LEARNING MODES (LMs)
ANTÓNIO DUARTE
UNIVERSITY OF LISBONPORTUGAL
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN SUMMERMUltigrade School Training
New Educational Methodologies for the "Standard" and Multigrade Schools
19-28 July 2007 Rhodes - Greece
Contents
1. What are LMs?
2. How many LMs?
3. LMs in different tasks: the case of ICT based learning
4. LMs & Education
5. Natural practices for LMs
6. Research-based practices for LMs : the case of active ICT based learning
7. Resources.
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-Variation observed in the learning process (e.g. individualistic - collaborative)
-Variation sources: learning situation / learning needs
-Diversity of learning modes more or less adapted to students / situations.
-Consistent use: Learning Style.
1. What are LMs?
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DEPENDENT
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
NEGATIVE POSITIVE
COOPERATIVE
INDIVIDUALIST
AUTONOMOUS
MULTISENSORIAL
UNISENSORIAL
AXES
COGNITIVE
RELATIONAL
SENSORIAL
MOTIVATIONAL
2. How many LMs?
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3. LMs in different tasks
the case of ICT based learning
COGNITIVE
AXE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
ICT BASED LEARNING
LEARNING WITH ICT
LEARNING FROM ICT
KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION WITH ICT
- multi & meaningful representation of personal knowledge
- critical thinking
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LEARNERSIMPROVE BY USING PREFERED
LMs OR
A VARIETY OF MODES
VARIATION OF PRACTICES
LEARNERS IMPROVE WITH CERTAIN
LMs
PROMOTION OF PARTICULAR LMs:
•COOPERATIVE •AUTONOMOUS
•POSITIVE MOTIVATED•ACTIVE
•MULTISENSORIAL
4. LMs & Educationperspectives:
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2. Natural practices for LMs (Duarte & Paasimäki, 2007)
Variation of practices in function of learners’ LMs
• personalized-teaching
• attending alternatively to small groups
(while others work autonomosly)
• differentiating contents, methods and materials
(e.g. more concrete or more abstract).
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2. Natural practices for LMs practices for collaborative learning
• Collective reading & writing
• Group problems
• Group projects
• Collective games.
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2. Natural practices for LMs practices for autonomous learning
• Several open thematic areas in the classroom• Setting of problems
• Distribution of tasks and delegation of responsibilities • Encouragement of autonomous learning or of task definition
• Task definition• Prompt of Planning and Joint work evaluation.
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2. Natural practices for LMs practices for positive motivation
• Free-choice activities• Open problems• Familiar examples • Familiar tasks; Easy tasks (for those with difficulties) or
Challenging tasks (for more competent pupils)• Encouragement of knowledge appliance• Enthusiasm & Optimism• Dramatic reading • Reciprocal teaching• Inviting parents & guests • Encouragement, Self-evaluation & Positive reinforcement• Assistance demanding Home works.
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2. Natural practices for LMs Practices For Active Learning
• Tactile-kinestesic learning• Discovery learning• Open tasks• Reciprocal teaching• Writing tasks
• Questioning & Empirical testing of pupil’s conceptions
• Use of pupils’ language
• Questioning, Explaining, Discussing.
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2. Natural practices for LMs Practices for Multisensorial Learning
• Study visits • Practical situations for contact with real objects • Activities for exploring and discover • Using films or slideshows to support learning • Arranging opportunities for smelling different odors related to content • Inviting guests for presenting information in a multi-sensorial way • Demanding verbal descriptions of touched objects • Organizing dramatic expression of contents • Demanding pupils’ expression or presentation of information in a multi-
sensorial way
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2. Natural practices for LMspractices for active ICT based learning
Prompting:
• computer-based search, organization, transformation & presentation of information
• small-group work with the computer
• communication with other pupils via computer.
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3. Research-based practices for LMs (www.nemed-project.org)
LMs PRACTICES
ACTIVE LEARNING INQUIRY LEARNING
COOPERATIVE LEARNING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
POSITIVE MOTIVATED LEARNING CONCEPTUAL CHANGE
AUTONOMOUS LEARNING STRATEGIES GAME
MULTISENSORIAL LEARNING MULTIMODAL ASSOCIATION
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING CONCEPTUAL MAPS
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3. Research-based practices for LMs (www.nemed-project.org)
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ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
DEFINITION
PRESENTING AND ENCOURAGING LEARNERS TO USE A SOFTWARE APPLICATION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF cMAPS
WHAT ARE cMAPS? (OR SEMANTIC NETWORKS)
SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CONCEPTS (AND THEIR RELATIONS) THAT VISUALIZE MENTAL KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES.
- NODULES REPRESENT CONCEPTS (TEXT / IMAGES)
- LINES REPRESENT RELATION BETWEEN CONCEPTS.
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RATIONAL
cMAPS FACILITATE ACTIVE LEARNING BY: -ENCOURAGING “HYPERMEDIA” STRUCTURING OF CONTENT, IN TOPICS AND SUBTOPICS, HIERARCHICALLY OR FUNCTIONALLY RELATED IN A VISUAL FHELPS TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION AND TO DEVELOP A WELL STRUCTURED KNOWLEDGE BASE) -ALLOWING AN ACTIVE AND INTERACTIVE CONTENT EXPLORATION -ALIGNING WITH LEARNERS’ MOTIVATION TOWARD ICT
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
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GOALS
STIMULATE ACTIVE LEARNING BY ENCOURAGING AN ORGANIZED AND MEANINGFUL KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURE
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
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PROCEDURE -PRESENT A SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR cMAPS (E.G. “CMAP TOOLS” – HTTP://CMAP.IHMC.US/). -EXEMPLIFY
-CLARIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ACTIVE LEARNING WITH THIS KIND OF SOFTWARE
-DEMAND REHARSAL - SUPPLY “FEEDBACK”
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
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ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ACTIVE LEARNING WITH THIS KIND OF SOFTWARE: · COMPLEXITY (HIGH NUMBER OF CONCEPTS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS) · PRECISE DIFFERENTIATION OF CONTENTS · STRUCTURING AND RESTRUCTURING OF CONCEPTS (I.E. SEGMENTING INITIAL CONCEPTS, ADDING NEW CONCEPTS, MODIFYING OR DELETING INITIAL CONCEPTS, CHANGING THE ORDER OF CONCEPTS, ETC.) · “DESCRIPTIVE” AND “INTERPRETATIVE” CONCEPTS (I.E. PERSONAL IDEAS, INFERENCES, LIMITATIONS, CRITICS, RELATED INFORMATION, IMPLICATIONS, ETC.) · ORIGINAL CONCEPTS· HIGH (BUT NOT EXAGGERATED) NUMBER OF LINKS BETWEEN CONCEPTS · VARIED TYPES OF LINKS BETWEEN CONCEPTS (E.G. “IS A PART OF”; “IS EXAMPLE OF”; “IS FACTOR OF”; “DEPENDS ON”; “IS IN SEQUENCE OF”) · DESCRIPTION OF THE LINKS BETWEEN CONCEPTS · HYPERLINKING OF CONCEPTS WITH OTHER FILES
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EXAMPLES
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
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EVALUATION (CRITERIA):
· DIVERSIFICATION OF INFORMATION · COMPLEXITY OF THE MAP (E.G. NUMBER OF CONCEPTS, LINKS AND LEVELS) · DISCRIMINATION CLARITY OF CONCEPTS · DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURING AND RESTRUCTURING THE CONCEPTS · PRESENCE OF “INTERPRETATIVE” CONCEPTS
· PRESENCE OF ORIGINAL CONCEPTS · DIVERSIFICATION OF TYPES OF LINKS BETWEEN CONCEPTS · PRESENCE OF NAMED LINKS BETWEEN CONCEPTS
• PRESENCE OF HYPERLINKS
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
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RESOURCES
JONASSEN D. H. (1995). COMPUTERS IN THE CLASSROOM: MINDTOOLS FOR CRITICAL THINKING. MERRIL PR.
JONASSEN D. H., CHAD, C. & YUEH, H. (1998). COMPUTERS AS MINDTOOLS FOR ENGAGING LEARNERS IN CRITICAL THINKING. TECHTRENDS, 43(2), PP24-32. (INTERNET)
NOVAK, J. D. & CAÑAS A. J. (2006). THE THEORY UNDERLYING CONCEPT MAPS AND HOW TO CONSTRUCT THEM. (HTTP://CMAP.IHMC.US/PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCHPAPERS/THEORYUNDERLYINGCONCEPTMAPS.PDF)
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
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TEST
1) WHAT ARE CONCEPTUAL MAPS? 2) REFER TWO CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ACTIVE LEARNING WITH cMAPS
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
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Plan 1. When to use the practice?2. In which groups?3. How to organize the groups?4. How to organize the materials? 5. What eventual adaptations of the practice are to be made? Application Evaluation 1. When did the practice occurred?2. In which groups?3. How were the groups organized? 4. What eventual adaptations of the practice were made?5. How did the practice activities occur?6. What positive aspects?7. What difficulties? 8. What to modify for next applications?
TRANSFER
ACTIVE ICT BASED LEARNING
Practice: Conceptual Maps
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8. Resources:
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www.nemed-project.org
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LEARNING MODES
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN SUMMERMUltigrade School Training
New Educational Methodologies for the "Standard" and Multigrade Schools
19-28 July 2007 Rhodes - Greece