Individual Learning Style Life is constant learning, including lessons that vary regardless of our preferences. The way we like to learn is unique for everybody and depends on a person’s learning style. Learning styles depict on four different ways of learning and according to the VARK guide, they are Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic. In this essay I will present my learning styles, preferred learning strategies and show a comparison between preferred and identified strategies. Also, I
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ARTICLE IN PRESS International Journal of Intercultural Relations 28 (2004) 577–594 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijintrel Learning styles and their impact on cross-cultural training: An international comparison in France, Germany and Quebec Christoph I. Barmeyerà ´ IECS—Ecole de Management de Strasbourg/Universite R. Schuman, CESAG (Centre d 0 Etude des Sciences ´es ` ˆt Applique a la Gestion), 61, Ave de la Fore Noire, F 67085 Strasbourg, France Abstract Every person has his or her own individual
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listening to. * After completing the VARK questionnaire the identified learning style was kinesthetic with a score of 13 closely followed by read/write with a score of 11. Kinesthetic learners usually do not like sitting and listening. Research shows adults who are kinesthetic learners do best with hands on activities (Russell, 2006). Having a read/write score 11 means reading and writing is another identified way of learning. According to research these learners will need written instructions
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I want to light the spark for learning and promote the love of learning. I truly believe education is the most important tool a person can have in life. I can remember while growing up my mother telling me that the only thing I could fall back on was my education. I believe that in order for me to accomplish what I have set out to do. I will need to apply several different strategies that have been based on the principles of cognitive functioning, learning theory, diversity issues, instructional
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defines that our students are learning?” The constructivism theory of learning changes the way we answer this question. No longer is getting the “right” answer the sole determining factor of whether a student has learned a particular lesson. In this theory learners create and drive their own learning. The role of the teacher is vastly changed as the teacher becomes an instigator of learning instead of the leader. Background The constructivist view on learning has greatly changed the way theorist
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important that each new learner has a starting point from where to commence the training. This can be found by the use of initial assessment procedure. ------------------------------------------------- Initial assessment is a vital link to the learning process, it is a formal and informal process that identifies each learners starting point. It helps to identify learner’s current levels of ability and their need for support in functional skills and personal and social skills. This is the time where
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Module Title: Supporting Learning and Assessment in Practice Module No: GM6411 Attempt: First Deadline Date: August 1 2008 Submission Date: August 1 2008 Word Count: 2000 For this assignment I will give an account of my experience while mentoring and assessing a 2nd year student nurse during a six week placement. I will critically reflect on the experience, looking at learning theories, giving feedback and the importance
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learners, those that need to have a hands on approach to learning; the kinesthetic learners, the ones who can simply just watch a video or person demonstrate how to do something; the visual learners. One does not always fall into a single category. The VARK questionnaire is a tool that can be used to let you know which style of learning you fall under. The writer recently completed the questionnaire and learned that not only one style of learning works best, that actually she learns best using the hands
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Journal Entry The adult learning theory of andragogy is based on a number of assumptions about the adult learner. As adults mature the self-concept change from being a dependent personality to be self- directed. Self-directed allows adults to participate in the diagnosis of their learning needs. Also as adults we bring valuable life experiences to the table which results to being a rich resource of learning. The social role is related to the readiness of the developmental degree of the adult and
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(2001). Constructivism in theory and practice: Toward a better understanding. The High School Journal, 84(2), 35. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/220222981?accountid=12085. Over the years of teaching there have been many different theories on how to best educate children. The theory of constructivism is not a relatively new theory but it is starting to become very influential in the field of education. In the theory of constructivism there
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