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Bridget Sheen posted a new update…
Update 5: Discussion Topic/Week 6: Collective Intelligence
Collective intelligence is a shared understand that comes from collective efforts-- whether that be collaborative study, competition, and group efforts. Collaborative learning is largely accepted now as "the way to go" to engage students and allow f...More
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Bridget Sheen posted a new update…
Update 4: Discussion Topic/Week 4: Recent Brain Research on Mental Illness/Meditation
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, "Anxiety disorders affect 25.1% of children between 13 and 18 years old. Research shows that untreated children with anxiety disorders are at higher risk to perform poorly in school, miss out on...More
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Update 3: Discussion Topic/Week 3 Concepts of Constructivism
Constructivism is a theory that, at its most basic, says that as people develop and have different experiences, they CONSTRUCT their own understandings of what they experience. Knowledge is built as new experiences and the information they provide i...More
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Bridget Sheen posted a new update…
Update 2: Discussion Topic/Week 2: Intelligence Testing
Intelligence tests are meant to measure a person's innate-- or natural-- intelligence. This refers to the capacity for intelligence you have built in without preparation. I decided to evaluate the Wechsler Intelligence Test. This is a common test us...More
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Bridget Sheen posted a new update…
Update 1: Discussion Topic/Week 1: Operant Conditioning
A key idea in behaviorism is operant conditioning. Operant conditioning was introduced by B. F. Skinner in 1938 and is a process in which behavior is changed; a reinforcement is provided when the subject executes the desired behavior. This differs f...More