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You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. Creating and using concept maps tends to have a high positive impact on student achievement.* Concept maps (graphic organisers) help students to see how various pieces of knowledge relate to one another. It helps structure their thinking. ** Venn diagrams are one type […]

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. ‘I knew I was going to fail when I didn’t even understand the instructions on the exam.’ So said one student after, indeed, failing an exam that she had studied faithfully for. Instructions on exams, worksheets, laboratory reports, etc., are more confusing and

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. At the university level it is still essential that we give our students the opportunity to practice and reinforce grammar  structures. Just as with academic language, this focus helps students to gain more traction in their ability to express themselves, a skill that

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. The use of drama techniques and activities is one of the most effective means of helping students to deepen their retention and understanding of new information.  The stress of the activities is to involve the mind, body and voice in manifesting both abstract

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. May 23 – International Turtle Day.  Go ahead and laugh aloud. As educators, we can see the humour in most things. Then keep reading. The more we know about this celebration of these amazing creatures, the more we realise that the day gives

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. One would think that at university level, classroom behaviour should not be an issue. You have mature students who have been socialised in the academic sphere for most of their lives. Yet the world is changing, educational figures are often not valued as

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. Download PDF of scaffold here. theory behind the scaffolding… The use of textbooks is a controversial topic in education. Do they benefit or constrict our teaching? The studies show that they can do either, depending on how they are written and how we

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You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. Cultural differences extend far past language, greetings, gestures, dress and beliefs. The very space we create when we meet people, or the absence of that space, is indicative of where we come from and our understanding of the comfort level of those we

You caught a beauty!!! ************ ************ ************ Download PDF of scaffold here. Scaffolding videos is crucial. Many professors use videos to introduce new material, but without scaffolding, the dynamics is the same as giving a direct-teaching lesson/lecture: the students sit passively listening with little or no interaction. Many times, we think an effective scaffold of