Learning+Style+Trial

For this assignment pertaining to different learning styles and how they are used by other people I did two experiments with two different people. The two subjects were my neighbors, one being of legal drinking age(subject 2) and the other not(subject 1), and both were females. For the subject not of drinking age I tried to give a descriptive, hands-on tutorial of how to play a certain video game. Due to inexperience, a lack of hand-eye coordination, and generally poor reflexes it took much effort for the subject to get the grasp on a few of the very basics. The next subject of legal drinking age was given lessons and tasked with funnelling a full beer. To my observation the subject had quite a difficult time understanding the concepts needed to do such a thing and therefore was not able to carry out the task efficiently.

Q: To what learning styles does the lesson you were trying to teach seem to appeal (for instance, shooting baskets might appeal most to Kinesthetic and Interpersonal intelligences)?

A: For subject 1 it would probably be geared more towards both logical and spatial learning styles. For subject 2 it would more likely be a kinesthic learning style.

Q: In terms of multiple intelligences, what were the strengths and struggles of the person you were trying to teach? How did this help or hinder your efforts?

A: In the results of this experiment I would like to leave out gender as a factor even though it may have played a substantial role. As mentioned before I would have to summarize the struggles of subject 1 to being lack of hand-eye coordination and poor reflexes along with inexperience. Perhaps the inability to make quick decisions in pressure situations. For subject 2 it comes down too physical and phsycological weakness. It may have been the inability to loosen the jaw and open the throat. This was a severe hinderance to my teachings and while both subjects failed at completing both tasks in a satisfactory manner, the experiment itself was not a failure.

Q: What evidence did you have that the person had learned the lesson? In terms of multiple intelligences, what form(s) did that evidence take?

A: The subjects had a thorough understanding of the necessary steps required to complete both of these tasks. Their inability or lack of effort can only be overcome with patience and persistence.

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