For weeks four and five we read Dirsken, chapters two and four. There were several key points throughout these two chapters, but three stood out to me the most. The first key point is from Chapter Two, and it is the four different learning styles. These styles are, Kinesthetic, Aural, Visual, and Read or Write.
Gloria Merrier, a Floridian Math teacher develops a new method to help her students pass the FCAT. She utilizes Math, Dance, Art and Music to encourage her students to learn and captivate the lessons. Additionally, she starts by teaching the lessons which her student might struggle in first instead of the easy lessons. Gloria’s method seems appropriate for all grade levels. It is something that most classroom teachers might use to motivate students.
In the video, “Learning Styles Don’t Exist,” Professor Willingham states that, “Good teaching is good teaching and teachers don’t need to adjust their teaching to individual students learning styles.” This statement goes against my philosophy of teaching and implies that if a teacher performs well at their job then the students will learn regardless of how content is applied or learning styles. At first Professor Willingham had a few valid arguments, but as he continued, it became more and more shocking. He states that for students to understand what an atom is, a visual representation of the solar system may be needed. Professor Willingham claims visualizing it wasn’t the key, but that it was probably a good analogy, or the students probably
Tyne’s article starts out broad and then narrows in on each learning style. Tyne gives examples of the strengths and weaknesses of people with each of the three learning styles and encourages parents to identify their child’s learning style. LSSU is half as long as Tyne’s article. “Kinaesthetic, Auditory, and Visual Learning Styles for Children” is written in a more persuasive manner. Opposed to “What Learning Style Does Your Student Use?” which is more expository article.
As a result, many educators have endeavored to spread understanding of the importance of learning styles in the classroom to the public. Two articles that exemplify this are “Kinaesthetic, Auditory, and Visual Learning Styles for Children” by Jane
Learning Autobiography (LAB #2): Four Liberal Arts Breadth Areas A liberal arts education encompasses much more than just the requirements necessary for the degree program chosen. It seeks to teach students how learn in a distinct way. It creates a desire to increase knowledge of the world and how to improve communications in society. It provides the skills to use multiple intelligences, as described by Howard Gardner (1983), to engage people and foster connections.
One suggestion was to design instruction to conform to their learning styles. Learning styles are patterns of "cognitive, affective, and physiological behaviors that
During Week Two, participants involved in the study were required to complete a Learning Styles Assessment, as well as a Classroom Climate Survey. Both formal and informal observations were conducted, as well as a group discussion that centered around the results received from the Learning Styles Assessment and Classroom Climate Survey. Lastly, the researcher conducted an interview whereby both teachers involved in the study were surveyed to determine which of the following seven literacy strategies, proven effective with high school
1 Analyse the effectiveness of teaching and learning approaches used in own area of specialism in relation to meeting the individual needs of learners. In this section I will analyse the effectiveness of teaching and learning approaches used in my own area of specialism (ESOL) in relation to meeting the individual needs of learners. Teachers must incorporate a large “variety of learning approaches” into their lessons in order to cater towards the individual needs of their learners (Barron 2020c: Paragraph 1).
2.1 VARK questionnaire 2.1.1 About VARK – 215 VARK learning style questionnaire was developed by Neil Fleming in 1987 when he was at Lincoln University and it is one most common test to help people identify the learning preference. VARK is an acronym for visual, aural, read/write and kinesthetic which also represented four different type of learning style (Fleming & Baume, 2006). The brief descriptions of these four types are as following (Brown, Rich, & Holtham, 2014): 1. Visual - visual Learner is preferred to depict the information into charts, diagrams, and graphs.
In order to apply specific learning principles to my everyday life and have a deeper understanding of how they work, I chose to modify a habit of mine with some of these learning principles. My target behavior for this application process was my studying habits, or lack thereof. Through operant conditioning, specifically positive reinforcement, I tried to increase how much I studied by rewarding myself with Netflix afterwards. The Premack principle is being used here because I often watch Netflix daily but I do not study daily.
In his essay, Freire talks about education being similar to political oppression because students don 't get to take part. He believes that the student and the teacher should learn from each other, similar to the Montessori learning style. Montessori classrooms typically provide hands-on activities and they allow the student to be creative. When I was growing up I went to a Montessori school, and I can personally say that the hands-on learning helped me a lot because I think that I can learn better if I actually practice the task that is given to me. I think that students will learn better if they get to practice school work in class, instead of the teacher doing all of the work.
Literature Review “Children know how to learn in more ways than we know how to teach them.” —Ronald Edmonds (1991) Each child learns in a different way, therefore if teachers are mainly focused on instructing the majority auditory/visual learners; the students who have different learning styles needs aren’t being met, which results in lack of basic skills moving forward. The idea of one instructional strategy fitting all is creating a void in classrooms; which in turn is failing to help those students struggling the most. Campbell, Helf, and Cooke, (2008) suggests a reason for some students’ ongoing lack of achievements that, “too often, students are instructed indirectly, watching and listening to the teacher or other students with little or no opportunity to actually read” (p. 268).
The Seven Learning Styles. Visual (spatial):You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music. Verbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing. Physical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch.
Personally, I believe the blend of these two theories is essential in the classroom and make for a learning experience that is enjoyable for the student while also meeting their educational
