teaching. The nature of the learning process and the laws that govern its operation determin the types of teaching to be used by the teachers. The learner is recognized as the first principle of teaching and learning. According to psychologist‚ learning is a process of growth and development through self-activity or experience. Every learning situation entails effect. Learning requires a response potential which is sufficient to allow various kinds of behavior. Learning is not complete until the
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of learning is critically important in all human beings and understanding your individual learning style is key for effective learning. Learning styles is defined as the composite of characteristic cognitive‚ affective‚ and physiological factors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how a learner perceives‚ interacts with‚ and responds to the learning environment (Keefe‚ 1979). Learning style is the way each person absorbs‚ understands and uses information. Some of our learning style may
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weeks I have traversed the globe‚ visiting several countries and regions‚ only to realize that although new methods develop‚ language as a way of expressing ones self has remained the most effective. Despite this fact‚ language still has its pitfalls. Neil Postman‚ in his essay “Defending Against the Indefensible‚” outlines seven concepts that can be used to aid a student in better understanding the language as a means of communication. He describes how modern teaching methods leave a student
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Learning Styles and Effective Study Habits Describe the major characteristics of your preferred learning style? Though I scored higher in Musical/Rhythmic‚ my preferred learning style is intrapersonal which was my second highest score. The major characteristics of my preferred learning style are learning best when working alone and only depending on oneself to to get things done. The learning style I scored highest in musical/rhythmic describes my personal preferences‚ but does not apply to
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The Effect of Learning Style on GPA Scores Background Statement In this mathematical project‚ I will be investigating the learning style of a student and its effect on the student’s GPA. I think that learning style has a big effect on GPA. Every student has a different learning style. Some students are visual learners where they have to see diagrams or pictures to understand ideas and concepts. Some students are “hands on” or kinesthetic learners where they have to actually be doing an activity
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Awareness of how learning style can aid personal development There are a variety of different learning styles‚ many of which vary between each particular person. There are no two people which are the same but these have been split into categories so that people can understand and learn the best way possible for themselves. There is active and reflective‚ sensory and intuitive‚ visual and verbal and also sequential and Global. Active learners to Reflective learners (comparison between each style) Active learners
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The benefits of gaining knowledge about Learning Styles‚ and how to apply strategies that will enhance learning in many different capacities: Jaclyn K. Kaina INFT 101-B14 5/18/2013 While teaching a Father’s Day hula to ten women and three children‚ I noticed that each produced greater results when taught in a specific manner or learning style appropriate to them as individuals. The little ones learned
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Learning styles are key when teaching a person‚ knowing strengths and weaknesses in certain areas help to give an idea of the manner in which to teach an individual‚ especially when learning something new. There are three different types of learning styles‚ visual learners learn by viewing or seeing something being taught to them‚ kinesthetic learn by moving‚ and an auditory learner such as myself learns by hearing. In the learning styles assessment I found my highest score to be auditory‚ my second
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should analyze quantitative date‚ and build conceptual models. One way I can develop skills in all four learning modes is to get together with people who both complement and challenge me. I wrote a paper on the multiple intelligences indicated by Howard Gardner in a previous class and found it very interesting. It is important to assess a combination of skills that may identify the characteristics of individual talents. The intelligences refer to human abilities‚ talents or mental skills that
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Learning Styles and Strategies Directions: Briefly describe the results of your learning styles inventory. Identify 2 different settings in which you could apply the results of the inventory. For example‚ you could consider two different classes that you will take and describe how learning strategies may differ depending upon the subject you are studying. Identify and describe 4 techniques that will support your learning and retention. Using the results of “Learning Styles Inventory‚” describe
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