Preparation Learning theories evolve over time. As we discover more about how people learn, the application of learning theories also changes. An idea that worked 50, 20, or even 5 years ago might not work currently due to a shift in cultural beliefs, new knowledge, or new learning contexts. Anytime there is a change in our thinking it can impact the way we apply learning theories. Many times differing perspectives can lead to productive discussions and academic debates that further the evolution of the learning theory.
Instructions In this assessment, you will explore how the evolution of learning theories and neuroscience has shaped a current learning controversy.
Select one of the following learning controversies: Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory. Learning Styles. Brain Hemisphere Dominance (Left verses Right Brain). Research the historical approaches for the learning controversy and how this issue is currently being debated. Looking at this learning controversy through the lens of learning
theories and neuroscience, what has changed or been discovered
that has led to this debate? Analyze the multiple perspectives of the selected learning
controversy. What are the arguments and priorities for this issue?
Assess the impact of the selected learning controversy on your
area of specialization. Make sure to include the following: Explain how the evolution of learning theories and neuroscience
over time has shaped selected learning controversy. Evaluate multiple perspectives to the selected learning
controversy. o What are arguments and priorities of the proponents and
critics of this issue? Assess the implications of this learning controversy on your
area of specialization. Additional Requirements Length: 5–7 pages (not counting your title page or references),
double-spaced, 12-point font.
Number of references: Minimum of 5 references. Article distinctions: There are three different types of articles.
Research articles present original research, review articles discuss
research already presented elsewhere, and survey articles are
comprehensive review articles that discuss an entire field or area
of research. References to books are acceptable, but they should
be kept to a minimum—probably no more than five. APA style: You must use proper APA style to cite and list your
references. Refer to the Writing Center’s APA Style and Format
guidelines (linked in the Suggested Resources) for more
information. Format: Use the following structure: Cover page (your name, your specialization or program, title
and course number, current quarter and year, and instructor’s
name).
Abstract (optional). Body of paper, including headings and subheadings over
the appropriate content.
Reference list.
Refer to the APA Style and Format guidelines for additional
formatting information. o Style: Write in the third person as an impartial narrator.
Avoid the use of I, we, or you. In particular, avoid phrases like "I
think" in favor of phrases like "the evidence suggests" or "research
indicates." In science, personal opinion carries no weight unless
supported by a combination of empirical research and statistical or
logical-mathematical inference. o Other notes: Avoid long quoted passages from your source
texts. Your writing should be a synthesis of your own ideas, in your
own words—even if your ideas refer to the original ideas of others,
in which case the references should be explicit. Graduate-level
writing should be scholarly and more than a mere summary. It
should present a unique thesis or at least a significant point you
are trying to make, adding appreciably to what is already known of
your topic. Your point or thesis will stand or fall solely on its
strength—that is, the quality and quantity of the evidence you
present.
