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Does practice make perfect?

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Image from Wikimedia Commons Does practice make perfect? Malcolm Gladwell 's claim that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice is required to become world class in any field, has been challenged by a Princeton University study. In Affordance theory , the design of a tool can present a number of possible ways to use it.

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How to Create Effective Test Questions

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For a more subjective topic, like political theory, you might first list all the key concepts you’d expect a student to be able to explain by the end of your course, as well as the critical thinking skills you’d expect them to be able to employ. ” Testing the Test-Makers. Not sure if your test is too hard?

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Our mutual friends

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This is number 28 in my series on learning theories. I''m gradually working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. My most recent post explored Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4.

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Networked pedagogy

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New theories for the networked, digital age, emerging cultures of learning and a hyper-connected and networked society. Flipped classes, Massive Open Online Courses and Mind Technologies. Differentials between academic practices, and the variety of roles we adopt within communities of practice and learning. Unported License.

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Go compare

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We reach double figures with number 10 in my series of short blog posts on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, we explore the work of Leon Festinger , namely social comparison theory.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Theory vs. Application in Instructional Design: One Academics View

Learning Visions

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Theory vs. Application in Instructional Design: One Academics View A long time ago, I decided I was much better at the practical side of things than the theoretical. I dropped out of that class halfway through the semester and decided I just didnt have the math/technical/scientific nature. Do I use ADDIE?

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The cult of the grade

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Score consistently at 70% or above and you will be awarded a first class degree. 60%-69% and you have landed an upper second class degree, and so on. It seems strange that the education community is willing to adopt new technologies and develop new theories and methods of education, but it can't arrive at a way to get rid of grading.