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Access and read "Introduction
to Learning Styles" by Marcia L. Conner
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Access and read "Peer
Assistance and Review" from
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Read and take the ELSIE test at "One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Not Necessarily"
by Harry Reinert
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Access and read "Multiple
Intelligences: An Overview" at teachervission.com
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Take the "Multiple Intelligence
Test" provided by Nial Douglas
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Write and submit a report in memo format to the
class-at-large via e-mail by the due date syllabus
The topic for this assignment deal with how student take
in, process, and retrieve information. A great deal of research
has been done in this area, especially for adult learners. Interest in
this area promotes research down to the costly process of brain-mapping to
determine exactly where and how information is processes. For example,
language acquisition in children occurs in the frontal lobe of the brain.
This is where thought processes takes place and is the area of the brain
protected by your forehead. In adults, language acquisition takes place
in the parietal lobe. This portion of the brain on the side and toward
the back of your head is responsible for motor function such as the process of
hearing, speaking and muscle movement. Studies by researchers such as
Dryer et al. (1999), Languis (1998, Esler (1998), and Smith and Jonides (1997)
suggest that children can acquire a second language by passive education but
adults need participation emersion to become fluid in a second language.
This phenomenon offers insight into the success or lack thereof by adult
learners.
Does the above information hold any significance to you personally?
Draw upon your own experience as an adult learner as you explore this week's
assignment. Consider the degree of success versus the degree of effort
behind your educational experience as a child and more recently as an
adult.
Access and read "Introduction
to Learning Styles" by Marcia L. Conner and "Peer
Assistance and Review" from
Write a report following the memo format described in the first
assignment. The report will be e-mailed to the class-at-large using the
"Send mail" feature in NiceNet. Reports should include all the
following elements.
Drawing upon your experience as both an educator and a student, discus your
own success and workload in traditional "lecture" courses you've
taken in the past as well as your students' success in "lecture only"
courses you have taught, if any. Given the information in the two articles
do you feel assessing and accommodating learning styles would have altered the
outcome in the above courses? Support your conclusion with
specifics. Reference specific quotes from each article.
As an educator, do you feel either learning styles or multiple intelligences
is more practical than the other? Could you
easily introduce one into your course easier than the other.
Which on would best benefit your students? How could you incorporate your
preferred approach into your teaching? Identify the courses you
teach and draw on specific examples and topics. For example, if you teach
automotive and prefer the learning styles approach, in what way can your
lectures address all four learning styles. If you
prefer the multiple intelligences approach, how could your labs address all
eight multiple intelligences. You may choose to use both
strategies if you choose.
This assignment is worth 10% of your grade.
Reports meeting the following criteria will receive an "A."
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References to "Introduction
to Learning Styles" by Marcia L. Conner (2 points)
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References to "Peer
Assistance and Review" from
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Read and take the ELSIE test at "One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Not Necessarily"
by Harry Reinert (2 points)
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Take the "Multiple
Intelligence Test" provided by Nial Douglas (2 points)
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Write and submit a report in memo format to the
class-at-large via e-mail by the due date (2 points)
Extra Credit
Option 1
Use the template provided below to develop a lesson plan for one of your
lectures (no lab) in which each of the four learning styles cited above is
accommodated. Be sure to list the component and the specific learning
style it will address. For example, if your lesson plan is on the
Declaration of Independence, how will your
lecture address reading, auditory, visual and kinesthetic learners
specifically. (2 points)
Option 2
Distance learning is becoming more and more prevalent each year. With
distant learning it is more difficult to accommodate individual student
needs. For an additional challenge, develop a lesson plan that will
accommodate all four learning styles in a distance learning format on-line. (5
points)