Examining Children’s Learning Styles: a Focus on the Teaching and Learning of Science at Early Childhood Development (ECD) Level
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Different models of learning styles have been used to explain how children learn. The common learning styles refer to different behaviours that include the activist, theorist, pragmatist, and reflector. Other scholars have classified learning styles in terms of the dominant characteristic in the learner. These have classified learning styles in terms of the learners, namely auditory learner, kinaesthetic learner and visual learner. Within the context of learning styles, the paper provides a conceptual framework by looking at the different types of learning styles. It further examines the role and implications of these learning styles to how teachers have to cater for individual differences in the development of children at Early Childhood Development (ECD) level. The paper also focuses on different methods the teacher can use to promote learning in all children. Such methods include activities that make the child the centre of learning. These include discovery, experimentation, outdoor play, drama, role playing, story-telling, group work, listening to stories and other related practical activities. The paper concludes that there is need for balanced activities that cater for children’s different learning styles and development levels. Keywords: Learning styles, Early Childhood Development (ECD), teaching and learning, teacher.
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Dr. Wellington Samkange
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