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Over time, a tremendous change has characterized cognitive science across its theoretical and applicative platforms. Research has been conducted to establish the cognitive perspective outlining the relationship between cognitive models and a teacher’s instructional approach (Xiong, Li, & Qu, 2015). Beliefs, goals, and knowledge influence the teachers’ cognitive modeling roles in the classroom by determining essential learning activities and decision-making processes. Cognitive modeling learning activities give room for students to express their internal thoughts on their instructional activities and cognitive ideas in a well-structured market (Xiong et al., 2015). Cognitive models are founded on basic principles of cognition. A ...

The character of Hamlet, Danish prince in a Shakespeare’s tragedy of the same name, is one of the most analyzed characters in a literature. Important part of his personality are his conflicts, inner and outer. The time passes by while he is occupied by his conflicts; that is one of the reasons for delaying the main task he gave to himself – the vengeance for his father’s death. Here we will talk about Hamlet’s introversion and alleged madness which are the parts of his inward conflict and about his attitude towards women and experience of a world ...

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Learning can be defined as the process of acquiring or adding value to the existing knowledge, skills and personal values. The learning process is continuous in one’s lifetime, since every new day is an opportunity for one to learn something new. However, in a classroom situation, the teachers have the responsibility of taking their students through the learning process. To facilitate the learning process in a classroom situation, learning theories and frameworks have been designed (Illeris, 2009, p.144). The general definition of a theory is a statement that is meant to explain a particular phenomenon (Gredler, 2008, p. 5). Based on this ...