Student Learning Style Analysis

Whenever I’ve told people that I’m studying to be a primary school teacher, their response was either, “I hope you like kids” or “You must have a lot of patience”, and almost always, with scared expressions on their faces. Now, both things mentioned are correct. If you don’t like kids, then you might as well study something else, because this job revolves almost entirely around them, but also, patience is key. However, these are not the only things necessary for being a teacher. Managing the classroom pretty much sums up everything. A professional teacher must be able to manage his/her class without it managing him/her. Can motivation work as a discipline? Is being aware of children’s learning styles useful for managing a class? Is there more

Some even “argue that a preferred learning style is simply an acquired habit, and that children need shaking out of their comfort zone”. Reid (1987) cited by Hatami (2012) believes “although individuals may have some strong style preferences and tendencies, learning styles are not fixed modes of behaviour, and, based on different situations and tasks, styles can be extended and modified” (n.p) Clark (2000) as cited by Miller (2014) in a lecture, “You will learn best by using ALL four styles, rather than your preferred learning style. That is, you should incorporate the styles.”

Howard Gardner (1999) came up with the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which consist of Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Musical, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Spatial, Interpersonal and Intrapersonal. As cited by ... “The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what Howard Gardner called ‘personal intelligences’” (p.41-43) Gardner claims that the seven intelligences compliment each other and it’s rare for them to work independently and they can be put to constructive or destructive