Cornerstones for Community College Success Chapter 7
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What is learning?
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Learning is a cognitive mental action where new information is acquired or where you learn to use old information in a new way.
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There are two types of learning, what are they?
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Formal (schooling) Informal ("street knowledge")
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Learning is what you
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Do for yourself. It is not done to you
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Around 300 BC, the great Greek philospher Socrates introduced his theory of learning. What was this method?
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The Socratic Method, he believed we learned by asking questions.
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Socrates' student Plato expanded this theory, name the theory.
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The Dialectic Method, we learned best by dialogue.
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Who was the first to claim that active involved learning was a viable form of acquired learning?
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Lao-Tse
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Kung Fu-tse (Confucius) introduced what study
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Case study, which included telling stories or parables and then having people discuss the issues in the case to learn and accquire knowledge.
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John Locke, an English philosopher, created which theory?
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"The blank slate." He also created sensory learning and believed learning was like a pyramid.
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What theory did Jean Jacques Rousseau develop?
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Learning styles
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Developed in the early 1900s, what was the name of the American psychologist J.B. Watson's theory?
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Behavorism.
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Developed in the mid 1900s, what was the name of the groundbreaking theory by Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget?
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Holistic learning.
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Benjamin Bloom, in 1956, developed what approach to learning?
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Mastery approach.
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There is proof you can learn because
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You learned in the past.
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You have to devote the
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Necessary time to learn
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When you work out your brain and use it to learn new material, what chemical does your brain release?
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Cypin, a chemical to help build new branches in your body
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This is sometimes referred to as
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Neuroplasticity.
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If you learn best by touching
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You need to do and touch
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If you learn best by listening and questioning
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Listen and question
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If you prefer to study in a quiet place,
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Find a quiet place to study and read.
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What is the difference between learning styles and learning strategies?
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Style is innate and involves your five senses. It is how your best learning process comes to you. A learning strategy is how you might choose to study or learn.
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If you learn best by seeing information
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You have a dominant visual learning style
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If you learn best by hearing information
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You have a domiant auditory learning style
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If you learn best by feeling information
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You have a domiant tactile learning style
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Visual/Spatial
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Thinks in pictures, knows where things are in the house, loves to create images and work with graphs, pictures and maps.
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Verbal/Linguistic
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Communicates well through language, likes to write, is good at spelling, great at telling stories, loves to read books.
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Musical/Rhythmic
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Loves to sing, hum, and whistle, comprehends music, responds to music immediately, performs music.
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Logical/Mathematical
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Can easily conceptualize and reason, uses logic, has good problem solving skills, enjoys math and science.
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Body/Kinesthetic
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Learns through body sensation, moves around a lot, enjoys work involved with hands, graced with some kind of athletic ability.
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Interpersonal
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Loves to communicate with other people, possesses great leadership skills, has lots of friends, is involved in extracurricular activities.
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Intrapersonal
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Has a deep awareness of own feelings, is very reflective, requires time to be alone, does not get involved with group activities.
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Naturalistic
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Has interest in the environment and in nature, can easily recognize plants, animals, rocks, and cloud formations, may like hiking, camping and fishing.
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What is a dominant intelligence?
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Your style of learning
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You can have a visual learning style and yet
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Not have visual / spatial as your dominant intelligence
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Personality typing
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Can "help us discover what best motivates and energizes each of us as individuals. "
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Perceivers are
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Just the opposite.
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ISTJ - The Dutiful
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Have great power of concentration, very serious, dependable, logical and realistic, take responsibility for their own actions, not easily distracted.
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ISFJ - The Nuturer
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Hard-workers, detail-oriented, considerate of others' feelings, friendly and warm to others, very conscientious, down to earth and like to be around the same
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INFJ - The Protector
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Enjoy an atmosphere where all get along, do what is needed of them, strong beliefs and principles, enjoy helping others achieve their goals.
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ITSP - The Mechanic
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Very reserved, good at making things clear to others, interested in how and why things work, like to work with their hands, can sometimes be misunderstood as idle.
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ISFP - The Artist
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Very sensitive and modest, adapt easily to change, respectful of others' feelings and values, take criticism personally, doesn't enjoy leadership roles.
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INFP - The Idealist
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Work well done, must know others well to interact, faithful to others and their jobs, excellent at communication, open minded, dreamers, tend to do too much.
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INTP - The Thinker
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Extremely logical, very analytical, good at planning, love to learn, excellent problem solvers, don't enjoy needless conversation, hard to understand at times.
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ESTP - The Doer
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Usually very happy, don't let trival things upset them, very good memories, very good at working with things and taking them apart.
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ESFP - The Performer
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Very good at sports and active exercises, good common sense, easygoing, good at communication, can be impulsive, does not enjoy working alone, have fun and enjoy living and life.
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ENFP - The Inspirer
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Creative and industrious, can easily find success in activities and projects that interest them, good at motivating others, organized, do not like routine.
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ENTP - The Visonary
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Great problem solvers, love to argue either side, can do almost anything, good at speaking / motivating, love challenges, very creative, does not like routine, overconfident.
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ESTJ - The Guardian
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"Take charge" people, like to get things done, focus on results, very good at organizing, good at seeing what will not work, responsible, realistic
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ESFJ - The Caregiver
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Enjoy many friendly relationships, popular, love to help others, do not take criticism very well, need praise, need to work with people, organized, talkative, active.
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ENFJ - The Giver
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Very concerned about others' feelings, respect others, good leaders, usually popular, good at public speaking, can make decisions too quickly, trust easily.
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How many intelligences do people have?
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8.
