Ways of learning - learning theory & styles

 This is really the first proper research I have done into learning theory and how, as human being, we learn, which is surprising really as a lot of my projects throughout uni have been education based. It would seem as if this unit/project is really helping me to understand what research is and what it can look like, especially as during my BA I wasn't really recommended any reading per-say.

A lot of what I read I already knew to a degree and some was mentioned by Robinson in 'Why creativity' which was interesting but makes sense as he's all about inclusivity in education and inspiring through creativity in education.

I think probably one of the biggest things I noticed from this book is just how many different theories there are, both in terms of how teaching should be done as well as different learning styles. I knew about the base levels styles - audio, visual and physical movement (put in simple terms) - but it would seem it goes much deeper! This being said, one thing that protruded throughout was the importance of allowing choice within education rather than enforcing one learning style to adopted and used. For example, giving different ways of showcasing what a student learnt during a lesson - a written piece, a poster, a presentation etc. It all comes down to the concept of - again, mentioned a lot throughout - inspiring engagement through acknowledgment that everyone learns in a different way!

My notes as follows:





Overall, I would say this book was a tad too theory based - introducing me to entire history of education - but it was insightful and as I said above, opened my eyes to just how many different learning styles there are. 
The concept behind this project was initially to look into whether an interactive activity could help someone with dyslexia or ADHD focus more and learn in a more efficient manner. However, having done this level of research so far, I think the better way to go about it is how can a group, interactive activity enhance inclusion of all different learning styles and create a fair experience for all?


I also took some photos of sections of the book that were important, to reduce writing out big passages, mostly to easily refer back too:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LybXAATyDBN2Ma9jDzdzJmLB4zXAu82P?usp=drive_link




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