of learning styles. By taking a learning styles quiz‚ I found out that I am an auditory learner. This means I do best learning by hearing and listening. Now knowing that I am an auditory learner I can discover new techniques that will help me be more attentive and I can expand myself as a learner. First‚ discovering new techniques as an auditory learner to be more attentive is easy. I was not surprised when I saw the list of usual things auditory learns do. I felt as if the learning style I was
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10 ~ Explain the differences between cognitive style and learning style. In what ways might the perceptual styles of field-dependence and field-independence influence whether a student processes information at a deep versus a surface level of learning? Krause et al and other texts use the broader term "Cognitive Style" to include "Learning Style" - often they are thought of as the same concept‚ but they can be differentiated: Cognitive Style: The characteristic ways of thinking and perceiving
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Learning Styles EDU382 Barbara Henry 6-3-13 Grade: 1st Topic: Healthy food choices/food pyramid Goal of the lesson: The goal for this lesson is that students will learn how to pick healthy foods and why it is important to eat healthy. Assessments: Formative- Squaring off Formative- Draw it! Formative- Pin the food on the pyramid Summative- Written test Squaring off is a formative assessment that can be great for students of several learning styles. To complete this exercise I
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org/inspire/learnstl.htm Learning Styles This exercise has taught me a lot on my way of thinking‚ concentrating‚ and contact with people. I never knew that these learning styles determine how I perceive my everyday functions. Until now I always thought of myself being a Visual learner‚ I have to see it in order to understand it. I am a see it‚ to believe it type of woman. After taking the self-test and reviewing the chart‚ my way of thinking is much broader. I do all three of the learning styles. I had to sit
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Component 1 My learning environment is in a quiet and spacious room. With a comfortable chair. My desk is always ready all the tools needed to study without any problem; I have always easy on the eyes pencil‚ calculator‚ calendar‚ notebook etc. To concentrate on my classes I have to be alone and without any noise around me. When I have to study for a test I wait till the night before of my test to study so I can get my mind fresher on the test day. What I first do is I pick a place where there
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Theory of Learning Makhya Curtis 11/28/13 INFT101/ Scholarly Writing The developing brain has been a ground breaking field of study in the past decade. Advances in physiological research give insight into how the brain learns throughout the different developmental stages. Educators previously measured intellectual ability through a single factor called the “G” factor. In 1983 Howard Gardner proposed a theory of learning that involved multiple ways of learning called
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VARK Learning Preference Tool Family Centered Health Promotion/NSR-429V April‚ 2013 The VARK learning preference tool was developed in 1987 by Fleming as an “inventory designed to help students learn more about their individual learning preferences” (psychology.about.com). This questionnaire was designed to help provide an individual insight on how they give and receive information. The quiz is 16 questions that break down one’s learning style into four categories. These four categories are
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is promoting awareness so health care professionals will empower individuals they come in contact with‚ either in the community‚ and elsewhere. They must strive to give uninterrupted attention and time to educate which will contribute to effective learning. However‚ health promotion goes beyond providing health teaching it will also increases the vitality and stimulate a sense of well-being. Nurses are trained to encourage health promotion in the process of fostering awareness‚ convince people to
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Adult Learning and Learning Styles When one thinks about education thoughts are naturally turned toward adolescents. In today’s society the media is quick to expose flaws in the educational system. One rarely thinks about the educational needs of adults‚ but for many adults there is a large need for continuing their education. One might venture to ask the question what is adult learning? According to Malcolm Knowles adult learning is a process of self-directed inquiry (Urological Nursing‚ 2006)
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Sequential learning learn things from previous experiences. They tend to figure out difficult problems from what they learned already. They follow logical pathways to find conclusions. They learn from putting the pieces of the puzzle together Global learners learn things all over the place. They absorb material randomly. They solve difficult problems very quickly but struggle with coming up with an explanation. Even if they understand they can’t relate small details. Active learners tend to learn
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