"Flipped Learning" - Yay or Nay for My Learning Style
When I was a kid, the teacher stood at the front of the classroom and told us stuff, we practiced some in class, but did a lot of work at home. As I got older, I felt like I went to class and had my textbook read to me. I remember thinking things like "Why the hell am I sitting here for this? I could do this on my own in the comfort of my own home...this is pointless! Shouldn't we be doing something else?" Well, now we have the concept of the flipped classroom which does just that...something else! Concepts are learned individually (like reading your textbook) and the content is practiced in the classroom (with activities, projects, etc...). I think this sounds AWESOME...but does it work for everyone's learning style? Would it have worked for mine?
I never really gave much thought about my learning style. Overall, I thought I was a mostly visual, solitary learner with some verbal in the mix. However, the online learning style quiz I just took says...
Your Scores:
- Auditory: 25%
- Visual: 35%
- Tactile: 40%
This is interesting since I agree that I do fidget a lot and have a hard time sitting still, but I often read and watch videos or look at illustrations when figuring out how to do something. I guess I'm a style combo as an adult student. I can say that I have adapted to the other learning styles when needed, but am most comfortable in the solitary context. As a child, I was VERY shy and did not have a ton of confidence with having attention on me with group work, presentations and such. That being said, "Flipped Learning" probably would have been very uncomfortable for me. But, maybe that discomfort would have brought me out of my shell sooner. As I said, I have adapted as an adult...because I had to. Maybe that "FL" classroom would have been good for me.
Would it work for all learning styles? Maybe so, maybe not. Only time will tell. It would be a definite cage rattle for the introverted kids out there...maybe we need our cages rattled. There must be flaws in the old traditional system...otherwise we wouldn't be talking about this.
I totally agree about how infuriating it was as a kid to have text read to me in class! I know you said that you don't think Flipped Learning wold have worked for you, but do you think maybe it could have been constructive for you in the context that a lot of the content was done at home, and the teacher was available for guidance and questions after the initial learning? Just a thought because you said you often times teach yourself, and I'm the same way! Great post, thanks for sharing.
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Wasn't that soooo frustrating though?!! We really didn't need to sit in a room and have my book read to me...it was like an insult to our intelligence!
DeleteI do think that I could have benefited to an extent, particularly with algebra. I didn't really need help in general but I wonder if this could have helped with that...I am NOT good with algebra at all.
Excellent post! I love that you took the quiz. It would be a wonderful gauge to have students take that and then to discuss their support or struggle with flipped learning and then see if there was any correlation.
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