Verbal learners

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Second, using the results from the first stage, they designed a software program with dynamic representations (each choice was analyzed from the students verbal or written explanations) to help them investigate what representative knowledge the learners had of chemistry concepts and how they explained the concepts. For instance, three types of students conceptions about the motion of particles in solid state were foimd as shown in Fig. 11.8. To show the dynamic movements and... 

During the tests, the actor playing the learner would start to complain verbally about the pain at 150 volts, complain about his bad heart at 250 volts, and kick the wall and go silent at 300 volts. During the tests, an experimenter in a white lab coat would stand by and calmly encourage the subject to continue the experiment. In all, 40 subjects were tested in this manner, and 26 of 40 went aU the way to maximum shock level and all of the subjects went to at least 300 volts. 

I Share stories by retelling jokes, folk tales, or reading a folk tale out loud. While storytelling is often one of the verbal/linguistic learner s strengths, visual learners also enjoy retelling a story after illustrating it. 

Don t forget the value of story-telling as a way to nurture your middle schooler s verbal and narrative growth. Here are three story-creation games that kids love, especially those oral and musical/rhythmic learners ... 

Stories with Music. Cassettes or CDs that showcase music history can invigorate musical/rhyth-mic and verbal/linguistic learners to listen, and then analyze what they ve heard. Audio stories such as Beethoven Lives Upstairs highlight Beethoven s music between chapters. Beethoven Lives Upstairs is also available as a video to visually reinforce the lessons heard. Some evaluative prompts for Beethoven Lives Upstairs might be ... 

Tip 1-Revisit the Value of Visuals Recall the earlier reference to visual learners. For them, as the Chinese say, One seeing is worth a thousand tellings. Visuals may becoming even more important, perhaps at the expense of verbal expression or text. Futurist John Naisbitt (2006) says A visual culture is taking over the world... Our literacy, and with it our verbal communication skills, are in decline. ... 

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