My concept map of Educational Psychology before joining the class...
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Assignment Topic 1 - Self Reflection
Introduction to Educational Psychology..My first impression
Pilot Profiling
Though I have heard about Multiple Intelligence theory previously, I have never really understood its relevance and impact on teaching and learning. So in 2007, we tried to do a simple profiling to determine the learning style of a group of Sec 3 normal techhnical students to help us understand them better as a pilot project. The findings were as follows :-
The Real Me.. Class Survey observations on a group project…
• Group presentation was done by a member with interpersonal, linguistic intelligence
• Graphics was done by member with spatial intelligence
• Music was used in presentation by members with musical intelligence
Understanding them helps us to structure our approaches in facilitating learning and to redesign assessment guidelines and tasks so that students with different learning styles will excel in different
tasks giving them an opportunity to balance their performance.
The next step beyond...
We will continue to extend to lower and upper secondary in 2008 to do a more thorough profiling to better understand the students’ learning style. The school is also taking steps to introduce differentiated curriculum to help students cope with their studies…
Educational Psychology is a fascinating scientific study. Understanding how an individual learn can help educators use appropriate pedagogic approaches to facilitate learning. The impact on teaching and learning can be far-reaching.
Initial exploration...
Intelligence is often considered how well you score on tests or what your grades are in school.
In the 1900's, French psychologist Alfred Binet tried to come up with some kind of measure that would predict the success or failure of children in the primary grades of schools. The result was the forerunner of the standard IQ test we use today. This gave us a dimension of the mental ability by which we could compare everyone.
In the 1900's, French psychologist Alfred Binet tried to come up with some kind of measure that would predict the success or failure of children in the primary grades of schools. The result was the forerunner of the standard IQ test we use today. This gave us a dimension of the mental ability by which we could compare everyone.
Howard Gardner theory on Multiple Intelligence
However, in 1983, Howard Gardner came up with his theory - that we all have different natural or innate intellectual strengths or "intelligences." We learn best when these strengths are brought into play during the learning process. Gardner identified seven intelligences … and came up with an additional later making eight of them...
- linguistic
- logical-mathematical
- spatial
- musical
- bodily-kinesthetic
- interpersonal
- intrapersonal
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Pilot Profiling
Though I have heard about Multiple Intelligence theory previously, I have never really understood its relevance and impact on teaching and learning. So in 2007, we tried to do a simple profiling to determine the learning style of a group of Sec 3 normal techhnical students to help us understand them better as a pilot project. The findings were as follows :-
The Real Me.. Class Survey observations on a group project…
• Group presentation was done by a member with interpersonal, linguistic intelligence
• Graphics was done by member with spatial intelligence
• Music was used in presentation by members with musical intelligence
Understanding them helps us to structure our approaches in facilitating learning and to redesign assessment guidelines and tasks so that students with different learning styles will excel in different
tasks giving them an opportunity to balance their performance.
The next step beyond...
We will continue to extend to lower and upper secondary in 2008 to do a more thorough profiling to better understand the students’ learning style. The school is also taking steps to introduce differentiated curriculum to help students cope with their studies…
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Topic 1: Self-reflection
The beginning ...
The introductory lesson on Educational Psychology led me to a journey of IT applications, for example, blogging and wiki which I have never used before. As my IT proficiency is elementary, it has been quite overwhelming for me going through the numerous stages in creating wiki and bogging account. However I managed to create my first blog at the end of the lesson, much to my satisfaction... and thanks to my lecturer, Grace, guiding me patiently...
The Multimedia session was interesting but took me sometime to get myself familiarise with navigating through the drawing tools . I like the 'Flash' software and encouraged by the patience of the lecturer, Jean. The Interface Design session reminded me of elements and principles of design. However, it is the first time I am applying to typography.
The journey continues...
As I went through the assignments for the week, I realised I needed to post this reflection on my blog. But to my surprise, I forgot my user id and password. Worst still I realised that my blog created could not be found on the 'Dashboard'. So I went through the Internet hoping to find a solution. Unfortunately after more than an hour I still could not locate my blog. It led me through different restorations other than my original blog.
As I worked with 'Flash', I became more interested and did more reading on the software and try exercises using 'Flash MX'. Working on the typeface designs is tedious but put our creativity to good use. I wish to learn more from my lecturer, Peggy, and have more time to do the assignments.
What shall I do ?
I realised I have logged in with a different account.. the very reason why the original blog could not be found on the 'Dashboard'. After a few tries with alternative log-in accounts, the mystery was finally solved... hooray! Posting this reflection is finally possible...
I will continue to practice and work on my assignments. This is the window and gateway to the world of multimedia.
A new beginning...
Though I know the journey ahead is going to be tough, I am determined to improve my IT proficiency.... With the lecturers guiding me and learning together with my friends, it will be a rewarding journey.... I am looking forward to creating e-learning materials and making lessons more interactive...
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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