M. G. Hines  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  74 views  |  Read Full

 

Learning is the process of acquiring any information that modifies a person's behavior, values and knowledge base. An ongoing process that starts as early as the fetal stages in humans, learning occurs in many forms including instinctive, experiential, conscious, and purposed learning. In formal learning, different methodologies are used to effectively impart knowledge to students within different learning scenarios.

Al Steuart, Ph.D.  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  121 views  |  Read Full

 

This article is written with the intent of fostering more effective written and verbal communication. Are you reflecting (thinking) right now about the degree of validity and accuracy of the pattern of thinking shared in the first sentence? If so, then you are engaged in critical thinking!

Joseph D. Mapue  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  76 views  |  Read Full

 

In her article, "Participant Structures and Communicative Competence: Warm Springs Children in Community and Classroom" Susan Philips described the disjuncture between verbal encounters in classrooms where young North American Indians get formally educated and in their native communities where they learn the particular skills their people deem necessary in their roles as members of the community. This disjuncture represents one of the major challenges being encountered in the primary and secondary education of North American Indians which have been widely reported in previous research and are well-known phenomena in the national education sector.

Mary M. Hobbs  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  77 views  |  Read Full

 

We all have different methods of processing and retaining information (the latter seems to become harder with every passing year) and they generally fall into three categories - auditory, visual and kinesthetic. Most learners have a dominant learning style. I believe the core strategy to successfully assisting learners to achieve their goals is offering a multi-style approach in every learning situation.

Susan Kruger  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  88 views  |  Read Full

 

The more I learn about learning disabilities, the more I see that the "best practices" for educating students with learning disabilities are actually considered "best practices" for all learners. For example, math and reading interventions focus heavily on "hands-on" and "experiential" learning activities.

Shea M Duane  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  93 views  |  Read Full

 

What Kind of Smart are You? 'There is nothing new under the sun,' is an aphorism that can easily be applied to education. Education training programs have been stressing that children learn differently for a hundred years or more. But the theory of multiple intelligences as developed by Howard Gardner is a new path carved into an old, long traveled road.

Guest  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  157 views  |  Read Full

 

We all have certain preferences when it comes to receiving information. Some of us like to learn exclusively by reading books, while others favour discussing ideas with other people to help themselves understand a topic or problem. Recognising what your preferences are is generally considered a good way to improve the way you perceive and process new information.

Cameron Syndey  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  198 views  |  Read Full

 

Everybody learns through sensory perception such as touch, sight, hearing, taste, and feeling etc. However, generally we have a preference for absorbing and retrieving information in one of these ways. What that means is that, the format of the information stored will be represented in our minds visually, auditorily, or kinesthetically. For instance, if an auditory (hearing sense) learner listens to somebody talk they will remember the sound of the voice and what was said, while a visual learner might see the person saying the words.

Robert E. Rainer  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  176 views  |  Read Full

 

Is thought not energy? Thought is the energy source that allows man to create his world. Naturally, with thought (E), persistence (T) and focus (1/D2; minimizing D which equates to not deviating from the point of interest), man has created anything that his mind has been able to conceive. Thought, persistence, and focus are the basis for all creation. Whatever exists in the physical world, once danced in the mind of its creator. Hence, the warehouse of man's creative capacity are his dreams.

Denise Joy Marron  |  Learning Methodology  |  0 comments  |  203 views  |  Read Full

 

In this time of being a full-time student and attending classes at my local TAFE SA campus, I have come to the realisation that I just cannot for the life of me, sit still and listen to a lecture for an hour or more. After even just a short period of sitting, I become restless and start wriggling around in my seat, crossing and uncrossing my legs, rolling my head from side to side, back and forward and round in circles to exercise my neck, I partially stand up and then sit back down again; anyone would think I have Saint Vitus Dance - I am sure that the other people in my class must think I am a real fidget bum!