[Hmlt5203] assignment1 m rinaldi
- 1. Examination of Learning Styles and Teaching Styles HMLT5203 Assignment Mohammad Rinaldi
- 2. Introduction • Different student learn in different style, and by matching the students’ preferred learning style with the teacher’s teaching style it is expected that the students’ learning will be improved. • This assignment is to analyze the situation to see whether the learning styles and teaching style match and how much adjustment needed or needs to be made.
- 3. Methodology • The learning styles were identify using Don Clark’s Learning Style Survey (http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/styles.html) • There are 13 willing students participants, but only 12 completed the survey. • The teaching style was identify using The Grasha Riechmann Teaching Style Survey (http://longleaf.net/teachingstyle.html) • The survey was completed by the teacher himself
- 4. Students’ Learning Style Learning Style 17% 41% Philosophy Organizing Analyzing 42%
- 5. Students’ Learning Style • Based on the learning style survey, it is shown there are 2 large group of students’ learning styles, consisted of: Philosophy and Organizing • And one small group of students with Analyzing learning style.
- 6. Preferred Learning Modes Philosophy: • Prefers to pull a number of different observations and thoughts into an integrated whole in a step- by-step manner (go from details to big-picture). • Prefers to reason logically and design models, theories, and projects. • Likes lectures, analogies, systems, and case studies. • Talking with experts is normally not helpful.
- 7. Preferred Learning Modes Organizing: • Good at adapting to changing circumstances and solves problems in an intuitive, trial-and-error manner, such as discovery learning. • Tends to be at ease with people. • Prefers the challenges of new experiences, involvement with others, assimilation, and role-playing. • Likes anything new, problem solving, and small group discussions.
- 8. Teacher’s Teaching Style 4.5 4.125 4 3.875 4 3.5 3.375 3.125 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Teaching Style Expert Formal Authority Personal Model Facilitator Delegator
- 9. Teacher’s Teaching Style Based on the teaching style survey, it is shown that teacher’s teaching mode is: • Expert • Facilitator • Delegator
- 10. Preferred Teaching Mode Expert: • Teacher holds the expertise and knowledge students need Facilitator: • Emphasizes personal nature of teacher/student interactions • Consults with students Delegator: • Emphasis on student autonomy and independence • Teacher available on request
- 11. Analysis Expert Facilitator Delegator Philosophy ✔ Organizing ✔ ✔ ✔
- 12. Conclusion • Based on the analysis, the teacher’s teaching style only catered one large group of students. This group is expected to have advantages in learning the course. • To adjust with this situation, the teacher is expected to find other strategies in order to cater the needs of other groups.
- 13. Recommendation • The teacher will have to shift from Delegator to Personal Model teaching style to cater the need of other groups. • The desired teaching style to cater most of the students’ learning style is: Cluster 3 - facilitator/personal model/expert cluster • Where the teaching mode is: a student-centered model for the classroom. Teachers design activities, social interactions, or problem-solving situations that allow students to practice the processes for applying course content."
- 14. References • The Grasha Riechmann Teaching Style Survey (http://longleaf.net/teachingstyle.html) • Teaching Styles: A key for promoting active learning (http://www.jfkcpa.com/Teaching%20Styles.pdf) • Don Clark's Learning Styles (http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/styles.html)