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Whether we do so consciously or not, we all form expectations about certain things in our lives, from how much we think we’ll enjoy a particular experience to the expectations we form about ourselves and others. Sometimes these expectations are based on prior experience, but more often than not, they’re based on what we’ve been told or the subconscious beliefs we hold. 
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Wondering how eLearning can minimize the negative effects of Self-Fulfilling Prophecy on education? Check how the prophecy can be used as an advantage.
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Consider that education technology is frequently a victim of self-fulfilling prophesy. I have seen it firsthand, and have read several accounts of it happening at other schools. Here's how it goes: Mrs.
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This is number 36 in my continuing series of blog posts about learning theories. Psychology has contributed much to our understanding of how people learn, and listed alphabetically below are all of the previous theories I have featured in this series. My most recent post featured locus of control theory, and today's post is about the Pygmalion Effect in education.
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The study of human perception is not easy, but it can be a lot of fun. How do we know for example, that we all represent reality in the same way? How do I know that my perception of the colour blue is the same as yours? We can't really know for certain. Human perception has its limitations, and we can be highly suggestible. Human perception is absolutely fascinating, and studying the processes by which we represent reality through our senses is completely engaging. Some of my digital literacy students discovered how thoroughly absorbing it can be to learn about perception this week. I took them on a brief tour of cognitive processes, including the human senses, memory and recall, and the representation of reality through perception.
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