The point of school is to learn. A teacher stands at the front of the classroom teaches material mandated by the state while a student sits in a chair and learns the material being taught. This is an idea of what society thinks the relationship between student and teacher is. Teacher teaches, student learns. However, what happens when the student refuses to learn, we are quick to blame his lack of interest on the teacher, or his outbursts on the child, as being disobedient. In reality, it is impossible for a child to learn in a way that does not appeal to him or her. Each student has his or her own learning style (also called cognitive style). It is the job of a teacher to introduce different learning styles. So that, the student is able to
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This is the main backbone, and result of cognitive learning styles.
Cognitive style refers to the link between personality and cognition (Salmani-Nodoushan, 2007). However, in the context of education cognition style typically refers to learning style or also called “thinking style”. There are four core theories of learning styles, which are Field dependence versus field independence, (Hall, 2000), reflection versus impulsivity, and conceptual differences. The theories gauge and categorize the different ways individuals acquire and process information.
Field dependency is the most popular of the learning style. It is the most popular because it is the oldest of the learning styles, proposed by an American psychologist, Herman Witkins, in 1962. Field dependence is a concept of learning that focuses on how people tend to rely on information. Field independent and field dependent learners are very different, meaning they rely and …show more content…
Leveling and sharpening are terms that refer to cognitive control of learn. This specific learning style leans more to the process of information through prior memories. Meaning, when a student learns new information they use prior memories and experiences to understand the current information that is being taught. Maria Kozhevnikov detailed the difference between these two terms: “In leveling, the purpose is the obliteration of differences; in sharpening, it is a heightened sensitivity to them” (2007). Leveling is the purpose to create solid differences between past-learned material and the current learned material. While sharpening is, the act of making the differences understood more
This is the main backbone, and result of cognitive learning styles.
Cognitive style refers to the link between personality and cognition (Salmani-Nodoushan, 2007). However, in the context of education cognition style typically refers to learning style or also called “thinking style”. There are four core theories of learning styles, which are Field dependence versus field independence, (Hall, 2000), reflection versus impulsivity, and conceptual differences. The theories gauge and categorize the different ways individuals acquire and process information.
Field dependency is the most popular of the learning style. It is the most popular because it is the oldest of the learning styles, proposed by an American psychologist, Herman Witkins, in 1962. Field dependence is a concept of learning that focuses on how people tend to rely on information. Field independent and field dependent learners are very different, meaning they rely and …show more content…
Leveling and sharpening are terms that refer to cognitive control of learn. This specific learning style leans more to the process of information through prior memories. Meaning, when a student learns new information they use prior memories and experiences to understand the current information that is being taught. Maria Kozhevnikov detailed the difference between these two terms: “In leveling, the purpose is the obliteration of differences; in sharpening, it is a heightened sensitivity to them” (2007). Leveling is the purpose to create solid differences between past-learned material and the current learned material. While sharpening is, the act of making the differences understood more