Intelligence tests

Motivation is a very important factor in learning process and can influence the quality and quantity of learning, setting stage for either failure, or success. It is a nurse educator responsibility to understand that motivation is “a personal characteristic or state, but it is also an effect of a specific learning context” (Creţu, 2015, p.751). “Motivation is considered a fundamental psychological resource contributing to positive therapy outcomes” (van der Kaap-Deeder, et al., 2014).…

The Importance of Free Play In our fast-paced and rapidly evolving society, the pressure for parents to raise super-genius, multitalented, well-rounded kids is at an all-time high. In a culture where it seems that being average is no longer considered sufficient, parents often feel the impending pressure of ensuring that their child is extraordinary by making sure to give their children a head start. Consequently, many parents worry that their kids might be wasting time “just playing” when…

In our two week’s group conversation, I notice that we spent most of our time talking with one person in our group. Therefore, I am wondering if each conversation, will have a main focus on one person in the group. However, I was happy to hear more from Paris and Chelsea, as for both of them I would love to learn more about. As we continue to have these group conversation, I hope to better form relationship with everyone in my group. I had, have one on one conversation with majority of the…

preschool care which are the emersion of multiple intelligences in preschool, exploration of their world through play, and social transitions when playing with others. The emersion of multiple intelligences during the preschool years is a very important influence when looking at quality preschool care. Everyone has a certain level of each of the 6 intelligences, just some are more dominant. These intelligences are not learning styles, though. The intelligences consist of linguistic, logical,…

“Survival of the fittest” should be changed to “disadvantages of the feeble.” With the media adding to the insecurities of people, further convincing them that success can be bought. Ads for plastic surgery, teeth whitening, weight loss, hair-loss etc... all say you can buy success. We can look at the Kardashian’s as talentless success stories. The underlying message is clear, humans possess a debilitating need to feel flawless and see any stride towards perfection as gaining strength. Donald…

Fingerprints are unique to everyone, a similar claim can be made about learning styles, however there are some differences. Learning styles, unlike fingerprints, can be the same between two people and according to Fleming and Mills (1992), are generally classified under four types: visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic, known as VARK. With these types, according to Fleming (2016), being used to define the most effective and efficient way for a person to learn, which could only be one of…

A few years ago, I was in a classroom in a school district that group the students for reading in a homogeneous group. I would see the students going to different parts of the room to their groups. That day the teacher was working with the more advance students in a reading assignment in a book. I was there to do an observation for one of my classes, so I was to sit in the back and observe. I notice that the students that was group in the lower group was having trouble reading and the other ones…

A new year has started and with that goals and dreams were established. One which was to learn as much as possible in each of the courses taken this semester. And this class will not be the exception. The usual took place the first day which was go over the syllabus and the typical introduce yourself and what you aspire to the rest of the class. With that being said, I realized that I could relate to most if not all that we all at one point in our lives played or still do play sports. What I…

Over the eight week course period we were able to learn a lot about ourselves. The assigned tasks given were eye opening and revealing. I have discovered various different characteristics about myself that I was unaware I developed over the years. Therefore, I was able to learn a lot about myself. I learned what type of learner I was, who had the most influence on me, and what events has lead me to being the young lady I am today. One of the very first assignment we were assigned was to…

“a set of skills allowing individuals to find and resolve genuine problems they face.” (Miller, 2010) In a typical classroom, teachers tend to focus on verbal-linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligences. Personally, even though I teach PE, in my health classroom I focus on those two intelligences. To make changes and add more personal choices into my classroom I have begun to create choice boards for each unit I teach. We are currently finishing our drug unit and for the concluding…