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 Styles

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

Multiple Intelligences

Howard Gardner Harvard University

Why are some students “smarter” than others?

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)

This is called Transfer of Learning

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)

Name 3 . . .

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)

For example, through Authentic Assessment such

as performance of a task or skill

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

Also, for Friday’s Class . . .

• Do an Internet search for the following terms/concepts:

• Learning Environments

• School and Classroom Climate

Be prepared to share and discuss your findings.