Learning Essays

Introduction             There was no other field of Islamic scholarship that received the amount of the attention, as that of the exegesis of the Qur’an. This genre had undergone significant evolution since it had begun. Branches of Islamic sciences such as theology and philosophy experienced a decline in its level …

A reference group is a group which serves as a framework, benchmark or a standard of comparison for assessing or shaping behavior and other sociological characteristics of people.  (Corbetta and Patrick 2003) Reference groups are deemed as models that people emulate in their activities and decision making which they apply …

Introduction There are many problems that are facing our education system but the biggest challenge has been the high attrition of teachers.  It has been estimated that the rate of attrition for new teachers has grown above 50 percent and the financial burden of recruiting and hiring new teachers is …

I. What is Academic Procrastination? Procrastination is behaviour of delaying a task that can be done earlier but chooses to do it last minute. This behaviour problem exists in almost every aspect in our daily lives, be it in academic, financial or even in health management. Ryan, M. (2007) stated …

It has been argued that excluding students from school activities as punishment is unfair. They are wrong. Setting an example out of a student deters other students from committing the same offense. When I attended high school some of my classmates were excluded from school activities. Excluding students from school …

Introduction Communication is one of the most important aspects of our social and professional life. Communication is the main channel through which we pass our feelings, contributions, enquiries, and comment to the other party. Communication is a process which involves two parties. There is the source of the information and …

David Van Biema’s “The Case for Teaching the Bible” purports itself as an investigative article examining the ongoing debate in the American educational system over whether or not Bible related curriculum should be included in  publically funded schools. Van Biema frames his inquiry as a detailed survey and study of …

First and foremost, let me thank the university for the generous grant for our school’s classroom libraries. It is definitely a commendable gesture. This grant would benefit my classroom greatly because these little Special Education grades students are mostly visual or active learners. By visual learners, they refer to students …

Introduction Tyler rationale has dominated the curriculum world since it was published in 1949.   It has been a continuous source of inspiration for the development and delivery of curriculum.    The rationale is based on a simple and elegant description model that relates the relationship between curriculum, instruction and evaluation. The …

Thesis statement Teams will experience conflicts from time to time.  Team members should stay focused to the overall goal of the team.  Competing and avoiding strategies will not solve team conflicts while collaboration, compromise and accommodation will not only solve team conflicts but will also strengthen the relationship between team …