Week 1

  Learning Theories
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
- Benjamin Franklin 

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As future teachers, understanding how students learn, their different abilities and skills within a classroom can sometimes be difficult to see, however through the use of different learning theories which teachers can manipulate, a sufficient method of uncovering how students best learn is created.
One learning theory from the edudemic website states that learning theories work both mentally, physically, personally and environmentally. 

The Traditional Learning Theories

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Behaviourism which involves understanding and remembering. It is task-based learning with including factors of nature or reward, punishment and stimuli, and has large gains in test scores and programmed instruction. 
Cognitivism which are creating and evaluating. It is a structured, computational sort of learning that can help educators design lessons that are enhanced successfully through visuals and media. 
Constructivism which talks about analysing and applying. This focuses on social and meaning created  by each learner, and the benefits include experiences which are authentic and helps with involvement in problems situations.

With the next generation of students being technology natives, the  new digital age theory was added called Connectivism.  Which is about recognising and of course connecting, it also involves work distributed within  a network, social,  technologically enhanced. (Just like this blog!) 

Multiple Intelligence Theory  

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Another theory is called the Multiple Intelligence theory and looks at all the different intelligences that students have. 

Myself, as a future teacher, I took the test to see what I was most likely connected to, which was kinaesthetic. This means that I express things physically and work in a more 'hands-on' environment. 
This is a very popular and successful way that most students use to learn especially from a young age. Which is why knowing what type of intelligence they are can greatly improve their knowledge and understanding with in a classroom.  Below is a clip from YouTube about study tips and how students best learn if educators adapts their study habits that best suit their intelligence, in this clip, it focuses on kinaesthetic learners. 

Students learning through kinaesthetic methods. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__qPxeg0EdU
My Own Teaching

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These theories are ones that I would definitely use in my own classroom one day as they are crucial in helping students discover what they are best at and what they need to improve on  to get a full quality of learning throughout their time in school. without manipulating these theories, I wouldn't have even known what I was best at, this way, everyone, know matter how old, can find out the best way to learn, whether it was through notes and writing down, visual pictures and diagrams, being involved and hands-on work or working collaboratively or by one's self. 



Future Perspectives: What will I do In my own classroom
As a kinaesthetic learner myself, I feel that one of the best ways to learn, and what I plan on doing in my classroom, is a plethora of making, creating, building, collaborative working and above all, working together to make sure students are fully participating in all lessons and gaining full understanding and knowledge in all areas, and improving areas they struggle in. 
This is my plan. :) 


References 

Council, B. C. (2013). Multiple Intelligences . Retrieved July 9, 2013, from http://www.bgfl.org/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/results.cfm

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Edudemic (2012). A Simple Guide To 4 Complex Learning Theories. Retrieved July 9, 2013, from http://www.edudemic.com/2012/12/a-simple-guide-to-4-complex-learning-theories/ - See more at: http://reffor.us/index.php#sthash.lomDONy9.dpuf

Gallagher, S. (Feb 9, 2012). Study Tips for Kinesthetic Learners. Retrieved July 9, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__qPxeg0EdU

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