The way that you think about information matters.
If you wanted your friend to help with a house plan:
- Visual learner see plans
- kinsthetic might build a model
- auditory may talk to the builder
The auditory learner learns the voice
Everyone needs to see a visual presentation not just visual learners.
The way that it is applied in the classroom is wrong.
90% believe it.
Teachers don't need to adjust their teaching to individual learning styles.
Multiple Intelligence Notes:
People have very different types of minds. When people realize that they pick favorites on what they like to teach.
Everything can be taught in more than one way.
Teach too many subjects
Once students leave school everything is forgotten
Most important thing about assessment is knowing what it is that you're supposed to do.
Highlight for kids what are the performances and exhibitions that they are going to be responsible for.
School should let kids be able to self assess themselves and not let it be done to them.
1. We need to have good examples
2. Teacher need to believe in this and be able to do it
3. We need to have assessment schemes that show that this is working.
4. Commitment that says this is the type of education that we want to have.
Meaningful information is what you remember.
I took a Multiple Intelligence Survey and found out that I am 4.71 musically. This was no shock to me because I love music! I added the music notes in three of the corners of my picture to symbolize this. The survey says that I am 3.71 in self which explains that I have a knowledge of who I am and I prefer to think things over and reflect on information. I gave my Picasso head features that look like myself in order to symbolize this. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I have 3.29 in logic/math. I enjoy understanding ideas and how things work. I also think that it is very beneficial to me in many situations to learn visually and this is why I made my eyes big and my ears and mouth small.
I do not think that people should labeled with a type of learning style. Suppose when you were in preschool your teacher assumed that you were an auditory learner. Then your teacher described to you how a circle looks. Would you then be able to draw it? Most likely no. In some cases it is easier to learn materials visually. However, I think that the different types of learning styles are useful for teachers. I think it helps teachers think of different ways to teach information to their students. I do think that some people learn better in some situations, but I do not think that they should have a label as a certain type of learner.
I think that technology would greatly help students improve in all of the different learning styles. To learn visually developing a lesson that involved the camera or a paint app where students could draw would be helpful. For listening teachers could develop a lesson that involved a recording or a music clip would be fun and beneficial. Then to keep the students involved in some lessons the teacher could allow the students to make a video.
I really like what you wrote! its alot of great information!
ReplyDeleteI don't think kids should be labeled either but I do think we should teach all of the learning styles in a classroom. It is very hard for me to learn through music but I think some people can.
ReplyDeleteWow I think it's amazing that you got 4.7 musically because that was my lowest category! It's awesome that you're musically talented because that takes a lot of skill. I also agree that technology would greatly help students improve in all different learning styles. I wonder why more teachers in our time period don't use technology to help each student learn in different learning styles? I know none of my teachers ever did that.
ReplyDeleteYou're right! People should not be labeled as a certain type of learner. If someone says they are an auditory learner that doesn't mean that this is the only way for them to learn, but it what they would prefer. Sometimes people have to learn in different ways depending on what they are learning. For example, if you are taking an extra curricular class such as art and you are asked to draw a display of random objects that they teacher has put together you won't be able to draw an exact replica by someone telling you what the display looks like, you'll have to use visual learning so that you are able to portray every little detail. People should know how to use different learning styles. Knowing how to adjust according to the material you are learning will indeed end up being very beneficial to your learning.
ReplyDeleteI am going to add on to what Kimmy Woods said by asking the question,"Why didn't my teachers even with what little technology they had, compared to now, use it to their advantage?"
It interested me that you said " Kids should have to assess themselves and not have it done for them". I also agree with you that people shouldn't be labeled a particular learning style. I'd like to know how you would use all the different sense to stimulate every child equally in your classroom that would help everyone the same?
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