Children’s literature can be defined as good quality trade books for children from birth to adolescence‚ covering topics of relevance and interests to children of those ages‚ through prose and poetry‚ fiction and non-fiction. Children can connect with the characters‚ events‚ places‚ and problems in literature on a personal level. Such affective responses to literature provide opportunities for students to become personally involved in reading and learning. For children to be successful they should
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Running head: Theoretical Models Theoretical Models Jennifer Finehirsh Grand Canyon University RDG 525 July 6‚ 2010 Abstract The following paper will address four different instructional approaches‚ as well as the theories‚ which influenced each of them. It will them have a rational for way these four where chosen and how they affect the school setting. Theoretical Models There are many ways to teach new concepts to students. The four ways that you will read about today is the direct
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Applying Theoretical Models to Children’s Literature Derrick Jones ENG/290 March 14‚ 2012 Dr. Geraldine Smith Theories of Children’s Literature Without a doubt‚ there are different theoretical models of childhood development that exist in children’s literature. Children’s literature has been used as a tool to help children identify with the world that they live in. Different philosophers believed that a child’s development occurs in stages and that each stage presented a new challenge for
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Writing Assignment #2 Theoretical models are generally broader fields of study employed by anthropologists to concentrate their respective research. Furthermore‚ theoretical models are then separated into two categories: explanatory models and interpretive models. In particular‚ explanatory models are intended to be solely “scientific models” that merely suggest cause and effect relationships (Blanchard‚ Pg. 64‚ 1995). Personally‚ I am more inclined to follow such models because I tend to prefer
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Three theoretical models underpinning health promotion and health education are; The Health Belief Model‚ The Stages of Change Model‚ and The Social Learning Theory. The Health Belief Model The health belief model is a psychological model which tries to explain and predict health behaviours by focusing on each individual’s attitudes and beliefs. It was first developed in the 1950’s by social psychologists Hochbaum‚ Rosenstock and Kegals whom worked in the U.S. Public Health Services.
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Theoretical Models Colleen M. O ’Leary HCS/587 March 18‚ 2013 Theoretical Models The benefits of a motivated staff should prove an impetus to managers to use motivation as a driving force to obtain a high degree of functioning by employees. According to Musselwhite (2011) “managers who are effective at motivating their direct reports reap the reward of employees who can handle a variety of assignments‚ work more autonomously‚ report higher levels of job satisfaction‚ and contribute more
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Pati McLaren Applying Theoretical Perspective to Curriculum Content ECE315 Instructor Marchese December 2‚ 2012 Applying Theoretical Perspective to Curriculum Content There are different lessons that a teacher can use to bring the different theoretical perspectives into the classrooms. Behaviorists believe that learning is a change in observable behavior brought on by external stimuli in the environment (Reeve 2012). And this change in behavior demonstrates learning. One way to
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Applying Theories to Children’s Literature By reading books that was written a long time ago and reading the books that are written today‚ you can see that there are a difference in the theoretical models of childhood development that can be found in children’s literature. Children’s books and the literature have been used to help the children to classify how the world is. So many “thinkers” or “dreamers” thought that children’s development happens in different stages and that with each of the stages;
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Adventure is an important part of children ’s psyche. Children often dream of strange fortunes‚ great feats‚ exciting events‚ long trips‚ and everything they can be drawn to from the monotony of everyday life. Heroes of adventure stories are mostly sailors‚ pirates‚ cowboys and Indians‚ convicts‚ researchers‚ adventurers and solitaires of all types. The concept of adventure story is quite simple: brave‚ strong and resourceful hero must make a difficult task‚ and overcome a lot of danger‚ but in
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Six Theoretical Models of Development and Why They are Important for Understanding the Behavior of Youth There are six major theoretical models used to explain how human development evolves. The Biological Model looks for organic causes to cognitive‚ learning‚ and behavioral disorders and uses medication for treatment. The Behavioral Model is observable and measurable. It uses positive reinforcement to obtain desired behavior. The Social Model focuses on modeling and combines behavior and cognitive
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