LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES Richard M. Felder Hoechst Celanese Professor of Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University Barbara A. Soloman Coordinator of Advising‚ First Year College North Carolina State University ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LEARNERS * Active learners tend to retain and understand information best by doing something active with it--discussing or applying it or explaining it to others. Reflective learners prefer to think about it quietly first. * "Let’s try
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need to understand the family background to understand how to best assist the student. Teachers must be aware of the problems and difficulties poorer students face and make allowances and adjustments to the curriculum to provide them with relevant learning without detracting from other students needs. Pellino (2007) writes of the lack of confidence many children of poor families have and how many see the curriculum as irrelevant to their lives. She suggests modifying the curriculum in interesting
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Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Strategies SOC 312 Children‚ Family & Society September 2‚ 2013 Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Strategies Today’s classrooms are becoming more and more diverse with students that have disabilities and those that come from different cultures. It is important for educators to ensure that their teaching strategies are appropriate for all of the children in their classroom. When it comes
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Strategies for Teaching Sight-reading By Casa Ng (2013‚ Hong Kong) How can improve sight-reading? Educators advise to improve sight-reading by doing it frequently. (Andreas C. Lehmann‚ & Victoria McArthur. 2002) But can it really be improved simply by playing more repertoires? Are there any type of practice activities we can follow in order to improve the sight-reading skill in a systematic way? To help students get improve the sight-reading skill more efficiency and effectively‚ we should
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children we must use clear‚ simple language‚active listening‚ and set limits for them to develop self-control. All the different suggestions and strategies on how to positively guide preschool children including being clear about roles‚ using a relaxed voice‚ writing interactive morning messages‚ using frequent check-ins‚ offering specific activities in learning centers‚ and
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secondary data and interviewer opinions towards the strategy adopted by the company. Unstructured telephone interviews and face-to-face interviews with the company’s marketing director – Mr. Wang‚ revealed what the company implements and the problems faced by the company. 5.1 Findings and Analysis From the data collected‚ the Yili has implemented a number of strategies to improve their market share and profitability. The Yili’s marketing strategy is based on the innovation. Innovation is the successful
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Kolb (1984)‚ in introducing the idea of the experiential learning cycle and of learning styles‚ defines learning as the process whereby "knowledge is created through the transformation of expertise". He suggests that ideas are not fixed but are formed and modified through current and past experiences. His learning cycle consists of four stages; completing each stage is important to improve learning in the next stage : Active Experimentation (The learner actively uses the theories formed and also
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SYLLABUS Methods for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities *Students are strongly encouraged to utilize e-mail through their MSU email account to ask questions‚ solicit feedback‚ or schedule an appointment with the instructor. Face-to-face meetings with the instructor are welcome‚ but please establish the appointment time in advance via e-mail or talk to me after class. Course Description This course is designed to compliment the introduction course for Learning Disabilities. This
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in your textbook and the Resources section of this course as guides. You may also want to have a fellow teacher critique your work to get another point of view. Objectives: • • • • • Explain the role of research in the improvement of teaching and learning. Utilize professional journals‚ research organizations‚ and other resources to describe trends in education. Explain quantitative research methods and experimental design. Explain qualitative research methods and design. Explain action research
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week to discuss the learning objectives for the lessons so that the support practitioner will have a clear understanding of what is to be expected of the lesson and how to help the children achieve this. Working with Special Needs Children within the classroom setting they will have different learning objectives and will require extra support. During the planning a support practitioner should have the opportunities to give any input and suggestions into the lesson plan/learning objective as to any
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