Learning styles

Why Students Aren’t Learning If we are sending our children to school to learn, then why are we sending them? School is supposed to be a place where students are able to learn and grow as individuals, but for some students, this is not the case. There are many issues within our school systems; some of these issues are how students interpret, organize and represent information. Usually, teachers lecture on a subject to teach their class. This is a problem because everyone does not learn the same.…

actual research reasoning behind something as simple as staring at a picture. But, after reading many articles about learning theories, learning styles, andragogy/pedagogy and multiple intelligences, it was clear that there was more than meets the eye. The five learning theories, Behaviorist, Social, Cognitive, Psychodynamic and Humanistic learning is where it all begins. Although a learning theory is just how information is absorbed, processed, and retained, philosophers spent hundreds of years…

Learning styles and intelligence At the end of third week, I continue to expand my horizon about human behavior. Even though, we humans are very similar to each other, it is eye-opening to find out, how different we are when it comes to learning styles. We each is gifted with unique characteristics and talents. I find studies mentioned in “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids" “very helpful. I am fortunate that I am learning about learning styles and intelligence at the right time. My thirteen…

kinesthetic perception. Others might have multiple sensory preferences. 2 What Kind of Learning Styles Do ESL Learners Prefer? Reid (1987) conducted survey on the learning style preferences of ESL learners. He analyzed the data based on various categories: age, mother language, TOEFL score, length of time in U.S., major fields, etc. Among them, we will discuss three background differences that affect learners’ styles. ESL vs Native (weak proficiency vs strong proficiency) The…

1.1 Identify and discuss the preferred learning styles of “Millennial Generation” learners. Group work Doing is more important than knowing. Result are placed at higher value than knowledge stored in their brain. With the technological advances of their time and the fast information available on every smart device the information retention has almost become obsolete. That is why the Gen Y learners prefer more interaction in smaller groups and teamwork. Trial and error approach During the Y Gen…

evaluate the contribution that learning styles and learning strategies could make to a students educational development on the SED Learning strategies are used by everyone to help in learning a particular thing or piece of information. They form a huge part of a students life during university. It can be questionable as to whether they can be beneficial to a students educational development. Many people feel they are helpful but some students cannot find a perfect learning strategy to suit…

different ways through different learning styles and techniques. Each individual has a different mix of learning styles, for instance some may be more dominate than others, therefore there maybe little to no use of the others. Some individuals may have different styles of strength in different circumstances such as creative, theory and practical modes of learning. In my tutorial we completed a multiple intelligence test in order to determine our strongest learning styles. The multiple…

Other researchers have found similar differences in learning styles of the same culture groups. Aronson and Gonzales (1988) states African American and Latino students, for example, tend to improve academically with cooperative learning methods of teaching. Such students tend to be field-dependent: they prefer working together (as cited by Morgan, 2010. p. 116). According to Pewewardy (2008), Native American cultures, tend to value possessions. As a result, they greatly respect people who share.…

a college class. This theme is, how children all have different unique learning styles and how as teachers those learning styles and needs must be met before they will ever become successful. In this article by Bernice McCarthy, she goes into detail about four students who all have different learning styles. However, they are not dumb or not willing to learn but as Bernice says in her 4MAT system it honors the distinctive style that each student brings to the classroom. The first student we…

Learning Style Inventory for Jason Wagner Taking Business Management Class with Professor Howell at the New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, NM he asked his students to take a learning style test from North Carolina State University. The test sees what type of learning style you are more adaptive to use in your cognitive learning. The test has four categories with two levels in each category. The first category you are an active or reflective learner. The second category test if you are a…