Unit 7

EDUCATIONAL ATTITUDES
1. Diversity in Education
 What is EDUCATION ?

EDUCATION is a process of giving or receiving systematic set of instruction to

acquire some skills, knowledge ,values , thoughts & habits
It can be through:
TEACHING STORY DISCUSSION
TELLING
Whereas in
one country
In some classrooms around
prayer may be the world students must humbly obey
acceptable in their teacher’s commands and remain
absolutely silent during a class period
a classroom ,
in another it
may be
forbidden

In others, students may talk, eat, and smoke during lectures as well as criticize
a teacher’s method or contradict his or her statements
No two courses are identical:
Undergraduate courses ≠ Graduate courses
The classroom atmosphere:
in expensive, private universities vs. community colleges
2.Active Participation
Teachers are decision makers!
Teachers make

5000
decisions every day!
.Learn by doing

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember.

I do and I understand.
_Chinese Proverb
All of the students all of the time
 Conclusion
Active participation is a less strict standard than material participation

Teachers control and guide the class without dominating it

Classroom
discussion

Teachers encourage students to question and challenge their ideas

Student
question .

. Students make presentations and lead discussions

. Students do the actual teaching in these seminars
Seminars
3, Teacher-Student Relationship
Professors may establish social relationships with
students outside the classroom, but in the
classroom they maintain the instructor’s role.
The professor may give
extra attention outside of
class to a student in need
of help but probably will
not treat him or her
differently when it comes
to evaluating school work.
• Professors have several roles in relation to students;
they may be counselors and friends as well as
teachers.
• Finally, students must realize that when
a teacher’s role changes, they must
appropriately adapt their behavior and
attitudes.
4. Independent learning
4. Independent learning
Question
 What do you think of independent learning?
Independent learning is a form of education offered by many high schools colleges
and other educational institutions. It is often linked with other approaches to learning
such as “personalization‘’ , “student-centred learning” and “ownership”of learning.

 The responsibility for learning lies in the material assigned

 Improving
academic
performance

Increasing
motivation
Fostering social The benefits and
inclusion by of confidence
countering independent
alienation learning
Greater student
awareness of their
limitations and their
Enabling teachers
ability to manage
to provide
them
differentiated task
for students
How to become

an independent learner!
5. The Honor System
 What is an Honor System?

• An Honor system is a philosophical way of

running a variety of endeavors based on trust,
honor, honesty.
Trust, honesty and The Honor System

• Trust, honest and honor system are the

important expectation in education.

• Violation of that can result in failing a

course, having a permanent record in the
student’s files or even being expelled from
the university.

• Students who cheat may lose the respect

from their friend. In taking exams, they
work alon and not share answer even
though there is no supervision
Trust, honesty and The Honor System

• 1. Plagiarism: using other people’s

work and submitting it as your own
without citing the soure.

• 2. Cheating: including tests, take-

home exams.

• 3. Fabrication: Report false or

inacurate data.

• 4. Falsification of records and official

documents. Including forging
signature or information on academic
document.
The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a
culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious,
downward cycle.
-Stephen Covey
6.COMPETITION
 Relationships between students
in the classroom can be
cooperative or competitive .
International students should not
hesitate to ask for help if it is
needed.
 There are courses, however,
where grades are calculated in
relation to other student’s scores.
 In classes where such a grading
“curve” is used students may be
reluctant to share lecture notes
or information for fear that their
own grades will suffer.
There are other reasons for the presence of
competition among students.
 A high grade point average is
needed for entrance to superior
graduate schools.
 In addition, when facing a
competitive job market graduates
may be judged on the basis of
their grade point average and
faculty recommendations.
 It is the student who is
responsible for succeeding in this
competitive system.
The university classroom in the United States manifests cultural
values through professors and student’s expectations and attitudes.
 Competition is an example of only one value.
 Alternative teaching methods show a cultural
preference for innovation.
7.Cultural notes
1.During the first 2 years of an undergraduate education, a student must take some required
Courses which are usually not part of his or her major
2.The grading system usually uses letters (A,B,C,D,F)with corresponding grade points(4,3,2,1,0)
3.Professors decide their own method of grading
4.Academic counselors are available to help students choose classes and majors and arrange
schedules
Visas Specific
Concerning immigration
problems

other
6.On many campuses there are “clinics” and “centers” that deal with specialized problems.
7.There are other on campus and off campus services for students such as professional typing
and tutoring in many subjects