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Assignment 4

Daniel Bennett — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:25:26 +0000

Communication Skills Index Your score = 81

Not bad, lower than what I’d have expected, which gives some merit to the test’s usefullness. I would have appreciated an analysis on what specific areas need improvement.

Assignment 3

Daniel Bennett — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:52:33 +0000

The VARK Questionnaire Results

Your scores were:

Visual: 5
Aural: 7
Read/Write: 10
Kinesthetic: 6

Yep, sounds reasonably accurate. I think these things are pointless; answering the test questions is the same thing as guessing what VARK scores you’ll get. Shrug.

Learning Styles Results for: Daniel Bennett

Active/Reflective: Reflective = 7
Sensing/Intuitive: Sensing = 3
Visual/Verbal: Visual = 5
Sequential/Global: Sequential = 1

A little bit more interesting. But these tests put you in an artificial world; life isn’t yes or no, it’s an anologue system of greyness. The results are next to useless.

Learner Needs Analysis Form

Daniel Bennett — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:04:08 +0000

I don’t personally find much joy in filling out long forms, I think the form would be most efficient if kept as succinct as possible. i.e. Does nationality really matter? I don’t see this greatly effecting teaching methods. Similarly the “languages” question; as long as the student is reasonably literate and fluent in English, I see no problem.

Perhaps some common examples on the more ambiguous questions could help; “Do you know your preferred learning style?” could prove open to interpretation. Also, “What are your desired outcomes…” seems a trifle unnecessary to me.

The second page is good; communication method and previous negotiations are good things to have a record of.

START

Daniel Bennett — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:48:39 +0000

Well. We have blog. Brace yourselves, this will not be pleasant.