My dear readers, you are all aware of the tremendous importance of examinations in our life.
Some of you may be students while some of you may be parents. Some of you may be examinees and some of you may be examiners. Some of you may be teachers while some of you may be the policy makers. Some of you may be may be victims of unpleasant experiences in examinations while some of you may be the most successful candidates. Some of you may be education ministers while some of you may be the counselors. Some of you may be supporters of the present education and examination system while many of you may be opposed to it. In any case let us understand the nature of the examinations and competitions as that can create a vast difference to our lives. We all would agree that knowing and understanding about examinations and competitions is crucial to a pleasant, popular and prosperous life and ignorance about them is bound to entail a disturbing, dejected and deprived life. In other words, such understanding is essential for accomplishing effective Total Stress Management i.e. acquiring Holistic Health! The arrangement of this book is such that every chapter is addressed to a particular section of the society related to the examinations and the competitions. But actually, every chapter is useful for every section of the society! Secondly, the instructions are grouped to suit different situations arising at different times. This should prove especially useful to the readers in reading specific part of the book in a given situation or in a particular need.
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No two learners are the same. They take different approaches to learning tasks and they respond to formal education in different ways. Yet the current emphasis in education is on what is common in learners, from a common curriculum to a common teaching method. Individual Learners reviews and discusses recent research that shows that differences in personality contribute significantly to children's and adults' experiences of success and failure in education. It considers fundamental issues in the study of personality, and provides an up-to-date review and evaluation of the continuing nature-nurture debate. It then examines traits that can have an impact upon learning: aggressiveness, anxiety, achievement, motivation, self-confidence and shyness. It includes an account of the recent research into the links between personality and education and its implications for educational practice. With special dedication to SLar :) - stovokor
Inspired by the often uncomfortable interplay between autistic individuals, parents and professionals in understanding autistic spectrum conditions, Olga Bogdashina uses the concept of Theory of Mind (TOM) to consider these groups' different (and often conflicting) perspectives. TOM is the ability to imagine and make judgements about what others feel and think; its absence in autistic individuals is called 'mindblindness'. This book addresses the 'mindblindness' of people united in their interest in autism but divided by their different angles and perspectives.
Different Like Me introduces children aged 8 to 12 years to famous, inspirational figures from the world of science, art, math, literature, philosophy and comedy. Eight-year-old Quinn, a young boy with Asperger's Syndrome, tells young readers about the achievements and characteristics of his autism heroes, from Albert Einstein, Dian Fossey and Wassily Kandinsky to Lewis Carroll, Benjamin Banneker and Julia Bowman Robinson, among others. All excel in different fields, but are united by the fact that they often found it difficult to fit in - just like Quinn.
