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  2. Realia (education) - Wikipedia

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    A teacher of a foreign language often employs realia to strengthen students' associations between words for common objects and the objects themselves. In many cases, these objects are part of an instructional kit that includes a manual and is thus considered as being part of a documentary whole by librarians.

  3. Didacticism - Wikipedia

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    An example of didactism in music is the chant Ut queant laxis, which was used by Guido of Arezzo to teach solfege syllables. Around the 19th century the term didactic came to also be used as a criticism for work that appears to be overburdened with instructive, factual, or otherwise educational information, to the detriment of the enjoyment of ...

  4. Object lesson - Wikipedia

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    The object lesson approach is promoted in the educational philosophy of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, who held that teaching should begin with observation of objects which help students recognize concepts. [2] In his teaching and writing he emphasized the concept of Anschauung, which may be understood as "sense training."

  5. Constructivist teaching methods - Wikipedia

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    Oral discussions: The teacher presents students with a "focus" question and allows an open discussion on the topic. KWL(H) Chart (What we know, What we want to know, What we have learned, How we know it). This technique can be used throughout the course of study for a particular topic, but is also a good assessment technique as it shows the ...

  6. Symbol - Wikipedia

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    The word symbol derives from the late Middle French masculine noun symbole, which appeared around 1380 in a theological sense signifying a formula used in the Roman Catholic Church as a sort of synonym for 'the credo'; by extension in the early Renaissance it came to mean 'a maxim' or 'the external sign of a sacrament'; these meanings were lost in secular contexts.

  7. Online sports betting has trickled down to high school football

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    High school football enthusiasts who want to place a bet on a big game have no choice but to turn to an offshore site. Accepting a wager on high school sports is outlawed in Nevada and other U.S ...

  8. Symbolic communication - Wikipedia

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    By referring to objects and ideas not present at the time of communication, a world of possibility is opened. In humans, this process has been compounded to result in the current state of modernity. A symbol is anything one says or does to describe something, and that something can have an array of many meanings.

  9. The latest longevity trend? Social wellness clubs - AOL

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    Hone Health unveils the logic behind the latest longevity trend: social wellness clubs.