After completing several assessments to identify my learning styles, multiple intelligences and implicit biases I gained a new insight into who I am and the influences that may affect my teaching style. The tests I took to assess my learning styles, showed that I am primarily a visual learner, however I am a strong auditory learner as well. On the Learning Style Inventory assessment, I did not score any kinesthetic questions, but on the EducationPlanner.org’s What’s Your Learning Style test I received a tactile score of 15 percent. I believe that these assessments can only examine so much and the questions are somewhat biased. However, they do give a good sense of where someone might fall. At first I was nervous that since I did not fall under …show more content…
This would translate into me teaching my future classes with a heavy focus on visual and auditory styles. However, not every child in my class will easily learn information in this style. It is my responsibility to cater to all three learning styles and be aware of my preference to my own styles. Even if I use my learning style to learn the class content I must be able to give it over in several ways. I will have to be cognizant of what each child needs as oppose to only teaching in a way I feel …show more content…
As Staats (2016) explained, implicit biases do not make you a bad person it is just something to be aware of and combat when necessary. Even with this insight I was scared to find out how I truly subconsciously felt about individuals from other races, different skin tones and gender roles. I completed three implicit biases test from Harvard University and the results made me feel uncomfortable with myself. The first assessment showed that I have a slight preference towards White people over Black people. I associated positive words with White people faster than I did to Black people. The second assessment found that I have a moderate preference for light skinned people over dark skinned people. This indicated that I associated positive words to light skinned people faster than I did to dark skinned people. In both these cases, I was proven that I do have biases that I need to be aware of. The Staats (2016) explained that implicit biases towards races can affect educators’ disciplinary actions. This proves that these “preferences” can be detrimental to my future Black and dark skinned students. As a teacher I must be aware of my actions when relating to these students and as Staats suggest look at the entire situation not just the individual instance. I have to approach the classroom with a clean mindset without my personal biases coming in the
It is only human to be biased. However, the problem begins when we allow our bigotry to manifest into an obstacle that hinders us from genuinely getting to know people. Long time diversity advocate, Verna Myers, in her 2014 Ted Talk, “How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them” discusses the implicit biases we may obtain when it comes to race, specifically black men and women. Myers purpose is quite like the cliché phrase “Face your fears.” Her goal is to impress upon us that we all have biases (conscious or unconscious). We just have to be aware of them and face them head on, so that problems such as racism, can be resolved. Throughout the Ted Talk, Verna Myers utilizes an admonishing yet entertaining tone in order to grasp our attention
an implicit association test (IAT) measures the attitudes of the cognitive functions which determine judgment. The Implicit Association Test (Race) measures word associations between groups of people of certain race or ethnicity (e.g., European-American, African American) and the concepts of “good” and “bad”. The speed and ease with which an association is made is measured and taken as confirmation for an implicit bias or attitude or belief held for that social group. The IAT will help uncover any hidden prejudice and bring it to the forefront of consciousness to which children can become aware of their biases and possibly through cultural exposure be able to exhibit cultural acceptance (Benaji, M & Greenwald, 2013).
Implicit Bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions unconsciously. (Kirwan, 2015) The implicit bias, which includes both favorable and unfavorable being personal, are activated involuntarily and without an individual’s awareness or voluntary control. The implicit interaction subconscious
Implicit bias has negatively impacted our society, whether we realize it or not. Efren Perez(2016), a professor at Vanderbilt University, defines implicit bias as “an umbrella term for a variety of attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and stereotypes that we all carry to some degree. They tend to be automatically triggered, hard to control and can often influence what we say and do without our awareness” (para. 3). This has a negative impact on society because it can influence our viewpoints on important issues such as immigration, politics, and civil rights no matter how unbiased we think we are. Pérez(2016) explains “our mind picks up on patterns that we see in society, the media and other places and forms snap judgments before we have time to process all the information in a more deliberative and controlled manner” (para. 4). While we may not always view ourselves as prejudice or racist, implicit bias lies beneath the surface of our conscious and affects how we make
Growing up in a very accepting and forward home, I always found myself to be free of most bias. Having been the target of some racial prejudice in the past, I always told myself that I would make sure nobody else had to feel the same way. While this may be a great way to think, it really only covers the fact that you will not have any explicit bias. What I have realized during the course of this class is that implicit bias often has a much stronger effect on us than we might think, and even the most conscious people can be affected.
There are many different types of learning styles including, visual, aural, multi-modal, and kinesthetic (Welch). People that prefer to learn visually like to see pictures and graphs while someone that is an aural learner needs auditory stimulation like lectures and music. For someone that is a kinesthetic leader, they enjoy the hands on activities in a classroom. This would include building things, role playing, and real life experiences. However, some people prefer two or more learning styles, these people are considered multimodal learners. One goal of ours is to get students to become multimodal learners. We then plan to find a workshop that specializes in teaching professors about different learning styles and how to adjust their teaching methods to be able to get through to students with a variety of learning
What are learning styles people may ask? Well most people know it by just a system that groups an individual on how well they would learn using visual, auditory, reading and writing, or kinesthetic methods. These are the main learning techniques but to understand that all people use these methods the learning styles to help them individually to find out what are their strength and weaknesses in those areas. For an adolescent they could gain this knowledge to help them learn; they could access their strengths and work on their weaknesses. In secondary education, students might have preferred ways of learning. There are some teachers that do help students learn by changing their lesson plans and using different learning styles. The purpose of
The two tests that I have done have pretty much accurately described what kind of learner I am. VARK model states that my dominant learning style is Kinesthetic. Kinesthetic learners learn by doing things physically with hands on experience rather than listening to someone else. I tend to move around a lot when remembering or revising for an exam which helps me express a thought or understand a subject through bodily movement. My other style is Linguistic and Spatial Visual learning. It is easier for me to grasp the meaning of things by visually understanding a concept with the help of graphs, pictures, videos, etc or taking notes as I learn. My least preferred style was Auditory. This is fairly true as I ne...
Adjusting learning and studying strategies can be a fast easy way to improve a college grade from a B to an A. Through studies of learning styles I have been able to decipher my learning types. I am a visual learner, have an integrated brain, meaning I use both hemispheres, and ranked highest in bodily-kinesthetic and logic-mathematical intelligence.
In this essay I will be describing various types of learning styles and stating the advantages and disadvantages of these learning styles. I will also inform you of the most commonly used method of finding out your own learning style, and I will inform you of the man who made this method. Finally, I will write about my own preferred learning styles and the strengths and weaknesses of the different learning styles.
Learning styles are how individuals approach learning new concepts based on their strengths, weaknesses, and preferences. Acquiring and being aware of your learning styles is beneficial to accurately processing information that could be used for intellectual growth. Furthermore, learning styles are a part of how humans function and receive information from their world, so not being properly informed about this concept could bloom confusion, dysfunction, and chaos in society. Each learning style has a different goal and approach in interpreting information based on each individual’s abilities and should be regarded as being such. Nonetheless, it is a complex system that is produced to simplify and make sense of our world. Read/write was the
Just as we are unique in our personality and characteristics, I believe that we also have a unique mixture of every learning type. No two people learn the exact same way and that’s what I find beautiful about learning. If we are labeled as just kinesthetic or just aural, we are limiting ourselves and our learning potential. While I struggle with reading a textbook, I love to read novels for enjoyment and learn from them. While I am not primarily a visual or aural learner, viewing a painting and listening to music are important ways to expand my knowledge. It makes more sense to look at and adapt our learning to each situation we encounter and use different learning techniques to assess situations. I find it vital that we fully understand each and every learning type not only to better understand ourselves and to grow in the areas we may be weaker in, but also to better understand our peers and the people we will encounter throughout our
Everyone has different learning styles. Learning styles are important because they help you better understand materials in classes. They are there to guide you and become a better student. Learning styles help you better grasp the material and better process it through your brain. When learning you want to do what is most beneficial for you. That is why there is many different learning styles to suit every person. There is three different types of learning styles categorized. The first learning style is auditory. Auditory is meant for individuals that enjoy asking questions, talking and listening, as well as like to read out loud. Visual learners are more interested in charts, graphs, neat surroundings, seeing rather than hearing, and are pictured to be timid as they read to themselves rather than out loud. Finally there is the kinesthetic learning style. Kinesthetic is to touch, to feel, and usually learn by doing.
Thought out our lives, we are faced with many different learning experiences. Some of these experiences have made a better impact than others. This can be attributed to everyone’s different multiple intelligences or learning styles. A persons learning style is the method though which they gain information about their environment. As a teacher, it is our responsibility to know these styles, so we can reach each of our students and use all of the necessary methods.
...ng styles but to be able to master them so we can become better teachers. These styles when incorporated in your lesson make you a better teacher and allow for a successful classroom.