changing educational paradigms
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Presentation given at University of West Georgia Student Psychology Annual Research Conference. April, 2011TRANSCRIPT
University of West Georgia
Ron Hopkins
Jody Barber
Keith Chatham
Changing Educational Perspectives
Current educational systems have been shown to be faulty.
In 2000, 33% of Americans dropped out of college (Martindale, 2010).
~3.4 million people age 16 – 24 are high school drop outs in the U.S. (McMillen et.al., 1994).
Changing Educational Perspectives: Statistics
College drop outsStudent loansLimited careers prospectsUnmet expectations of college
College structureLack of promotion for retentionLack of attention to motivation
Changing Educational Perspectives: Problems in Education
Understanding attitude towards learningInspire radical change in thinking about
educationDeveloping a classification system based
onMotivationCultural orientationLearning styleenvironment
Changing Educational Perspectives:Statement of Purpose
The Development of the Measure
Student
Portrait
Cultural Orientation
/Attitude towards
one's education
Motivation
Learning
Style
Learning Environme
nt
Careerist. “College is a stepping stone.”
Credentialist. “College is a means to an end.”
Collegiate. “College is where you meet people.”
Academic. “College is where you come to learn.”
Alternative. “College is a place. Nothing more.”
Cultural Orientation
Sensing
Visual
Active
Sequential
Learning Styles
Traditional Environment
Nontraditional Environment
Educational Environment
The Measure
The Results: Cultural Orientation
The Results: Learning Styles
The Results: Learning Environment
The Results: High and Low Scorers
We are looking at the possibilities of the instructors having the knowledge of what their learning strengths and weakness are and their impact on their teaching style
Potential tool for the instructor to find the strengths and weakness for their class
Instructor acknowledged learning style so student can look for specific track of learning environment
Focus On Instructors/Teaching
Sound ColorTemperatureTime of dayLightingSize of roomNumber of students
Examination of Environment Upon Learning
Auditory version of measurementAnimated version of measurementManual manipulated version of measurementPossible affects of musical application to
these measurementsPossible affects of color background to the
visual measurement
Future Tools
Enhance Self awareness Enhance Educational OpportunitiesMore educated instructor selectionMore educated learning environment
selectionBetter Information Gathering TechniquesBetter Note Taking StrategiesBetter Use of Study TimeBetter Selection of Study Groups
Focus Upon Student
Deaf/deaf Hard of HearingBlind Visually ImpairedLearning Disabilities
Potential Revisions: Outliers
The hopeful affects of this measurement is to enhance the student’s awareness and learning experience approaches to study, life skills, career choices, work environment compatibility, and enhancement of social relations!
Conclusion