve their abilities. In fact, by observing other employees’ performance, some individuals can increase appropriate behavior and decrease the inappropriate one. For example, people can use logical verification and observation of
how learners can manage their feelings and motivations to learn. It can be improve with
When understanding education there are many different ways which the purpose of education may be applied and defined. My personal philosophy of education is, 'educators must nurture/guide students within the academic field, to that the aims, goals and results during this task of educating or being educated are achieved '. This philosophy is used to understand that both teachers and students play an integral role in education. Academic performance, classroom methods/practices and also meeting the requirements of both the senior secondary Australian Curriculum Framework and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Framework are examples of these roles. This essay will discuss in detail how my personal philosophy of education, reflects on the role of teachers and learners, the aim of education and the methods and practices used in the classroom. Jean Jacques Rousseau, Paulo Freire, Locke, and Plato/Socrates are the four theorists that shall be used within this essay, to support claims and justify statements regarding this philosophy. John Dewey and A.S Neil are two non-supporting theorists that shall be used in contrast to justify this philosophy.