The education system- teaching and learning combined is of huge interest to me, and having the freedom to choose what I wrote about each week kept my interest throughout. Usually, we are told what to write about, when to write about it and what we are meant to learn from it. In this module it was all personal- I got to choose.

For the Science of Education Module I have blogged, and read blogs about a wide range of issues related to educational psychology. This module has proved many things, some of which I will now go onto discuss,. The Science of Education module has been the most engaging module I have undertaken in all the years I have been in education.

Let me know what you think. Special mention goes to Adrian.

In an effort to be extra corny and make this as fun as possible, I now present to you my reflective blog in the form of an acrostic! .

8230; What had this module shown me? Week 1 Khan Academy.

And by having this module with the structure that it does, it only emphasises that point. The Darker Side of Praise. Praise can come in many forms and .

Furthermore, the motivation of the students. Throughout this module I think we can agree that we all know the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Students need to be fostered to become intrinsically motivated. This will enable the students to further their knowledge and reach mastery in their favoured subject. Rather than only learning information because of extrinsic rewards.

Having the blogs weekly meant that I worked at a consistent steady pace rather than fluctuating efforts throughout the semester. I felt this increased my focus and I learnt so much more in comparsion to other modules. I liked the fact that this was not weekly tests but weekly blogs because if it was weekly tests, my focus would be on trying to fulfill a content criteria rather than thinking about developing my skills.

This has been one of my favourite modules from the whole time I have been here. 1 We were given the opportunity to be truly independent learners. We had to choose our own topics, arguments and sources to back these up. This is something I feel is missing from many curriculums, both at secondary and tertiary education levels. While some people will benefit more from a structured approach than others, too much structure be restricting and discouraging.

Over the past few months, this module has taught me so much. Firstly, its taught me that self directed learning is possible and it really works. its been great to be able to talk about WHAT I want, WHEN I want. Next, that Jesse Martin really is a legend! The other day th.