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ERIC Number: ED376290
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 319
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Learning Style Activities for Computer Applications. Field Review.
Patton, Jan
This document contains a composite of learning activities for use in a secondary-level course in business computer applications. The collection is unique in that the individual learning activities constituting it have each been tailored to one or more of the diverse learning styles possessed by individual students. The activities are grouped into the following categories: computer related, word processing, spreadsheet, database, desktop publishing, graphics, telecommunications, and social implications. Each learning activity is presented on a learning style activity form containing some or all of the following: competency addressed; activity name; learning style strategy used; perceptual strength(s) targeted; desired student outcome; summary of the activity; suggested modifications; teacher preparation required; suggested means of assessment/evaluation; feasibility of saving all or part of the activity for inclusion in a portfolio; suggested time frame; and nationally/state-identified competencies addressed. Appended are the following: information about the 17 learning styles to which the various activities have been tailored; additional information about typical right and left brain behaviors and characteristics of analytical and global students; and lists of the business computer applications essential elements and competencies addressed by the individual activities. Also included are the forms developed for field review of the activities. (MN)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Texas Education Agency, Austin.
Authoring Institution: Texas Univ., Austin. Extension Instruction and Materials Center.
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A