An active learner is someone who retains new information by literally being active with new information. Being active can mean discussing with others, or applying the new material with already familiar concepts. An active learner will appreciate working in groups. Being that sitting in a lecture that does not provide opportunities for physical activity is particularly difficult for an active learner, someone who is characterized as an active learner may find it helpful to study in an interactive group. In their article “Learning Styles and Strategies,” Richard M. Felder, Professor at North Carolina State University and Barbra A. Solomon, coordinator of advising at NCSU suggest that active learners should “study in a group in which the members take …show more content…
This result was not a surprising one. Although I did learn that my weakness, as a sensing learner, is my dislike of abstract material. For any future abstract course that I will attend, I will insure that I find examples connecting the information to the real world. A visual learner is a person who remembers preeminently what they see, whether that is through flow charts, pictures, films, etc. The disadvantage of being a visual learner is most college courses do not include visual information. However, someone who is a visual learner can resolve this disadvantage by finding any visual information relating to the topic covered in his college course. Another suggestion for visual learners is to color-code their notes, using separate colors for separate topics. Correspondingly, contrasting visual learners are verbal learners. A verbal learner processes information better through written or spoken words. According to Felder & Solomon, verbal learners may be more successful when writing summaries of course material in their own words. Being that it is effective for verbal learners to hear others talk, working in groups can be particularly effective (par
Matthew L. Sanders discusses the necessity of taking responsibility for one’s own education in a section of his book Becoming a Learner: Realizing the Opportunity of Education. In this section, Sanders explains how he initially blamed an instructor for not teaching him sufficiently and then learned that “No matter what kind of teacher you have, no matter what kind of class you are taking, if you are a learner you will set out to understand the material and create opportunities for success.” This statement is true and the concept can be applied through many methods to create success for students if they are willing to put forth effort.
According to Worthen, "these newer and innovative teaching methods are moving out the traditional lecturing method " while on the other hand according to Annie Murphy Paul, the active learning helps students to openly interact with one another and participate in lecture. Annie Murphy Paul says, "The act of putting one's own thoughts into words and communicating them to others, is a powerful contributor to learning. Active-learning courses regularly provide opportunities for students to talk and debate with one another in a collaborative, low-pressure environment". Whereas as per Worthen, "Absorbing a long, complex argument is hard work, requiring students to synthesize, organize and react as they listen". I do agree with her that it is a hard work but at the same time I also feel there is no scope of interaction for students during traditional lecture teaching. I would say the key to lecturing method is to keep them short as well as one needs to in cooperate other innovative teaching approaches like active learning. This helps students to interact with the given piece of information which promotes active thought, with the help of activities like discussions, debates , seminars, showing educational videos, application of principles etc. Students are doing more than simply listening which helps in skills development rather than just note-
The top three highest learning style results were: social (at ten points) and physical and solitary (tied at nine points each). I was surprised at the social learning style result the most. I personally believed that, depending on the subject matter, I tended to focus more on the tasks at hand if I study on my own. However, upon further introspection, I have concluded that I do much better most of the time if I have at least one study partner. I am less likely to take unnecessary breaks, get distracted by my cell phone, or zone out. However, there is a limit to my social learning capabilities: if I have more than 2 partners in my study group, I am inclined to become more distracted and less focused. A group setting also helps me in regards to the physical aspect of my learning style. While visual aids do help me, I am very much a hands on learner. Especially in regards to topics like science, being able to use my hands and sense of touch greatly increases my understanding and retention of the subject matter. This also means that I feel restricted in a traditional lecture style class. I had noticed this about myself, and over the years have employed several tricks to help keep my focus. One of the most successful one I have experienced is also one that is suggested in the assessment results: extensive note taking. I hadn’t thought to employ tricks in my study habits to help with the trapped feeling, and the suggestions provided were very helpful. I have now started to use flash cards, brainstorming diagrams and even educational toys to help with my more difficult classes – like anatomy and physiology. Being able to handle the materials is extremely beneficial, and utilizing different mediums and techniques prevents me from being bored and losing
Becoming a Learner by Matthew L. Sanders is a book written with the intention of teaching college students how to make the most out of the opportunity for an education. Sanders states that the primary purpose of college “isn’t learning a specific set of professional skills; the primary purpose of college is to become a learner” (2). In preparing for college, I found the book a helpful guide in realizing that the way that you approach your work is just as important as the work you do. In the book, Sanders emphasizes that attaining a college degree does not necessarily make someone valuable to society.
For the past week or so, we have been learning about the different types of learning styles in our Avid class.A few of the learning styles include visual, auditory, kinesthetic, oral, group and individual.The visual learning style is where one finds and learns better through the process of visualizing.For example, if an assignment is being discussed and not written one will find it difficult and won't catch on a well as an auditory learner will.Auditory learners will find it easier to learn when listening to what's going on. Where as a kinesthetic learner will find it difficult to learn the subject if listening.Kinesthetic learners will get a better grasp of the material if handed a model or being able to come in contact with the concept.When
Learning styles is one of the ways schools have changed over the past couple of years in regards to diversity. The varieties of learning styles of students have become more aware to educators. There are three main learning styles; visual learning, kinesthetic learning, and auditory learning. Visual learners take up about half of student learners using textbooks, charts, course outlines, and graphs are useful instructional aides (Sadker, p. 47). Kinesthetic learning is also known as tactile learning. These students learn by hands on learning. Planning for student to have movement in class will help these learners. Our last learning style is the less of the three called auditory learning. These students learn best by hearing; they can remember the details of conversations and lectures and many have strong language skills (Sadker, p. 47). By providing a time for these students to recite the lesson themselves can support this form of learning. To be an effective teacher for all the learning style diversities means being able to be flexible and incorporate a variety of teaching techniques.
In my teaching, I use the principles of active and cooperative learning. As a teacher I encourage students to understand concepts and apply them to problems, rather than simply memorize information. I have observed that the students’ motivation is the highest when I incorporate real-world examples in lectures and laboratory instructions. Most impor...
Sixteen statements evaluate a person’s learning styles in four main categories; visual, aural, reading and kinesthetic, the learner selects multiple answers from choice A, B, C or D (Fleming, 2012). According to the VARK questionnaire, individuals with a preference in visual style tend to learn mostly through visualization, and often prefer and learns best from visual displays (Fleming, 2012). As indicated by Fleming, 2012, auditory learners, on the other hand, learn best from attending or listening to lectures, speeches, and oral sessions, and relies on the instructor to give a verbal explanation instead of reading about it. Another prefer learning style of students is kinesthetic learning style, where individuals prefer to carry out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture or merely watching a demonstration (Marek,
Visual Literacy can be defined as a way of using sight to evaluate, apply, or create. Education, art history, art criticism, philosophy, graphic designers and more use the term “visual literacy” to mean different things. The term is widely contested. Wikipedia defines it as “the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning, from information presented in the form of an image.” There are many definitions used to define the term and all are lacking.
The relevance of dual-coding theory to this study is that according to the theory, both visual and verbal codes can be used when recalling information. However, video has enormous potential for improving learning. In addition, video-based instruction involves both visual and verbal representation of information. Moreover, video enables the students to learn Biology concept visually and verbally, also helping them to recall and remember the concept taught, which, is the essence of meaningful learning.
Guillaume, A.M., Yopp, R.H., & Yopp, H.K. (2007). 50 strategies for active teaching: Engaging k-12 learners in the classroom. Upper Saddle Ridge, NJ: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.
Did you find it easier to understand a thing by reading or hear it from someone else or do your understand better by looking at the picture ? Some people may find it even harder to read a map. Things may difficulty for some peoples but others learn, it is because everyone learns in different ways. How people interprets or understand the information depends on how their learning style. Learning style may vary depending on factor that influence . While learning style has been defined as the way people learn, or how one interprets information. The most common learning style is the Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and Kinaesthetic. Most of us may have some idea of how we learn better, but often we surprise to find out what our predominant learning style. In 1987 Neil D. Fleming, an experienced educator developed the VARK learning style as an effort to help students learn better. VARK contains 16 question that help identify a person's learning style. For some students they may have a preference for one type of learning, but also
Discussion, the active learner participates in peer discussion and any other assignment. This will help problem solving, experimentation, synthesis and other evaluation of contents.
This standard requires a teacher to really understand his/her students especially through the ways they grow and develop. It is important for them to understand that every student is different and therefore, will learn in their own ways. The teacher then learns to meet the needs of all students specifically by creating learning experiences for all to comprehend. Differentiated instruction would be helpful in a classroom in order for the teacher to meet the needs of students who have differences when it comes to interests, readiness and learning needs.
Students are more attentive when actively involved in the learning process. By the lesson being centered on the student, they feel their role in the activity is important. Active learning is especially important in educating young children because it not only keeps student interested in the lesson, but also helps students to retain more information. “Research shows that when people are engaged in doing something rather than just listening and watching they actually learn better.” (Peterson, 1996) Being that students are learning fundamental lessons in their early childhood, it is important that they retain the information that they learn. Active learning also has the benefit of promoting attributes that employers will val...