Declining Test Scores
Declining Test Scores
Did you know that the U.S. isn’t as advanced as other countries? Fifty-seven percent of graduating seniors aren 't ready to transition to college coursework. The U.S. used to be one of the most advanced countries in the world. What happened? I believe that the declining academic scores in the U.S. affect our ability to compete globally because we aren’t as smart as students in other countries. I think that if we tried to figure out how each person learns and put them in classes based on their learning style then they would do better.
There are so many ways to learn. There’s visual, aural, verbal, physical, logical, social, and solitary. If we try to teach a visual learner by using verbal techniques we aren’t going to get anywhere. As Albert Einstein once said “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid”. We need to find out how each individual student learns and try to accommodate their needs. If every student takes the “What Is Your Learning Style?” quiz on edutopia.org, they’ll know how they learn best. It’s a twenty-four question quiz that takes less than five minutes to complete. Some of the different learn types and how they learn best are as follows: Visual learners prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. Aural learners prefer using sound and music. Verbal learners prefer using words, both in speech and writing. Physical earners prefer using your body hands and sense of touch. Logical learners prefer using logic, reasoning and systems. Social learners prefer to learn in groups or with other people. Solitary learners prefer to work alone and use self-study.
Some teachers have theories about how to incorporate the learning styles in the classroom. They believe that if you teach the student about how they learn then they will have a better understanding of how to approach school work and other tasks in life. When students
Did you know that the U.S. isn’t as advanced as other countries? Fifty-seven percent of graduating seniors aren 't ready to transition to college coursework. The U.S. used to be one of the most advanced countries in the world. What happened? I believe that the declining academic scores in the U.S. affect our ability to compete globally because we aren’t as smart as students in other countries. I think that if we tried to figure out how each person learns and put them in classes based on their learning style then they would do better.
There are so many ways to learn. There’s visual, aural, verbal, physical, logical, social, and solitary. If we try to teach a visual learner by using verbal techniques we aren’t going to get anywhere. As Albert Einstein once said “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid”. We need to find out how each individual student learns and try to accommodate their needs. If every student takes the “What Is Your Learning Style?” quiz on edutopia.org, they’ll know how they learn best. It’s a twenty-four question quiz that takes less than five minutes to complete. Some of the different learn types and how they learn best are as follows: Visual learners prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. Aural learners prefer using sound and music. Verbal learners prefer using words, both in speech and writing. Physical earners prefer using your body hands and sense of touch. Logical learners prefer using logic, reasoning and systems. Social learners prefer to learn in groups or with other people. Solitary learners prefer to work alone and use self-study.
Some teachers have theories about how to incorporate the learning styles in the classroom. They believe that if you teach the student about how they learn then they will have a better understanding of how to approach school work and other tasks in life. When students
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