Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 56 (2012) 636 – 642 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (ICTLHE 2012) in conjunction with RCEE & RHED 2012 The Study of Learning Styles among Mechanical Engineering Students from Different Institutions in Malaysia Yit Yan Koh, Yaw Long Chua * Inti International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, Putra Nilai, Nilai, 71800, Malaysia Abstract Learning style is viewed
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Name of Student: Name of Professor: Course Code: Date: Contemporary Art Thesis statement An analysis of contemporary artwork reveals that there is a strong relationship between contemporary art and everyday life as artists can use them for environmental and political activities. Introduction One question that most people usually ask themselves when asked about the history of arts is whether art can have a history. Yes, art has a long history, older than most if not all individuals currently
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19th Century Art Education, Industrial Art or Fine Art? Varick Taylor East Carolina University MAED Art 6800 History and Philosophy of Art Education Abstract As an art educator in the today’s public school system, I feel that it is my responsibility to introduce and allow my students to explore the arts from the past and the present. I want them to learn a variety of art making techniques and art history. I also want to prepare them for future by giving them exposure to possible career choices
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motivation and understanding of the material being taught. There are several theories about different learning styles, one of which is the VARK system which categorizes individual learning preferences as Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic (hands-on). Visual Learning Style The Visual learning style is also called spatial learning style is the style of learning that is associated with images. The learners who prefer this learning style often prefer the use of images, maps, drawings,
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INSIGHTS As the class is almost finish, instead of only learning from a textbook, during this semester I’ve learned how to appreciate art in diverse of ways and projects such as having presentations, individual reports, painting, sculpture-making and architecture scrapbook. However, textbook provided me the basic knowledge and terminologies that I should know while appreciating art, this is the basic required that later on I could know deeply about art. Despite this typical learning method, I,
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putting notes on tape and listening to the recording or reading their summarized notes aloud. Preferred Learning Strategies Although the VARK questionnaire showed a strong use of aural learning strategies for this author, visual study strategies are actually preferred. Visual learners “prefer using pictures, colors, and maps to organize information and communicate with others” (learning-styles-online, 2014). The use of color, layout, and spatial organization with lecture and class notes assist
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THE ROLE OF ARTS EDUCATION IN NIGERIA Bojor B. Enamhe Cross River University Of Technology, Nigeria ABSTRACT This article explores the meaning of Arts and Education from different perspectives. After a careful exploration of the meaning of arts, the paper highlights the role of art in Education with special reference to Nigeria. Art empowers individuals with creative skills that widen the base of participation in the society, create jobs, self reliance, identity, communicates by creating
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Pivotal Contributors that Impacted Psychology History Of Psychology PS210 3/14/2014 Pivotal Contributors that Impacted Psychology It’s predominately known that everything in life that’s current now day’s is a mere reflection of the past. It’s some many imperative people that have significantly impacted and changed the infrastructure of today’s world with their contributions especially in the world of psychology. Many of the philosophers and physiologists have served as visionaries
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Jane Golden, Artist Contemporary Mural Painting Movement Jane Golden, artist and a mural painter became interested in the Anti-Graffiti Network Program established in Philadelphia, Pa. by the former Mayor Wilson Goode in the 1980s. Ms. Golden was given the task to establish an arts program to help turn young offender’s destructive energies into creative ones. In 1966, the project became the Mural Arts Program and under her direction, over 3,000 interior and exterior murals have been created
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to put your own contacts in safely. Introduction I. Original opening: Many people have eye problems from children to adults, but most wear glasses because they are unsure how to use contact lenses. II. Qualifying statement: I myself have visual problems when I was in the 4th grade I was teased a lot for having to wear glasses; so when I became old enough to buy my first pair of contacts I was ecstatic and needed to learn how to put them in on my own. III. Statement relating topic to
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