ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DECISION MAKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which situation does not demonstrate a realistic goal?
A
Miranda expects to get a job as a registered nurse after completing a two year nursing program at the community college
B
Ross wants to learn to speak Spanish before he leaves for Mexico in four weeks
C
Guss plans to reorganize his closet on Sunday afternoon
D
Gina believes she can raise her B in social studies to an A if she does well on her midterm next month.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The major concepts and theories of learning include behaviourist theories, cognitive psychology, constructivism, social constructivism, experiential learning, multiple intelligence, and situated learning theory and community of practice.

Detailed explanation-2: -He defines learning as “an enduring change in behavior or in the capacity to behave in a given fashion, which results from practice or other forms of experience” (p. 3). Schunk further delineates three criteria of leaning. One criterion is that learning involves change – in behavior or in the capacity for behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are five primary educational learning theories: behaviorism, cognitive, constructivism, humanism, and connectivism. Additional learning theories include transformative, social, and experiential.

Detailed explanation-4: -An understanding of learning theories helps teachers connect to all different kinds of students. Teachers can focus on different learning styles to reach different students, creating teaching that focuses directly on student needs and aptitudes.

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