...Learning Best 1 Running head: Learning the Best Strategies of Learning the Best Cindy Watson Grand Canyon University NRS429V: Family Centered Health Promotion June 17, 2012 Learning Best 2 The strategies of learning are as varied as styles of teaching. As an adult learner how can you assess learning styles and improve your study skills? Inott, 2011, says, “Having an understanding of how and why adults learn is necessary to facilitating learning, and says that teaching is received and learning is experienced,” (Inott, 2011). Adult learners’ motivations to learning are because of a change in skills, in other words they are returning to the learning environment out of wanting to. Inott says that adult learners are characterized by autonomy, rigidity, goal and relevancy orientation, practicality, and experience. (Inott, 2011). There are many different learning theories; however the VARK learning styles are more relevant to student learning. The acronym VARK represents visual, aural, read or write and kinesthetic strategies to learning (Fleming, 2011). Visual learners prefer information by illustrations, pictures and words. Aural types prefer to process information by hearing. Read or write learners prefer text, reading and writing; while the kinesthetic learner prefers a perceptual experience to be simulated or real (Fleming, 2011). Summarizing the learning preference closes to myself, multimodal fits the most. According to Fleming...
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...Learning Strategies: The Best Way to Study Allen Abrams Grand Cannon Family Centered Health Promotion NRS 429 Barb McGraw October 17, 2012 Learning Strategies: Best Way to Study The success of students is clearly based on how well they are able to retain information from what they have learned during school. Going to school is something everyone must go through to help become a professional in any career they may choose. When starting school many students can become uptight about their school material and their study habits. There are many different study strategies scholars can use to comprehend new material. Not knowing the best strategy for a student can prove to be a waste of the student’s valuable time and effort. A study conducted by (West & Sadoski, 2011) states that “providing students with this type of specific feedback should enable them to improve their overall academic performance” (p. 702). In order to obtain such a feedback one could use the VARK questioner. In this paper one will learn about the VARK questioner as well as understand the importance of knowing student’s learning styles. So, how do students find out what is the best learning strategy is for themselves? There is a questioner that is called the VARK and this questioner is put forth to obtain incite about how one takes-in and gives out information (Fleming, 2012). The VARK questioner is an acronym that stands for visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic. After completing...
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...The majority of the strategies are either vocabulary learning strategies. They are all memory strategies, or can be used for vocabulary learning tasks. The first investigation of vocabulary learning strategies as a whole was carried out by Stoffen (1995). She wrote some questionnaire where some items designed to measure vocabulary learning strategies. Nation (2001) divided vocabulary learning strategies into three groups. They are relating to the planning of vocabulary learning that use vocabulary words in order to understand their context in a unit. Connected with vocabulary sources of knowledge, Vocabulary development is a method of learning new words to use in daily life, and it is essential for learning any language. Vocabulary development...
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...Learning Strategies Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion 429V September 13, 2014 Learning Strategies The VARK questionnaire was designed to better explain to students how they intake and output information in a learning type of setting. The questionnaire is 16 questions and depicts, from the users answers, the most fitting form of how they learn. Users can be visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R), Kinesthetic (K) or multimodal which means they are dominant in more than one learning preference. Multimodal Approach This writer took the VARK questionnaire and received a result of a multimodal approach to learning, as does about 60% of any population (Multimodal Study Strategies, 2011, p. 1). A multimodal style of learning can be divided into bimodal (two prominent preferences), trimodal (three prominent preferences), and quadmodal (four prominent preferences). With multimodal students, it is often necessary for them to learn things by all their preferences because if they learn just one way, they often find that they do not feel comfortable or do not retain information. Most multimodal learners like to learn in a specific way that will benefit them most for that current situation. For example, if they are signing a legal document, they “switch on” their read/write preference. If they have to learn a physical skill, they will use their kinesthetic preference (Fleming, n.d., p. 1). Preferred Strategies This writer had an equal interest...
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...records? Permanent record folders? Subject-related progress charts? Permanent record folders- teachers should always be giving related activities to the students according to the subject matter. All of it should be graded so that students as well as the teacher will see the progress, the strengths and weaknesses of the students which the teacher can assess properly in such a way that the students’ records will be noted carefully. FORM 2 for FS 5 (For Field Study Student and Field Study Teacher) Assessing Student Activities: Product vs. Process Many classrooms are using an eclectic approach that involves both the process and the product. Discuss how you assess your students. SHARE YOUR PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1. How do you score student papers, projects, and written assignments? Are there certain procedures to follow? Explain. • As a future teacher the best way to score...
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...VARK: Learning Strategies Susan Changala Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429v Linnette Nolte November 9, 2013 VARK: Learning Strategies Neil D. Fleming developed the VARK Learning Style module in 1987, it has since become one of the most popular representations of learning strategies and continues to be used by educators and students alike to help them to distinguish their learning preferences, thus helping them to learn and retain material better. (K. Cherry) VARK was designed to be a starting place for a conversation among teachers and students about learning. VARK is an acronym for visual, auditory, reading and writing, and kinesthetic. It consists of a simple questionnaire of approximately 16 questions. How you answer these questions will determine what kind of learning style works best for you. If you are a visual learner you would rather see material presented in a visual rather than a written form. Charts, diagrams, handouts and videos are helpful to you. You use highlighters and underline things that you want to come back to. If you are an auditory learner you tend to like lectures and are able to absorb the information and remember it well. Reading out loud also helps you to retain information. You enjoy attending classes to listen to lectures, and frequently have discussions with your teacher and other fellow students. Your notes may be poor because you prefer to listen. If you are a reading and writing learner you prefer...
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...Active Learning Strategies 1. Active Learning Strategy: One-Minute Paper Description of Strategy: The active learning strategy of one-minute question or one-minute paper, as described by Faust and Paulson (1998), requires the instructor to briefly pause their lecture, and pose a question to their class. This question should test the most important concept covered during that lecture session, and it can be presented in the midst of the lecture or near the end of the class period. This active learning strategy permits the instructor to determine the effectiveness of their lectures, and, perhaps more importantly, it allows the students an opportunity to retrieve the newly learned information. This form of retrieval practice has been experimentally demonstrated to be one of the most powerful learning techniques (Dunlosky, Rawson, Marsh, Nathan, & Willingham, 2013; Karpicke & Blunt, 2011). ...
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...Teachers’ College of Jamaica The effects of the Cooperative Learning Strategies on students’ performance in Science By Jason Smith-Samuels SJTC20102990 A Research Proposal submitted to the department of Professional Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction………………………………………………………………………….4 Background and Statement of the problem……………………………………………………4-5 The purpose of the study………………………………………………………………………5-6 Research questions……………………………………………………………………………6 Operational Definitions………………………………………………………………………6-7 Delimitations……………………………………………………………………………………7 Limitations…………………………………………………………………………………….7 Significance of the study……………………………………………………………………7-8 Theoretical base……………………………………………………………………………….8-9 Chapter 2: Review of literature….…………………………………………………..………10-14 Chapter 3: Methodology and procedure……………………………………..…………………15 Role of the researcher…………………………………………………………..………………16 Population and sample………………………………………………………………………16-17 Description of action plan………………………………………………………………….17-18 Data collection………………………………………………………………………………18 Data presentation analysis……………………………………………………………………19 Methods of verification………………………………………………………………………19 Ethical issues…………………………………………………………………………………19 Time line……………………………………………………………………………………..20 Summary…………………………………………………………………………….………21 List of references……………………………………………………………………………22-25 ...
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...ANALYSIS OF VARK LEARNING STRATEGIES Analysis of VARK Learning Strategies “The acronym VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic sensory modalities that are used for learning information (Fleming & Mills, 1992)”. Each person learns in a unique yet definable way, and through the utilization of the VARK system, categories have been established to assist in understanding and promoting effective learning by the individual. The VARK system is based on a questionnaire where each person describes their response to a given situation, and the compilation of the answers then allows these results to place the individual within one of the four identified groups, with the addition of a fifth being an all-encompassing “multimodal learning preference (Fleming & Mills, 1992)”. The design of the program assists the learner to not only receive their identified learning style, but allows for the instruction of changes or habits that the individual may find helpful in developing their learning effectiveness. Visual learning includes the use of printed graphs, charts, and visual comparisons by using labels, arrows, and symbols that the individual can associate with items of interest. The visual learner equates symbols and figures, and this allows them to process and retain the information more effectively. This style of learning was identified with the lowest number upon completion of the personal questionnaire. Aural/Auditory learning involves the hearing...
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...skills and strategies needed for effective learning" Introduction The assignment focuses on the skills and strategies of effective learning. Discussion will be on the effectiveness of these skills and strategies within the learning environment. Within this study the writer has identified multiple possibilities for effective learning. The subject is large therefore the writer has grouped the themes together to make discussion more focused. Main Discussion Within the skills and strategies to be discussed it has been identified that some interlink with each other and can be equally as valid a skill, as a strategy. To help explain this the writer feels an accurate definition of both terms is needed for better understanding of how some of the ideas within this assignment interlink and therefore are helpful to the learner. Skill as defined in the Oxforddictionaries.com, (2016): The ability to do something well; expertise. Strategy taken from the same source: A plan of action designed to achieve a long term goal or overall aim. McTighe and Wiggins, (2013) suggests skill to be a personal ability needed to use strategies to achieve a goal whilst strategies themselves are an overall approach to using all resources to achieve a goal. Schmeck, (1988) goes further to say that skills are something we can do either intentionally or without conscious decision whilst strategies are conscious and intentional. When we are choosing to expand our learning we are more...
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...According to Metoyer, Miller, & Westmoreland (2014), their student-centered case study used the Team-Based Learning strategy (TBL). The grade on each exam without curving or appending additional points was higher on average than the grade on each exam in the lecture-style course (p. 45). Grades on formative and summative assessments coincide with if students prefer an environment that they are comfortable in. Not only were grades on their exam considered, but when comparing the final exam from a lecture-style course with the final exam from the same course taught using the TBL approach, the average grade was higher by an entire letter grade with the TBL approach (p. 45)....
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...Differentiating with Technology through the Lens of Marzano’s Effective Strategies for Learning Strategy | Summary of Strategy | Focus/Recommendations for | Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback | * Feedback is corrective in nature: what is done correctly and in correctly * Timely Feedback * Feedback specific to a criterion rather than compared to peers * Ongoing self-evaluation by students themselves | Teacher’s mobile device can serve to ensure feedback to all students and provide a record of the quality of their responses in class. Digital game environments provide instant corrective feedback, progressive skills acquisition and context for higher level thinking skills (problem-solving). Online rubric tools facilitate creating and distributing grading rubrics. | Nonlinguistic Representations | * Variety of Activities: graphic representations, physical models, mental pictures, drawing pictures and pictographs ,and kinesthetic activities * Students elaborate on their knowledge through the use of the above, allowing greater accessibility for recalling information as the teacher asks them to explain and justify their nonlinguistic representations. | Student-produced materials (with digital, multimedia tools) optimize the learning opportunities, no matter the type of learner. Web environments like the Visual Thesaurus can combine multi-sensory communication with interactive environments. Teachers can optimize traditional digital materials (documents...
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...“Identify and discuss the skills and strategies needed for effective learning” Word Count: 858 Effective learning involves students learning a broad range of core skills and strategies that can be learnt and developed throughout the Higher Education (HE) life span. Throughout this essay discussion will explore the core tasks and strategies of effective learning, including the importance of “self” within the context of learning, the academic skills required and the scholarly expertise required to understand, research and produce academic essays or reports. Finally, a summary of the approach to effective learning will be detailed within the conclusion Studying at HE differs from other types of studying as students are expected to manage and their learning. Cottrell (2013, p. 10) reaffirms this, stating “that in HE, success lies largely in your own hands.” Generic literature (Payne and Whittaker, 2006; Price and Maier, 2006; Moore et al, 2010; Burns and Sinfield, 2012; McMillan and Weyers, 2012; Bedford and Wilson, 2013; Cottrell, 2013) is published on study skills and provides broad based overviews (skills, tasks and strategies) of the prerequisites required for learning at HE level. More task focused texts Godfrey (2011) on writing for university, Godwin (2014) on writing an essay, Cottrell (2011) on critical thinking, McMillan and Weyers (2012) on referencing and plagiarism and Williams et al. (2012) on reflective writing run parallel to the generic texts. Both these...
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...CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING STRATEGIES AND STUDY SKILLS TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS Julius M. Raquel Francisco B. Galut Jr. Researchers Dr. Freddie Cabrera Research Teacher CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Learning strategies are the essential symbol of students “learning how to learn”, which is also an important factor affecting learning efficiency and quality. Learning strategies are used by students to help them understand information and solve problems. A learning strategy is a person's approach to learning and using information. Students who do not know or use good learning strategies often learn passively and ultimately fail in school. Like learning strategies, study skills are fundamental to academic competence. Effective study skills are associated with positive outcomes across multiple academic content areas and for diverse learners. Academic competence is associated with the knowledge and application of effective study skills and learning strategies. Capable students may experience difficulty in school especially college students, not because they lack ability, but because they lack good study skills and learning strategies. Although some students develop study skills independently, even normally achieving students may go through school...
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...CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING STRATEGIES AND STUDY SKILLS TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS Julius M. Raquel Francisco B. Galut Jr. Researchers Dr. Freddie Cabrera Research Teacher CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Learning strategies are the essential symbol of students “learning how to learn”, which is also an important factor affecting learning efficiency and quality. Learning strategies are used by students to help them understand information and solve problems. A learning strategy is a person's approach to learning and using information. Students who do not know or use good learning strategies often learn passively and ultimately fail in school. Like learning strategies, study skills are fundamental to academic competence. Effective study skills are associated with positive outcomes across multiple academic content areas and for diverse learners. Academic competence is associated with the knowledge and application of effective study skills and learning strategies. Capable students may experience difficulty in school especially college students, not because they lack ability, but because they lack good study skills and learning strategies. Although some students develop study skills independently, even normally achieving students may go through school...
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