EDA201W EXAM PREP
Define the following concepts (2):
Communication:
Communication can be described as the transmitting of an idea by
someone (the sender) and the understanding thereof by another (the
receiver).
Delegating:
Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is
less senior than oneself.
Cooperative learning:
Cooperative learning can be defined as a team approach to learning
whereby each member of the group is dependent on the other members
to accomplish a specific task or assignment.
Self-management in the education context:
Self-management within the education context pertains to the success
with which educators do things to help them achieve work objectives.
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, Parent:
The concept “parent” refers to the person who is legally entitled to
custody of the learner.
Millennial Generation:
It is the generation of children born approximately between 1981 and
1995.
They are the first ubiquitous cohort of learners raised on and confirmed
as experts in the latest, fastest, coolest, greatest, newest electronic
technologies on the planet.
Intrinsic Motivation:
Intrinsic motivation means that a person works because of an inner
desire to be successful at a certain task.
Extrinsic motivation:
Extrinsic motivation means that a person is motivated by something
external.
Team:
For educators this means working alongside others in the school –
colleagues, administrators, learners and parents – to help set school-
wide expectations and gain clarity of purpose and actions.
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Define the following concepts (2):
Communication:
Communication can be described as the transmitting of an idea by
someone (the sender) and the understanding thereof by another (the
receiver).
Delegating:
Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is
less senior than oneself.
Cooperative learning:
Cooperative learning can be defined as a team approach to learning
whereby each member of the group is dependent on the other members
to accomplish a specific task or assignment.
Self-management in the education context:
Self-management within the education context pertains to the success
with which educators do things to help them achieve work objectives.
1
, Parent:
The concept “parent” refers to the person who is legally entitled to
custody of the learner.
Millennial Generation:
It is the generation of children born approximately between 1981 and
1995.
They are the first ubiquitous cohort of learners raised on and confirmed
as experts in the latest, fastest, coolest, greatest, newest electronic
technologies on the planet.
Intrinsic Motivation:
Intrinsic motivation means that a person works because of an inner
desire to be successful at a certain task.
Extrinsic motivation:
Extrinsic motivation means that a person is motivated by something
external.
Team:
For educators this means working alongside others in the school –
colleagues, administrators, learners and parents – to help set school-
wide expectations and gain clarity of purpose and actions.
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