

Areas of the Brain Activated When Learning Signed Languages
I found this week’s Schunk (2012) chapter to be absolutely fascinating! The readings made me curious as to whether the same regions of...
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3 Domains of Learning in the Language Classroom: Affective, Cognitive, & Psychomotor [Infographic]
Sign language is a tactile language. Thus, it is quite natural for a sign language lesson plan to operate mainly in the psychomotor domain.


Language Learning: Cognitive Domain or Psychomotor Domain?
While language learning is often considered a mainly cognitive task, in many ways the psychomotor domain is a better fit for teaching visual


Six Evidence-based Instructional Approaches to Activate Prior Knowledge in Students
Strangman, Hall and Meyer (2004) explore six evidence-based instructional approaches to activate prior knowledge in students: (1)...


Social Cognitive Theory in American Sign Language Instruction
Social cognitive theory posits that behavior change and learning occurs through the vicarious observation of others and the development...


Learning and thinking occur in the context of learners’ beliefs about cognition
“Learning and thinking occur in the context of learners’ beliefs about cognition, which differ as a function of personal, social, and...
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Gange’s Nine Events of Instruction in the Foreign Language Classroom [Infographic]
ach of Gagne’s nine events of instruction can be interpreted as cognitive or behaviorist approaches. I indicate my preferred approach by exp
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Do I Create a Behaviorist or a Cognitive Foreign Language Classroom? [Infographic]
The following examples show that even with having native teachers, my language learning experiences varied greatly due to the teacher’s beha


Learning Theory and Learning Environments at Brigham Young University
BYU’s standing among highly-ranked universities makes it an assessment-centered specifically summative assessment-centered, learning environ


Common Practices that Trigger Fight, Flight, or Freeze Responses in the Classroom
Many teachers give surprise pop quizzes. These exams trigger fight, flight, or freeze emotional responses in students; they inhibit even the