I learned this week that a good teacher, when choosing what materials to help teach, has a lot to think about before choosing the right activity. A teacher has to take into account that children have many different learning styles that should be accommodated. There have been plenty of thoughts on how to incorporate these issues to scientific reasoning and methods. A learning theory can be developed to help understand the complex nature of learning. Students can be conditioned to learn a certain way through a behaviorist's eyes. The uses of consequences can especially effect the learning of a student. There are also theories that say the mind has three different memory storage units to help register, process, store, and retrieve the information taught to them. Some theories suggest that learning occurs when the student is able to learn their own unique knowledge of the materials at hand.
In my major, and the career path I am taking, I need to know all of this information. I know that teaching requires quite a bit of knowledge on sociological and psychological principles. To know and understand all of these differences and similarities in learning can help me become a better teacher. A good teacher must understand that every child has their own version of retaining the information provided to them, and they must accommodate to them.
>>>>http://www.educationplanner.org/education_planner/discovering_article.asp?sponsor=2859&articleName=Learning_Styles_Quiz
I chose this link because I found it interesting. It is pretty extensive and asks about 20 questions that allows you to find you own personal learning style. I found out that I am more of an auditory learner, which makes perfect sense. It also gives you a comprehensive summary about your learning style, and tips on how to manage with it.
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