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 Learning according to Schunk, (2016),” represents an enduring change in behavior or in the capacity to behave in a given fashion, which results from practice or other experiences”. As an educator my definition for learning has been rooted in the acquisition of concepts and ideas with application of knowledge. Promoting student engagement in metacognitive and higher –order thinking skills and the application of learning in current and relative ways to maintain students, is essential to providing meaningful learning experiences.

 The theoretical principle that I associate with are those applicable to teachers in relation to learning and instruction. I concur with researchers beliefs that view” teaching as the creation of learning environments that assist students in the execution of cognitive activities necessary to develop skills and reasoning abilities,”( Floden, 2001). In daily interactions with students, my goals involve engaging students in learning by using research-based instructional strategies that engage students in active learning. Learning environments that are conducive to learning and where teaching and learning occur at high levels are important components for academically challenging environments.

 

References

Floden, R. E. (2001). Research on effects of teaching: A continuing model for research on

           teaching. In V. Richardson (Ed.), Handbook of research on teaching (4th ed., pp. 3–16).     

            Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

 

Schunk, D. A. (2016). Learning Theories an Educational Prospective (Seventh ed., pp. 1-26).

                The University Of North Carolina: Pearson.