Diverse Learners

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses diversity in learning styles, gender differences, ethnicity and social class and students with disabilities. The paper focuses on five aspects of ethnicity that are potential sources of student-student and student-teacher misunderstandings: verbal communication, nonverbal communication, time orientation, social values and instructional formats and learning processes. The paper emphasizes how teachers must create instructional opportunities that are adapted to fit the needs of all the students in the classroom.

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"A learning style can be defined as a consistent preference over time and subject matter for perceiving, thinking about, and organizing information in a particular way. As stated in Temple University's Performance standards for Teachers, "Teaching that facilitates active learning is characterized by competence in involving students in lessons by providing a non threatening environment which allows them to ask questions, seek solutions, share thinking about a theme or topic, and respond to other's viewpoints." "Standards IV: Diversity." [NBPTS Career and Technical Education Standards.]"
"Some students, for example, prefer to think about the nature of the task, collect relevant information, and formulate a detailed plan before taking action, while others prefer to run with the first idea they have and see where it leads. Some students prefer to work on several aspects of a task simultaneously, while others prefer to work on one aspect at a time in a logical sequence."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brian, Marshall. "Students are People." Emphasis on Teaching Newsletter. BYGPublishing, Inc. 1998. 15 Feb. 2006.http://www.bygpub.com/eot9.htm
• Gross Davis, Barbara. "Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom." Tools for Teaching, University of California, Berkeley. 1 Sept. 1999, Jossey-Bass. 15 Feb. 2006.http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/diverse.htm
• " Standard IV: Diversity." NBPTS Career and Technical Education Standards. National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. 1997. 15 Feb. 2006.http://www.nbpts.org/pdf/eayacte.pdf
• Wonacott, Michael E. 2001 Students with Disailities in Career and Technical Education ERIC ACVE. Digest no 230 15 Feb. 2006http://www.cte.org/acve/docgen.asp?=digest&ID+115

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