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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Running head: Paradigm Evaluation of Learning Environments Paradigm Evaluation of Learning Environments Judarrah Hawkins Grand Canyon University: EDA 575 June 22‚ 2011 Belief|Operationalized|Opposing Belief|Operationalized| State assessments measure students learning|Standardized testing initiated by NCLB helps ensure all public school students‚ no matter where they go to school‚ receive a quality education|Students learning cannot be assessed by state test.|Students create year long portfolios
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HARD COPY Learning Environment This ideal learning environment optimizes wellbeing. It reflects a positive school ethos that makes the school an exciting‚ stimulating and welcoming place. 10 Characteristics of a Highly Effective Learning Environment 1. The students ask the questions—good questions This is not a feel-good implication‚ but really crucial for the whole learning process to work. The role of curiosity has been study (and perhaps under-studied and under-appreciated)‚ but
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Active Learning Environment Introduction “The environment we are in affects our moods‚ the ability to form relationships and the effectiveness in work or play‚ even our health.” (Bullard‚ 2006). In effectively educating children an educator must build a foundation that has a stimulating environment which includes the inside and outside areas‚ classroom design and décor size. The outdoor learning area must be one that is organised in a way that promotes exploration and investigation of the
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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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Reyes‚ Karlotte Mildred H. CPE 1 The Learning Environment The core business of schools is to provide students with a rich learning environment that is open‚ respectful‚ caring and safe. This ideal learning environment optimises wellbeing. It reflects a positive school ethos that makes the school an exciting‚ stimulating and welcoming place. Schools do this by: developing and communicating an explicit commitment to wellbeing acknowledging individual differences and providing opportunities
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Students’ Learning StylesLearning is a complex process of acquiring knowledge or skills involving a learner’s biological characteristics/senses (physiological dimension); personality characteristics such as attention‚ emotion‚ motivation‚ and curiosity (affective dimension); information processing styles such as logical analysis or gut feelings (cognitive dimension); and psychological/individual differences (psychological dimension) (Dunn‚ Beaudry‚ & Klavas‚ 1989). Due to the multiples dimensions
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Learning strategies and VARK analysis Dictionary.com defines a student as “a person formally engaged in learning” (Student‚ 2012). Students of any age know that comprehending and retaining information is essential to educational success. Just as every student had unique physical attributes‚ they also have unique learning styles in which they best retain new and important information. The VARK (Visual‚ Aural‚ Read/Write‚ and Kinesthetic) is a questionnaire that is given to help individual find
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_______________________________________________________________ The use and organisation of the space in the classroom‚ daily schedule and routines and the social emotional atmosphere together makes the learning environment of the classroom. The children’s play items are the "raw materials" of learning. The space and materials in a HighScope setting are carefully chosen and arranged to appeal to children and promote the curriculum’s content goals. The child should feel safe and comfortable and feel
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their students learning habits and are able to adapt to a students learning styles to better educate them. Some may not know in what category of learning style that they are‚ there are online surveys one can take to find out there learning style strengths. I myself have just taken a survey and my results are as follows; Visual: 7 Aural: 9 Read/Write: 4 Kinesthetic: 9. Pretty much what this means is that I am good at listening and hands on learner. The survey also provided learning strategies to
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