Discussion Questions

Personal application questions

  1. What do you think? At some point in your life you have probably been told about learning styles. How hard is it for you to believe what is said here?
  2. Did you have some resistance to it when you first say it called a “myth?”

 

Analysis Questions

  1. Why is this topic related to ethics?
  2. What would it look like if we DID have a preferred style and tried to learn everything visually, for example. If you tried to learn to drive a car or dance by watching, would you be able to do it? What about learning geography by hearing about it?
  3. What learning strategies seem to work best for classes that have a lot of reading? What about a more technical class or lab course? How do we best learn music or dance?

 

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. If a service professional (like a teacher or psychologist) is using methods that are outdated or not proven effective instead of strategies that have been shown to work, would that violate the ethical guidelines?
  2. If a service professional is unaware that what they are doing is not effective (because they were told it was), is it ethical?
  3. How can professionals stay up to date in their field after they finish their education?

 

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