FYI: Pedagogy • The study of teaching and learning, especially as it relates to children and adolescents . • Andragogy is the study of teaching and learning as it relates to adults .
Dec 16, 2015
FYI: Pedagogy
• The study of teaching and learning, especially as it relates to children and adolescents.
• Andragogy is the study of teaching and learning as it relates to adults.
Learning Style
• How a person perceives and processes information
• Individuals have “preferred” learning styles, e.g., visual (seeing), kinesthetic (tactile), and auditory (hearing)
Visual Learners
• Think in pictures and learn best from visual displays
• Depend on the teacher’s body language and facial expression to fully understand
• Prefer to sit near the front of the classroom
• Frequently take detailed notes
Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners
• Learn best through a hands-on, active approach
• Prefer to explore and interact with the physical world around them
• May find it hard to sit still, and may become distracted easily
Auditory Learners
• Learn best through listening
• Interpret the underlying meanings of speech by listening to tone, pitch, emphasis, and speed
• Often benefit from reading aloud
• May not understand written information until they hear it
Many Believe that People Learn About . . .
• 10% of what they read
• 20% of what they hear
• 30% of what they see
• 50% of what they hear and see
• 70% of what they say
• 90% of what they say as they do
MI Theory
. . . biology gave them a better
brain for that [kind or type]
intelligence or because their
culture gave them a better
teacher.
(Howard
Gardner)
MI Theory
When I talk about understanding . . .
students can take ideas they learn in
school, or anywhere for that matter,
and apply those [ideas]
appropriately in new situations.
(Howard Gardner)
Contextual Teaching and Learning(Taken from Cerebral Context, Parnell, 1996)
For teaching to be truly effective, the student
must be motivated to connect the content of
knowledge with the context of application, thus
utilizing the ability of the thinking brain to solve
problems and to assimilate that knowledge in a
way that can be useful in new situations . . .
Contextual Teaching and Learning (Taken from Cerebral Context, Parnell, 1996)
Learning that is connected and contextual has
greater potential for creating a deeper
understanding by students and increases the
likelihood of students transferring their
learning to future experiences.
MI Theory
We know people truly understand
something when they can
represent the knowledge in more
than one way.
(Howard Gardner)
MI Theory
. . . let’s never pin our assessment of
understanding [e.g., testing] on just
one particular measure . . . allow
students to show their understanding
in a variety of ways.
(Howard
Gardner)
MI Theory
Intelligence is the ability to
produce a product or to solve a
problem that has value in one or
more cultures [or cultural
contexts].
(Howard Gardner)
MI Theory: The Eight Intelligences . .
. (Howard Gardner)
• Linguistic
• Logical-mathematical
• Spatial
• Bodily kinesthetic
• Musical
• Interpersonal*
• Intrapersonal
• Naturalist*
Interpersonal Intelligence
• Understanding other people – their needs, interests, desires, and especially what motivates them
• This intelligence is essential for a teacher to have and to cultivate . . .
Interpersonal Intelligence
• What component of an agricultural education program is “fertile ground” for students to demonstrate this intelligence and to develop it further?
Naturalist Intelligence
• Understanding the natural world and enjoying interaction with plants and animals
Naturalist Intelligence
• These individuals can easily detect naturally occurring patterns, and readily discriminate between different species, types, and kinds
Identify Your Intelligences
• Visit the following Web site:
http://literacyworks.org/mi/flash.html