In the field of education,
the concept of learning styles has received a tremendous amount of attention over the past half century.
Not exact matches
Our extraordinary approach meets children's natural curiosity and accommodates a variety
of learning styles by blending the arts, sciences, humanities and introducing
concepts at developmentally appropriate stages.
«Perhaps students should instead be taught according to
learning styles rather than ability, to help all students understand the basic
concepts of science.»
It was included because the
concepts of motivation and reversal (e.g., change from work to play) are important for understanding
learning styles.
The adversaries
of the
learning style theory say that this
concept is misunderstood and not scientifically proven, and they argue that
learning styles do make instructors understand what motivates and cerebrally stimulates their students, but they can't guarantee a successful outcome nor predict it.
If I do say so, I've experienced some success with topical differentiation (giving students choice when it comes to the topics they explore) and
learning style differentiation (providing activities that appeal to the spectrum
of learning styles), but readiness differentiation — instruction dictated by a student's readiness, or ability, to comprehend a
concept or develop a skill — has presented a much bigger challenge.
Also called continuous
learning, multiyear placement, or family -
style learning, looping — in which the same teacher remains with a group
of students for two or more years — is a
concept as old as the one - room schoolhouse.
Employees» control over their
learning pace and ability to access short videos as many times as needed for the understanding
of complex
concepts, caters to diverse
learning styles and preferences.
The theory became highly popular with K - 12 educators around the world seeking ways to reach students who did not respond to traditional approaches, but over time, «multiple intelligences» somehow became synonymous with the
concept of «
learning styles.»
To me, it's pretty obvious that different
learning styles exist — that is, that different ways
of learning certain
concepts are more or less productive for certain students.
The
concept, if not the name, first came into use more than 100 years ago, when education reformers challenged the rote memorization
style of learning then standard in most public schools.
An adult learner may already be used to the
concept of slide shows or presentations, so this type
of library is flexible in its design to accommodate all
learning styles.
Accommodating multiple
learning styles, it also improves acquisition
of abstract and complex
concepts.
For one, education schools and elementary and secondary schools have not done enough to promote the science
of learning to educators — or the public — and a number
of teacher education schools continue to push the idea
of learning styles and other inaccurate
concepts about
learning.9
Watch Maryland's National Teacher
of the Year, Michelle Shearer, teach science
concepts using a variety
of strategies tailored to the different
learning styles and needs
of her high school students.
The findings suggested that involvement in the editing
of the video footage provided the science methods students with a deeper insight into the children's understanding
of scientific
concepts and enabled them to identify areas within their lessons that needed to be redesigned to accommodate students» diverse
learning styles.
Zachary is the victim
of an over-standardized and over-academicized curriculum that has pressured him to achieve academic
concepts that are not appropriate using methods that are not often suitable for his
learning style.
They focus on the importance
of universal
concepts, thinking skills,
learning styles, habits
of mind and gifted behaviors for lifelong
learning and they integrate all
of these into
concept - based curriculum lessons and units.
They focus on the importance
of universal
concepts, thinking skills,
learning styles, habits
of mind and behaviors for lifelong
learning and integrate all
of these into
concept - based curriculum lessons and units.
Being a student in various online classrooms, I feel the
concept of online education gives teachers another platform to differentiate instruction that can positively impact each
learning style.
Participants were trained to design interdisciplinary,
concept - based curriculum units consistent with state standards, infused with Building Thinking Skills and Gifted Intelligent Behaviors, and to change their dispositions and classroom environments to meet the
learning styles and needs
of all students.
A body
of evidence has debunked the
concept of «
learning styles», but some teachers still cling to it.
Car & Driver has
learned the model will borrow
styling cues from the three - year old FT - 1
concept instead
of going retro.
Since the casebook method
of legal instruction was invented in the early 19th Century, lawyers have
learned a «bastardized Asiatic
style» (Garner's term) by adopting the
style of antiquated opinions found in law - school casebooks, which buried legal
concepts in sprawling, dense prose, and legal jargon.
Created lesson plans and projects that incorporated adult
learning styles, online
learning initiatives and encouraging retention
of psychology
concepts
He
learns to grasp the
concept of following what he's told not to do and a new study on child development highlights how parenting
style influences your child's behavior.
«Written in an accessible and animated
style, this stimulating book garners a plethora
of theoretic models in couples counselling and presents them, chapter by chapter, as an invitation for clinicians to
learn, consider and assimilate new
concepts and principles into their own work.
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concepts To utilize various presentation platforms and teaching methods to accommodate the various
learning styles of students