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Week 2: Listening Exercise / Learning Styles

Thursday, September 15, 2011


Think you're an Auditory or Visual Learner?
Scientists Say it's Unlikely




Listen to the following podcast on learning styles taken from National Public Radio. Provide a complete answer to the following questions. Don’t forget to print a copy of this exercise and bring it to class to be checked.




Question about the podcast

Your answers

01. Do teachers plan their lessons taking into account that kids learn in different ways?
Explain your answer.
02. Is there scientific evidence that children learn differently?

Explain your answer.
03. Which of these learners is mentioned by Patti Neighmond?
Check three.
* visual learner
* tactile learner
* auditory learner
* ADHD learner
* Kinesthetic learner
04. What does Prof. Dan Willingham (University of Virginia) say about the so-called visual learners in the math class?

05. What did Prof. Doug Rohner (University of South Florida) discover about learning styles?

06. According to Willingham, should we consider that brains work differently?
Explain your answer.
07. If this theory about learning styles is not true, do all people learn the same then?
Explain your answer.
08. How should teachers plan their instruction according to Willingham?


09. What does variety in the classroom boost (increase)?


10. What is Mark Bordelon’s idea of learning? Do you agree with his viewpoint?

12.  What other teaching technique does Psychologist Rohrer mention?



Information taken from National Public Radio at http://www.npr.org


Get a copy of this listening exercise over here. Click and wait for about 15 seconds to download the document.


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