1. In your answer, identify the main lines of argument and differences in points of view between the commentators and the author. Justify your own point of view regarding the importance of reflection to individual and organisational performance. In his article, “I Don't Have Time to Think!, Versus the Art of Reflective Practice”, Joseph Raelin defined the importance of reflective practice, laid down organizational strategies that encourage reflection, and called for developing the skills of reflection
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Learning effectively through methods There are many process that we all go through in order to learn. Everyone one is different, everyone has a unique way of learning or multiple ways of learning. It is very common for someone to have multiple ways of learning. I’m going to describe how as a student, I go about learning. One of my many ways of learning would be repetition. I am a visual learner who benefits from seeing things repeatedly; namely, I learn successfully from being able to have a visual
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Sandra J. Mitchell Trident University International MAE 524 – Adult Development and Learning Module 1 – Case Dr. Jerusalem Howard Fall 2013 Andragogy Andragogy was a concept first introduced by Alexander Kapp in 1833 to describe how adults learn as opposed to children (infed.org). It however did not gain much appreciation and it was not until around the 1950’s when the term came to surface again. Andragogy was actually a study done in Europe in the 1950’s that was researching on how
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a array of different learning styles, each and every person will learn differently depending on how their brain works and there life style of learning. Learning is a goal-directed act and all human beings and living creatures have different learning behaviors and styles. On the other hand, the process of learning is done over a progression of time and usually includes a learning curve that each person will follow. One familiar assessment used to create a person's learning style is the VARK Analysis
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The Four Learning Styles When it comes to learning everyone learns differently. You might use one or all your senses to help you process and learn the information. There are four different types of learning style there is read/write, visual/graphic, auditory/verbal and lastly tactile/kinesthetic style. Read/write learning style prefers information to be presented in a written format. Learning new information comes easier to you if you’re able to read it yourself. Instead of someone else reading
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personality, your I.Q., and even if you would make a good James Bond. Are these tests legit? Can you really rely on an online test to tell you about yourself? That is something I explored going forward with two separate learning tests from online sources. I first started with the Index of learning styles (Felder & Soloman, n.d.) quiz online. This test asked questions about my habits and had several outcomes based on how I answered the questions. I found this test to be a bit mind boggling. It was more complex
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with a profile of their learning preferences (vark-learn.com, n.d., para. 1). Learning styles or preferences can be defined “as the complex manner in which, and conditions in which, learners most efficiently and most effectively perceive, process, store, and recall what they are attempting to learn” (Crannell & Martinez Witte, 2012, p. 2). These preferences then can be used as an advantage to knowing ways to receive and give information. VARK signifies the learning preferences of visual, aural
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Week 1 Strategy assignment The VARK reports actually showed me that I do not have just one learning style, but two and they are, Kinesthetic and Aural. This shows that I learn best when I am able to use my listening skills to my advantage and when I am able to be hands on with something. For these strategies there are a few study tips that accompany them when having to deal with preparing for an important event like an exam or major assignment. What I noticed with both it is heavy on interactions
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What is Jayden’s preferred learning style? Explain how/why you came to this conclusion. Response: I think Jayden’s preferred learning style would be tactile/kinesthetic it seems like he has to learn by moving, touching and doing other things because he seems to not keep still. How can Jayden use elements of his preferred learning style to be successful in his online classes? Response: Jayden can use the elements
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Kolb experimental learning cycle Dixon (1999) stated that Kolb proposed a cycle through which individual learning progresses (see figure 1.0) the cycle begins when each experiences the world through our senses. Kolb calls this step ‘concrete experience’, to indicate that he does not mean the vicarious experience we have through books or plays but a real world experience. Example of concrete experience could be as varied as sitting through a boring meeting or suffering the distress of losing job
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