April 7, 2011 by annalouise90. So in this last blog I am going to review the topics that have been the most interesting to me and which I feel are some of the most important aspects of education that need to be addressed in order to improve achievement and learning in schools. And to my fellow students for providing such lively and interesting debates throughout the semester! March 30, 2011 by annalouise90. Of 18 reports looking into the impact of homew.

The most important thing about teaching is the learning that takes place, not the teaching. This leads me to think about a topic that has been discussed many times this semester, which is that the education system and many teachers are stuck in their ways. Education is not about tradition, and should be m.

Through listening to the presentations and reading the blogs throughout this module, I think that the following things would constitute an ideal education system. Overall, I think that a review of the national curriculum and the way in which it is taught would probably be beneficial to our education system, and necessary if any of these issues were to be incorporated. Students believe that speed is reflective of i.

What have I learnt? In Science of Education. At the beginning of the module I focused on topics such as reduced feedback, guided learning and discovery learning and how context effects transfer of learning. This gave me a good grounding in learning and memory theory, an insight into the processes behind learning.

Ten reasons to Blog in the classroom. Academics given lessons on Blogs. Academics given lessons on Blogs. Module Evaluation for Science of Learning. Many schools in education are using computers and internet in their learning environment. Pros and Cons of School Uniform.

So what do we know? April 8, 2011. At first I did not feel as though I would learn anything, but looking back over my blogs and everyone elses I can see certain things which could help children in schools. Introducing children to a healthy breakfast either at home or in a breakfast club will help with concentration. I also think that children who are more able would learn better in sets, where as those of a l.

This is the Science of Education! April 9, 2011. I have to admit that when this class begun I was a bit sceptical. Blogs? But after eleven weeks, I am totally convinced that this type of teaching works, and works well. But why is this? So basically, like every other week, I had a browse on Google Scholar to see if I could find anything interesting, and lo and behold I found; Ten Ways Online Education Matches, or Surpasses, Face-to-Face Learning.

The only reason people get lost in thought is because it is unfamiliar territory. This may well be the case for some people, but this module certainly has made me think, and quite a lot! My first blog was centred around one of Sniders Myths. 8221; is the suggestion that there is far too much emphasis placed on making learning an enjoyable experience. Snider believes that learning requires effort. Life, as Hans Christian Anderson so poignantly put it, is.

Being trapped in History! April 5, 2011. Sir Ken Robinson gave a very interesting talk on education and changing the paradigms. I thought this was very interesting when it comes to learning, whether music really has this kind of effect. I did a bit of more research on music and mind, memory and academic performance. What do you think? .

Posted by jess956 in Uncategorized. For the last week, I thought it would be best to summarise the key pieces of educational knowledge and theory that have changed my outlook on education and will certainly have an impact on my career and the choices I make.