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    The Relationship between Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization Introduction During these years, there has been an increased trend toward emphasizing on the importance of learning in organizational management, due to the managers were told that the economy has turned into a knowledge economy (Drucker, 1993 cited in Berends et. al, 2003), and that knowledge and learning “are of prime importance for creating and sustaining competitive advantage”(Nonaka, 1994 cited in Berends et

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    Learning as defined by the American Heritage dictionary as “the act, process or experience of gaining knowledge or skill (ahdictionary.com, 2017). Many have tried to further define learning by describing just how one gains knowledge or skill. Malcolm Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory of Andragogy, David Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory and Jack Mezirow’s Transformative Learning Theory are three such models of the experiential learning process that will be discussed here. Adults differ from children

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    essay I will be exploring the importance of learning styles and the effectiveness of them to student nurses, providing evidence from learning theories and also acknowledging David Kolb’s experiential cycle (1984). Furthermore, I will be discussing my dominant learning style, providing the advantages and disadvantages of my learning style on my learning and development, considering the various ways I can improve my learning. I will also explain my weaker learning style and express the different ways I

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    Learning is about seeking and securing connections from information that an individual has previously learnt. People only understand information relative to what they already know as they are building on these learning experiences. By making these connections it helps them have a clear understanding of what they are learning. For example, children learn phonics in reception which scaffold their reading and writing. It is important for children to seek and secure these connections at a young age as

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    Cooperative learning is known as small group learning. It is an instructional strategy in which small heterogeneous group of learners work together on a common academic goal or task given to them by teachers. By interacting with one another learners can improve their acquisition of academic knowledge and skills. Such interaction amongst learners based on equal partnership in the learning experience, is termed as cooperative learning. With cooperative situations, learners seek outcomes that are beneficial

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    student learning and theory-based learning activities such as simulation, case studies, and concept mapping must be integrated into the nurse educator’s teaching methods. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) and Benner’s Novice to Expert Model can be used as the theoretical framework for these learning activities. There are some other theories that can be considered as well to explain how students learn. Adult learning theory proposes that learners are responsible for their own learning and must

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    Learning is part of our life from the beginning of birth to the end, death. All of us least have learned something in our lives and must remember it for sometime in the future. Sometimes we forget it that thing we learned and have to go back and relearn it. That right there is an extra hassle. To learn effectively, we first must find out what our learning style is and how to that learning style affects our learning. There are four types of learner: visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic. Each

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    Paragraph1: I would explain learning as observation, learning is sensory, when you learn your taking in everything around you, and then you dissect it, make sense of it, then you can understand it. Learning is using your critical thinking skills and judgement so that you respond appropriately to any given situation. My personal view of learning has changed for me because prior to becoming an online student I just figured that learning was the teacher telling you things and you retaining that information

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    In order to approach learning deeply I feel I must be intrigued with what I’m doing. I give a purpose to my assignments, work, and life. It’s not all about getting a passing grade, but more about being so engaged that I grasp the material and take it to the next level. To be honest, I used to be a surface learner; therefore, I just got by without giving anything my all. In High school when I was assigned homework, I would just wait until the last-minute or even do it in class the second it was due

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    The alternative hypothesis, which would be the H1, is participants will recall significantly more paired associates from visual stimulus presentations than from auditory stimulus presentations. The null hypothesis, which is Ho, is participants will recall paired associates at not significantly different levels when visual and auditory presentations are compared. Method Sample Number of participants is at 22 but we had to reduce to eighteen data sets because participants were not here both days of

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