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Definition

dianaisabel1497 — 2021-01-31 03:19:24 UTC

Gamification is the use of game design and mechanics to enhance non-game contexts by increasing participation, engagement, loyalty and competition. Teaching through games is one of the essential modern teaching methods that has been in use under modern teaching ways. The significance of Gamification in teaching has mostly been seen in the elementary and preschool system. Learning through playing games won’t be even realized by students. It motivated students as well and proved effective not only to the students of preschool but of any age.

Techniques or activities examples

dianaisabel1497 — 2021-01-31 03:19:33 UTC

Award students with badges: For each assignment completed, award students with badges. This may seem like a regression back to Kindergarten stickers of gold stars, but it’s working for Khan Academy. As students watch instructional videos and complete problem sets, Khan Academy awards them with points and badges to track progress and encourage perseverance.
Implement a class-wide rewards system: Encourage camaraderie among students by setting up a rewards system where students achieve something as a team. For example, set a goal of 80% of the class passing an exam. As a reward, give the entire class bonus points or even a party. That way, students are working to master the material together instead of competing, and the highest-achieving students will help those around them.
Gamify homework to encourage informal learning: Ultimately, educators hope that games translate learning into informal environments. There simply aren’t enough hours in the day for an educator. Games allow the curiosity—and the learning—to continue after the bell rings. How about a treasure hunt? Quests?

The Unstoppable Growth of Gamification and Digital Learning Games in Education

dianaisabel1497 — 2021-01-31 03:19:42 UTC

TOP 5 Gamification Examples In Education today!

dianaisabel1497 — 2021-01-31 03:19:52 UTC

What it is?

Ross04 — 2021-02-01 05:22:15 UTC

Spaced Learning is a learning method in which highly condensed learning content is repeated three times, with two 10-minute breaks during which distractor activities such as physical activities are performed by the students. It is based on the temporal pattern of stimuli for creating long-term memories reported by R. Douglas Fields in Scientific American in 2005.

Techniques and activities examples!

Ross04 — 2021-02-01 05:43:37 UTC

Top & tail

"[S]ummarising what was taught in the last lecture, period, class or event and doing the same at the end of the lecture/class/event, gives two reinforcement events for the price of one."
This "take[s] advantage of primacy and recency ... the fact that learners tend to remember the first and last things more than what comes in between."

Note-taking

Encourage students to "not only ... tak[e] notes, but rerea[d] and rewrit[e] those notes."
Learning increases "by 30% through summaries and 22% using written analogies."
"If [students] take notes AND review them, [they] do better on assessments."
"[N]ote taking allows learners to relate knowledge to experience."

Exercise

"If you exercise regularly, that is the chance to recall and reinforce whatever you want to retain."
"A podcast through your headphones in the gym? Simply record your own lists, notes, reinforcement events and replay on demand."

Web: Frontiers

Ross04 — 2021-02-01 05:44:46 UTC

Making long-Term Memory in minutes: a spaced learning pattern from memory research in education.

How to Master this method in 4 steps!

Ross04 — 2021-02-01 05:47:48 UTC

Definition

anicelpuga — 2021-02-01 14:36:04 UTC

The Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic (VAK) teaching method model and pedagogical approach provides a simple way to explain and understand learning styles. The VAK teaching method uses the three main sensory receivers (Vision, Auditory and Kinesthetic) to determine a person´s dominate or preferred learning style.

In VAK, V is visual means seeing the data, A is Audio means gathering information by hearing the data, and K is Kinesthetic means feeling the data. A teacher should keep the category of students in kind while teaching because some students catch the information by seeing, by hearing or by feeling. So, they should present the same material in different ways.

The VAK teaching method was introduced in the 1920s to help children with dyslexia. However, its impact is more effective in the modern era. In the time of the internet, watching and learning through videos has become a popular new medium of teaching. Students grasp fast when they see, hear or feel instead of reading the material.

Techniques and activities examples

anicelpuga — 2021-02-01 14:52:08 UTC

VAK learning styles: visual
Visual learners absorb information primarily by seeing it, or by visualizing it mentally. They:

Are imaginative and can easily picture complex scenarios, images or ideas without reference.
Enjoy art, aesthetics and the written word.
Are excellent at spelling.
Take frequent notes.
Revise well using color coordination, mind maps and flashcards.
Love graphs, maps, diagrams, flowcharts and written instructions.
May struggle with verbal instructions.
Find themselves easily distracted by visual stimuli such as sitting beside a window or being bombarded with pop-ups on a computer.

VAK learning styles: auditory
Auditory learners absorb information primarily by hearing it. They:

Love verbal instructions and follow them easily.
Are sensitive to tone of voice, pitch and rhythm.
Understand and process information by talking it through.
Would rather record a lesson or lecture than take notes.
Are good at oral. presentations.
Learn better with music on, provided that it is not distracting.
Thrive in group and panel discussions.
Are easily distracted by auditory stimuli such as background noise or being spoken to.

VAK learning styles: kinaesthetic
Kinaesthetic learners absorb information primarily through movement in a physical way. They:

Are good at hands-on problem solving.
Are physically coordinated and good at sport.
Enjoy expressing themselves physically and may engage in performing arts or dance.
Struggle with overly abstract or conceptual topics.
Have a good sense of direction.
May learn by drawing and doodling.
Excel at practical subjects such as construction, cooking and engineering.
May be restless or fidgety in the classroom.

In the classroom
Learners can be encouraged to think about their learning style and how it affects their work by trying a quiz to identify their preferences. If, they understand how they prefer to think then they can learn how to optimise their work in the classroom, in that way they can try alternative ways.

Webpage: VAK Learning style

anicelpuga — 2021-02-01 15:49:06 UTC

Model of teaching styles.

Learning Styles Theory VAK (Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic)

anicelpuga — 2021-02-01 16:09:51 UTC

What it is?

2021-02-01 17:30:56 UTC

Jigsaw is a cooperative learning strategy in which the class is divided into small groups consisting of five students. These small groups serve as the students home base. Each member of the home-base group is assigned to an "expert" group to learn a portion of the content. After the students meet in their expert group and learn their specified content, they return to their home base groups to share what they have learned with the other subject members. This strategy allows everyone in the class to learn all the content relevant to the subject, as opposed to just the piece they were responsible for. The jigsaw strategy can be implemented during one class period or across a number of class periods, depending on the depth or complexity of the content or skill being learned.

Adventages

2021-02-01 18:02:37 UTC

Jigsaw helps students learn cooperation as group members share responsibility for each other's learning by using critical thinking and social skills to complete an assignment. Subsequently, this strategy helps to improve listening, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Techniques and activities examples

2021-02-01 18:04:59 UTC

Grouping:

Students are interdependent in a positive way.
Individuals are accountable
Students interact to promote student learning
Groups use good teamwork skills
Students have an opportunity for analyzing how well their groups are functioning.

Writing activities tied into the Strategy:

The Jigsaw strategy is a process where students individually gather and develop information from their assigned reading to eventually work collaboratively with their group members in gaining the new necessary knowledge. This strategy ties in writing as students take notes on a piece of notebook paper or graphic organizer when reading to help comprehend the text and successfully teach their group members about the information they acquired. The students write down definitions, facts, interesting details, and other information they think is important in their assigned readings.

Jigsaw Activity in Class

2021-02-01 18:29:21 UTC

Go inside Cathy Doyle's second grade classroom in Evanston, Illinois to observe her students use the jigsaw strategy to understand the topic of gardening more deeply and share what they have learned. Joanne Meier, our research director, introduces the strategy and talks about the importance of advanced planning and organization to make this strategy really effective.

Using the Jigsaw Method Online

2021-02-01 18:32:13 UTC