James Sangiorgio

James Sangiorgio

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Needs to  update to cognitive science not old theories of learning.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=make+it+stick

I've done the research and I don't think I misunderstood him.
I appreciate your own point of view>>>>> This is not my point of view made up on my own, it is based on clinical evidence. As teachers, most of us are very motivated to do the best by our students and are perhaps overly willing to try anything that will help students learn. The fads oome and go as should the learning styles fad. I have found that using the cognitive basis of learning I am much better able to design outcomes and lessons that stick.

Scholars may support the theory but cognitive scientists do not. The spirit of the learning styles may encourage teachers to be more proactive but students don't learn as learning styles say they do. Middle State accrediting agency for our college says: Should faculty members aim to accommodate each student’s learning style? Faculty members should not try to accommodate individual learning styles for several reasons. 1. Models of teaching and learning styles are not yet sufficiently validated to be able to determine definitively how each student learns best and customize instruction accordingly (Zarghani, 1988). 2. As Gregorc (cited in Wilson, 1998)… >>>

we not only reach all the learning styles, but also asist our student to adapt to other styles.>>>> That is not what he is saying at all. He has a second video under the one that I gave the link for where he reiterates that learning style theory tells us how students learn and the theories are wrong. I quote him in my book "Student Learning Assessment for Realists" and direct teachers to how students do learn; actually, how we all learn. He does say that we need to teach to motivation and perhaps other personality traits of students, but… >>>

You are not alone. Actual studies show that students are so much more self centered and thinking they are above doing work to get a degree.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/02/27/study_finds_students_narcissistic/

Study finds students narcissistic

Says trend among college youths can harm society

NEW YORK -- Today's college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.

"We need to stop endlessly repeating, 'You're special,' and having children repeat that back," said… >>>

Check Cognitive Scientist Daniel Willinham's site http://www.danielwillingham.com/index.html and this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sIv9rz2NTUk

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