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Personal Learning Theory Library Visit and Article Exploration Project

Dr. Thomas

EDUC 2130

I. Please insert write a 1-paragraph paper (at least 6 sentences) on the fundamental ways that you think make for effective learning and what it might look like in your classroom or profession (see the other document if you need more details on what this should include and the grading rubric, I will use to access this part). Remember APA 7th edition formatting here (double-spaced, indent paragraph etc.). No abstract needed.

There are several fundamental strategies by which learning can be successful. However, you must realize that not every student will acquire knowledge in the same way if you want learning in the classroom to be effective. According to Gardner’s Multiple intelligences there can be Kinesthetic, Visual, Spatial, Linguistic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal or Musical learners in your class. I believe for a classroom to be effective; the teacher must understand the learner’s thought process. For a teacher to understand a learner’s thought process they must ensure that when teaching, open-ended questions are often used, along with explanations of the students' thinking processes and how they arrived at particular answers or conclusions. I believe another strategy that may be employed in a variety of learning scenarios and is particularly good at enhancing students' analytical abilities, comprehension, and self-control is allowing students to reflect on their mistakes and potential solutions. Additionally, the teacher needs to use teaching methods to promote and steer students toward academic progress.

“To teach students how to be effective learners, teachers must understand the learning theory that supports 21st-century approaches. Educational learning theory describes how students receive, process, and retain knowledge during learning. There has traditional been only conversations about these four major educational learning theories are Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Humanism, and Constructivism” (Hinton, 2021, para 1)

II. Begin by first reading the following blog/article regarding these four theories. https://www.jeffreyahinton.com/post/educational-learning-theory-for-the-21st-century#:~:text=The%20four%20major%20educational%20learning,passive%20participants%20in%20their%20learning.

III. Now that you have read the above four learning theories, let’s explore other learning theories that have branch from some of these and others that have expanded a changed the paradigm about effective teaching and learning.

IV. The following is a list of Learning Theories. Some we will explore in our text and others will not be included. You will complete the next portion by visiting the library and searching CSU’s online database. I would advise visiting the library and getting help. You should explore these Learning Theories and choose which one best supports your beliefs about effective teaching and learning.

Morality of Caring – Gilligan

Operant Conditioning – Skinner

Social Learning Theory – Bandura

Social Context for Development – Brofenbrenner

Stage Theory of Cognitive Development- Piaget

Social Development Theory – Vygotsky

Experiential Learning - Kolb

Multiple Intelligences-Gardner

Intelligence as a Process-Sternberg

Law of Effect-Thorndike

Montessori Method – Montessori

Spiral Curriculum – Bruner

Gagne’s Conditions of learning

V. Complete the QUESTIONS below.

DO NOT DELETE THE QUESTIONS and Type responses in the template.

Preliminary Questions

I. What is your chosen Learning Theory?	Multiple Intelligences- Howard Gardner
II. What is your major? If you have a minor, state this also. Note: If you are in Secondary Education, specify your concentration.	Elementary Education

WHAT’S A JOURNAL ANYWAYS?

Journals are the predominant place that academics and researchers publish their research and ideas. What sets journals apart from other publications is that all the published articles are reviewed by expert reviewers and evaluated for their academic worthiness. This means that not all articles submitted are published and that most authors have articles rejected or sent back for revision before they are accepted for publication.

THE ASSIGNMENT

This assignment asks you to search professional journals that publish research articles related to specific theorists and learning theories, and their relationships to classroom practice. You will explore what types of research are published in the field of Ed Psyc., how people in this field write, and what is currently being talked about and researched in this field relative to human learning, child development, and/or classroom practices. Knowing what’s going on can help you design good projects that meet the research demands of your field, follow the research and data collection methods of your field, and that people will find interesting and useful for the current topics in your field.

VI. Type below directly after the questions.

DO NOT DELETE THE QUESTIONS.

1. Log onto http://www.clayton.edu/library. What are some of the options? List them here and explain at least 5 options from the website.

· On this website a student can find the Clayton state logo at the top left corner of the website, which takes you back to the school homepage.

· On the second tab on the left side of the webpage, you can visit the library hours, in which they show you the regular and virtual hours available.

· In the center of the website by the word library, it has different categories in which you can search information for, journal, books, and multimedia.

· They have a research help tab in which you go to if you want to email, call, text, or chat with a specialist for help with your research.

· Lastly, they have a give to the library option if you would like to donate books.

2. Again, you will need to use the Clayton State University Library database to complete the following. http://www.clayton.edu/library.

Explore how to access your university’s online library catalog from a computer at home and/or some other off-campus location. Report at least one process for finding a journal article (please contact a librarian if you need help). DETAIL the process below in either a list format or using bullets. For example: 1. First I click the following link; 2. I had to enter my student login etc.:

· click the link provided

· login if needed

· go to search tab and type in author or name of article

· Galileo will show you several pieces of information

· Modify your search to peer reviewed journals/academic journals.

· Select an article.

VII. Type below directly after the questions.

DO NOT DELETE THE QUESTIONS.

You will need to locate at least THREE peer-reviewed specific articles that discuss your chosen Learning Theory and theorist.

Components that the articles must address:

You need to choose articles that (AS A WHOLE) will provide you information about the following:

· A biography of the theorists in reference and the importance of this person’s work in reference to the discipline of education.

· Make sure that the article provides relevant information about the theorist as it relates to his/her work with the theory.

· You will need to know the key ideas & basic assumptions related to the theorists’ ideologies (beliefs of the theorist and recommended practices). You will eventually need to provide important terms and define them so make sure one or more of your articles help with this information.

· You must choose at least ONE article that provides examples of how one might see the theory “in action” in the classroom or school environment. This can include discussion of how your chosen theory applies to teaching and/or classroom/behavior management.

You will need to upload a PDF copy of each article along with this assignment to D2L by the deadline for this assignment. DO NOT GIVE ME A LINK. You must provide the PDF file!

1. Find and download One (1) peer-reviewed journal article that discusses your chosen Learning Theory.

Provide the full reference entry below for your first Article below: Use APA Citation formatting as if this was on the reference page of a paper!!!

See: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_articles_in_periodicals.html

Reference

Snow, R. E. (1985). [Review of Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, by H. Gardner]. American Journal of Education, 94(1), 109–112. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1085295

Which component(s) above does this article address? (Provide 1 or 2 sentences).

This Article “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences” A biography of the theorists in reference and the importance of this person’s work in reference to the discipline of education key ideas & basic assumptions related to the theorists’ ideologies

2. Find and download One (1) peer-reviewed journal article that discusses your chosen Learning Theory.

Provide the full reference entry below for your first Article below: Use APA Citation formatting as if this was on the reference page of a paper!!!

See: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_articles_in_periodicals.html

Reference

Roper, B., & Davis, D. (2000). Howard Gardner: knowledge, learning and development in drama and arts education.  Research in Drama Education,  5(2), 217–233. https://doi.org/10.1080/713692878

Which component(s) above does this article address? (Provide 1 or 2 sentences).

This article “Howard Gardner: knowledge, learning and development in drama and arts education,” is in reference to the biography of the theorist as it relates to the discipline in education. Also provides relevant information about the theorist as it relates to his work.

3. Find and download One (1) peer-reviewed journal article that discusses your chosen Learning Theory.

Provide the full reference entry below for your first Article below: Use APA Citation formatting as if this was on the reference page of a paper!!!

See: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_articles_in_periodicals.html

Reference

Nolen, J. L. (2003). Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom.

  Education,  124(1), 115–119.

Which component(s) above does this article address? (Provide 1 or 2 sentences).

This article “Multiple intelligence in the Classroom” addresses how one might see the theory in the classroom.

VIII. Now search the internet in general to see what sites you can find that help you learn more about how your chosen learning theory can be used in teaching and learning in the classroom. You may want to search phrases like, the following. Say, my chose learning theory was social development theory. Well, I search: “how is social development theory used in the classroom” and “how is social development theory used in today’s classrooms.” This is what came up. https://www.wgu.edu/blog/guide-social-learning-theory-education2005.html#:~:text=Social%20learning%20theory%20suggests%20that,to%20perform%20that%20action%20themselves.

Other phrases, “how can teachers use social development theory to teach (elementary students, math (your subject or student population)…

Copy and paste the links below. Find at least 4 different sites:

1. https://www.verywellmind.com/howard-gardner-biography-2795511 (please seek this for information)

2. https://www.waterford.org/education/multiple-intelligences-theory/

3. https://www.ascd.org/blogs/understanding-multiple-intelligences-for-the-classroom

4. https://education.seattlepi.com/multiple-intelligence-theory-students-2149.html

Upload this template with your PDF copy of your 3 articles by June 17, 2023, by 11:59 pm. Please save this document with your name in the saved title: For example: SharrenthomasLibrarytemplate

See the scoring rubric below.

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Library Visit and Journal Exploration Rubric
Criterion	Poor Below 65%	Fair 70%	Good 85%	Excellent 100%
Template and Assignment formatting Requirements (10%)	· Many of the following missing Instructions including writing inside the template and/or underneath the questions for all sections. · All articles were saved and uploaded as PDF files. · Saved the assignment correctly in the correct format Example: Sharren_Thomas_Lib exp		· Follows all but 1 of the following: Instructions including writing inside the template and/or underneath the questions for all sections. and · All articles were saved and uploaded as PDF files. · Saved the assignment as a word document (doc. or docx) correctly in the correct format Example: Sharren_Thomas_Lib exp	· Follows all instructions including writing inside the template and/or underneath the questions for all sections. · All articles were saved and uploaded as PDF files. · Saved the assignment as a word document (doc. or docx) correctly in the correct format Example: Sharren_Thomas_Lib exp
Content and write-up (70%)	· 2 of the articles are not addressing as a WHOLE address the requirement under: Components that the articles must address. And/or the Candidate partially addresses which component each of their 3 article addresses with clarity and, and the 3 articles or they are not peer-reviewed. Or Candidate does not provide 4 appropriate sites that explain how your chosen learning theory can be used in teaching and learning in the classroom Or · Minimally or never uses transitions to guide reader from topic to topic with numerous spots where transitions are unclear and/or doesn’t use complete sentences.	· All, but one of the articles as a WHOLE address the requirement under: Components that the articles must address. Or Candidate does not address which component each of their 3 article addresses with clarity and, and the 3 articles are peer-reviewed. And Candidate provides 3 appropriate sites that explain how your chosen learning theory can be used in teaching and learning in the classroom Or Or · Minimally integrates evidence that addresses the questions using few signal phrases, and integration and clarity to address questions is awkward or incorrect and/or doesn’t use complete sentences.	· All, but one of the articles as a WHOLE address the requirement under: Components that the articles must address. · Candidate addresses which component each of their 3 article addresses with clarity and, and the 3 articles are peer-reviewed. And Candidate provides 4 appropriate sites that explain how your chosen learning theory can be used in teaching and learning in the classroom. Or · Integrates evidence that addresses the questions using signal phrases with only a few lapses, but uses complete sentences.	· All articles as a WHOLE address the requirement under: Components that the articles must address. · Candidate addresses which component each of their 3 article addresses thoroughly with clarity and, and the 3 articles are peer-reviewed. And · Candidate provides 4 appropriate sites that explain how your chosen learning theory can be used in teaching and learning in the classroom. · You Consistently and smoothly integrates evidence that address the questions using signal phrases and complete sentences.
Grammar and APA (20%)	· Has more than 5 grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling errors. OR · Most or none of the article references are written using APA formatting		· Has 3‐4 grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling errors Or · Has 2 errors in APA formatting.	· Has less than 3 grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling errors and only 1 APA error for article reference formatting. .