Educational Theories in Practice

A Case Study of Observing the Prep Program in Australia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220131.119How to use a DOI?

Keywords

educational theories; teaching practice; prep program; effective teaching

Abstract

Educational theories have been widely applied in real-world teaching practices, and especially play prominent roles in teaching young children. In order to optimise the education quality, the educators are responsible to understand learners’ learning behaviours, opportunities and the learning gaps between the learning targets and the learner’s current capacities. Because each student might have different learning styles, teachers should use adaptive teaching and classroom management strategies to best suit individual students’ needs. The present study proposed to utilise several educational theories including zone of proximal theory (ZPD), scaffolding, role-model teaching and positive reinforcement and classroom management strategy like classroom response systems (CRS) to provide improved education programs to prep program students. By closely observing a prep student’s learning process, these theoretical frameworks can be adapted in various ways to achieve the best outcomes. By implementing the theories, young students can better learn about their unique identities and minimise the learning gaps. Meanwhile, the study provides valuable insights for teachers to design an effective learning plan for individual learners to improve their writing competence.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Siyi Zhao
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/01
TI  - Educational Theories in Practice
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 648
EP  - 652
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220131.119
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220131.119
ID  - Zhao2022
ER  -