Learning Styles BY: ANGEL TELLEZ TULA
Profesor: Carlos Flores
At the first of my essay I will give a short explication of what is learning styles
Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning. I have notice that when you try to learn something new that you prefer to learn by listening to someone talk to you about the information, that’s way in America they have a phrase that’s learning by listening, Learning Style Theory proposes that different people learn in different ways and that it is good to know what your own preferred learning style is.
“Auditory Learners or listening learners: They learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say”, in this case in the times that I went to the secondary school ,I have notice that it’s a very difficult to hear a classroom without any noice,I read the book called the teacher and the attitude of a student, on the first chapter its the topic called the influence of the teacher and the comunication,when you arrive at a classroom you might always hear voices but that’s not the problem ,The teacher guides the activity’s ,giving instrucctions,so the listening learners that only hear vice of the classmates will not learn a lot of information so a best gimmicks to attract the public it’s 1.- The tone of voice, in the way you talk it’s the way they put attention , a teacher should be able to get their attentions fairly quickly when he need it, , . Auditory learners interpret the underlying meanings of speech so its necessary when a teacher gives instructions or explanations give them clear, coherent and short as possible you can, or you may find yourself explaining something over and over again. Auditory learners interpret the underlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch, speed and other nuances, so it’s necessary to see all this fact an try to apply them.( http://www.mindtools.com/mnemlsty.html)
In the secondary num.3o I found that a good way to teach and they learn it’s to tend the students curiosity, interest it’s a good way to attract and hold attention, but you also have to maintain.
Visual Learners: learn through seeing... .
“These learners need to see the teacher's body language and facial expression to fully understand the content of a lesson”. In this case they have to put attention in every movement, sign, gesture that the teacher made makes, the secondary students are very intelligent they see when the teacher is nervous, our maybe when the teacher doesn’t even Know what is we talking about.so its necessary to a teacher to in account that they may think in pictures and learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overhead transparencies, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs (http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm)
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In the secondary I think its usual to found and to identify them, They tend to prefer sitting at the front of the classroom to avoid visual obstructions (e.g. people's heads).
Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners:
learn through , moving, doing and touching...
“Tactile/Kinesthetic persons learn best through a hands-on approach, actively exploring the physical world around them. They may find it hard to sit still for long periods and may become distracted by their need for activity and exploration”. The last learners it’s very difficult to learn, because in all I had never saw that teacher bring activities to the classroom ,where the student will be able to touch, move so in this case I assume we as learners bring activities to all kinds of different learners. (http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm)
In the other hand we have in author Howard Gardner Conceived by him, Multiple Intelligences are seven different ways to demonstrate intellectual ability.
Howard Gardner initially formulated a list of seven intelligences. His listing was provisional. The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what Howard Gardner called 'personal intelligences'
“Linguistic intelligence involves sensitivity to spoken and written language, the ability to learn languages, and the capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals”.
In this case in the secondary school I have sawn that most of students possess this ability the school values in this case the theories of Howard, maybe that’s why in different countries they teach another language and now the object of studying another language it’s not system itself ,its communicative approach. This intelligence includes the ability to effectively use language to express oneself rhetorically or poetically; and language as a means to remember information. Writers, poets, lawyers and speakers are among those that Howard Gardner sees as having high linguistic intelligence.
“Logical-mathematical intelligence consists of the capacity to analyze problems logically, carry out mathematical operations, and investigate issues scientifically”. In the secondary 30, my time of observation I took a good look of the class of math, and reflect view things of how does a teacher teaches his class, and from the view point of Howard garner. I guess that skill it’s made day after day, and I saw a view of them ho really had this intelligence, there are more Linguistic intelligence than Logical-mathematical and its more easy for acquire and develop grammars, structural, functional and discourses.
In Howard Gardner's words, it entails the ability to detect patterns, reason deductively and think logically. This intelligence is most often associated with scientific and mathematical thinking.
“Musical intelligence involves skill in the performance, composition, and appreciation of musical patterns”. (http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm)
“Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence entails the potential of using one's whole body or parts of the body to solve problems” (http://www.infed.org/thinkers/gardner.htm)
Spatial intelligence involves the potential to recognize and use the patterns of wide space and more confined areas.
I would like to conclude by saying that the last essay I mentioned all the types of learning but we need more than an essay to express it. The notion of learning it’s a pedagogical conceptualization of human learning (from cognitive viewpoint) .
It is hard to teach one intelligence; what if there are seven? It is hard to enough to teach even when anything can be taught; what to do if there are distinct limits and strong constraints on human cognition and learning? (Howard Gardner 1993: xxiii)
Dime y lo olvido, enséñame y lo recuerdo, involúcrame y lo aprendo.
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