The Different Styles of Learning for Students
Just as in culture differences between colors of skin and the spoken language, people have different styles of learning. In the modern day classroom, children use all different learning styles. Teachers need to learn how to incorporate all the styles in their activities and involve every student so no one is left behind. The purpose of this paper is to identify the different learning styles that are applied to factors that effect learning.
There are six main factors that have an affect or impediment on learning. They are brain processes, social factors, environmental factors, senses, physical needs, and emotional attitudes. (Creative Learning 1997) How students process within their brain is key on the learning style that would be most effective for them.
The way a brain processes had either 2 ways to do it, left brain or right brain. The right brain is a person who thinks of a whole picture. As compared to a left brain thinker, who thinks and processes information in parts. Right brain thinkers also process information simultaneously and are impulsive thinkers. They do not weigh the pros and cons of situations as much as left brain thinkers, or reflective thinkers. Social factors play an important role in a students learning. The way a student learns is dependent on the number of people that are involved teaching, or the number of peers that are also learning. In a large group setting such as a lecture hall with 100-200 people, a person has to be attentive and pay close attention. There is less one on one contact with the professor because he can’t reach all of the students. Usually in a larger setting like this there is more group work. In a smaller setting, s...
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...ions and expressions to judge and comprehend the information, and thus form new ideas from that information. The fourth and final general style is the same as one of the multiple intelligences. It is the interpersonal style of learning. They work well in groups and helping others out due to their normally stable understanding of the information within themselves. Each of the four general styles of learning covers the eight styles displayed in Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences.
Even today, psychologists still find different ways to better identify how the students learn best and which method should be used. Just as technology, the information is getting better as we evolve. Through the eight different learning styles, people can better understand how to teach and how to shine in their best light, creating a more productive environment.
McCarthy uses detailed descriptions, creates a somber mood through religious references, and elucidates upon the main character’s perspective to convey the impact of the experience on the protagonist. His actions reveal significant care and respect for the animal, as it seems difficult for the protagonist to cope with the loss of such a great creature. McCarthy portrays the wolf through an uncommon perspective; a frightful and beastly creature is transformed into a magnificent and bold animal. The wolf is pictured as an animal destined for honor and high admiration through its spiritual characteristics. Emphasis on the wolf’s positive qualities reveals human beings’ tendency to ignore the favorable characteristics of an individual or animal. Human beings commonly disregard the inner beauty all creatures possess.
In "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, we see a beautiful young man who makes tremendous efforts to transform the actual world into the idealistic world of art, dreams and sensations. Dorian's quest, however, culminates in his ultimate tragic destruction. Given that Dorian lives a corrupt life, one is likely to focus on the negative aspects of his character. In spite of his significant character flaws, Dorian Gray may still be considered a hero. This essay will examine Dorian's degradation from the innocent world to the vicious, sensation-oriented world. The elements contributing to Dorian’s status of tragic hero will then be discussed.
Learning is defined as a permanent change in attitude or behaviour that occurs as a result of repeated experience (Sims & Sims, 1995). Understanding one’s learning style has many advantages as it can help one to identify the learning method or activities that can help to optimise the learning experience. It has been suggested that the importance of one’s learning style has been identified through studies and research on how one can maximise the potential for success and further learning development (Honey & Mumford, 2006). Learning styles are unique to each individual and are developed in childhood (Chase, 2001). We all have different personalities; therefore we all have preferred learning styles that suit us best. The way one learns depends on preference. Some learn by observing, listening and imitating others and draw conclusions from their experience. There are several factors that affect our learning style; for example, background, culture, religion and environment can have a major influence on one’s learning.
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Learning is a process that individuals face every day, whether it is in classroom, at work, or surfing the Internet, but each person has a particular style in which they prefer to accomplish this learning. An individual’s learning style is the manner in which that person finds learning to be the easiest for them, and while many individuals have a primary style, everyone uses all the learning styles in various combinations throughout their day and life.
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
In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray written by Oscar Wilde readers are presented with a vast depiction of the art of immorality in the face of ignorant innocence portrayed by the character Dorian Gray. In the beginning it seems to be a quaint novel on artistry and the paradoxical relationship between two lifelong friends by the name of Basil Hallward and Lord Henry. The plot takes a surprising twist when introduced to the real center of attention, the character of the seemingly innocent Dorian Gray. Upon this introduction Wilde then begins to tell the tale of what a life of secrecy and deception will lead to without the consciousness of a moral threshold and the inescapable burden of Dorians horrid accumulation of sins. The deception begins with a simple shout out to the heavens for the impossible to be granted. This then flourishes into unspeakable acts caused by an Egyptian statue, bringing misfortune to Dorian Gray by giving him exactly what he so desperately desires, thus teaching the world a lesson. Not everything we so strongly desire the world to provide is good for the soul.
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Learning style models differ depending on the theorist that has created them, even though practically all of them contain an accentuation on processing and personality. The learning styles model created by Harvey Silver, Richard Strong, and Matthew Perini versus the Dunn and Dunn learning styles model, is one example of how their is a wide range of theories that can appreciated. These two models diverge because while Silver’s model focuses on the four main types of learner styles, the Dunn and Dunn model explores the 21 elements that affect how a human being learns. The Dunn and Dunn model classifies these 21 elements into five categories: emotional, environmental, sociological, psychological and physiological variables. Silver’s model instead explores the strengths of each of the four types of learners. Although these models contain differences, they both put an emphasis on the relevance of the process and approaches to learning, while Gardner does not eminently consider either ideas within his theory.
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Brutus begins his speech using a sentimental tone, talking of how he loved Caesar just as much as anyone present. He then goes on to explain why he conspired against a friend so dear to him. “If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more” (79). Here Brutus begins to speak of how Rome is of the highest importance, how the death of Caesar was absolutely necessary, for his ambition would have lead them all to their graves as slaves. Now Brutus seems to go into a logical direction, asking who would rather be a slave, “who is here so rude, that would not be Roman?”(80), ...
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