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Utilizing The Interactive Reading Model In A Continuing Education Course, Shawn Mcrae
Utilizing The Interactive Reading Model In A Continuing Education Course, Shawn Mcrae
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This paper seeks to provide an alternative method of reading instruction to female Saudi Arabian university students enrolled in a continuing education class for banking. Rather than a teacher-centered approach that relies on textbooks for materials development, a student-centered approach has been utilized in order to encourage participation, allowing the learners to have more input in the learning process. The use of student-generated materials allows for an authentic medium of communication, enabling students to practice their language learning skills using topics of social and personal relevance. From a teaching perspective, this is extremely important; it can increase students’ motivation, stepping …
Cognitive Load And Its Major Pedagogical Implications, Focus On Education In Jordan, Bassam Kutkut
Cognitive Load And Its Major Pedagogical Implications, Focus On Education In Jordan, Bassam Kutkut
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Through my teaching experience in Jordan, I noticed the amount of work students had to do. I noticed the tremendous amount information they received from their teachers on a daily basis. I also noticed that students forgot most of the information they learned in class right after their exams. I was wondering if that’s the right way of teaching. Then, after my study at SIT, I learned that this is a cognitive overload that can impair the learning process.
Cognitive load refers to the information processing abilities in the human memory system which has limitations. When these limitations are exceeded, …