SUNEL LOOTS

Student number: 56685998

Due date: 17 September 2015
ETH102L
ASSIGNMENT 2
Unique number: 569275
 1. List seven types of intelligences and provide two skills and careers that can be linked to each
type of intelligence

According to G. Dryden and J. Vos (2005) the seven types of intelligences are as follow:

Linguistic intelligence

Skills: The person with this type of intelligence will have good memory in trivia and wil be very
orderly.

Career: Novelist or a journalist.

Logical intelligence

Skills: The person with this type of intelligence will be good with abstract thinking and working with
computers.

Career: Engineers or accountants

Visual-spatial intelligence

Skills: The person with this type of intelligence will use all their senses when using their imagination
and they can easily read maps, charts or diagrams.

Career: Painters or battlefield strategist.

Musical intelligence

Skills: The person with this type of intelligence will most likely be deeply spiritual and sensitive to
pitch, rhythm and timber.

Career: Piano tuners and conductors.

Bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence

Skills: The person with this type of intelligence will most probably have good reflexes and expetional
control of the body.

Career: Dancers or surgeons.

Interpersonal intelligence

Skills: The person with this type of intelligence will be able to negotiate well and they will be able to
read others intentions.

Career: Teachers or sales people.

Intrapersonal intelligence

Skills: The person with this type of intelligence will be self-motivated and have intuitive ability.

Career: Novelist or gurus.

(Dryden and Vos, 184)

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 2. State the nine points you will discuss with your learners when explaining the mind mapping
method of studying.

G.Dryden and J. Vos (2005), state that the nine points to keep in mind when explaining the mind
mapping method to learners:

1) Imagine your brain cells are like trees. They all store various parts of information on their
branches.
2) Arrange the key points of any topic on the paper in the same treelike format.
3) Start with the central topic in the centre of the page and draw branches spreading out from it.
4) Try to record only one word/symbol for each theme you want to recall.
5) Put points that relate to the major theme on the branch (sub-branch).
6) Use different colour pencils or markers for related topics.
7) Draw as many pictures or symbols as you can.
8) When enclosing each branch use a different colour border.
9) Add to each map regularly.

(Dryden and Vos, 166)

3. Discuss five tips on brain-friendly food.

According to G.Dryden and J.Vos (2005), in The new learning revolution these are the five tips for
brain friendly food.

1) Eat a balanced nutritious breakfast every morning, preferably with plenty of fresh fruit. Try to
have the following with your breakfast: A fruit that is in season, half a banana and a fruit
containing Vitamin C.
2) Eat a filling lunch preferably including a fresh vegetable salad. Have a balanced lunch including
all the food groups.
3) Make fish, nuts and vegetable fats a key part of your diet. These foods contain important oils
that nourishes and repairs the brain.
4) Exercise regularly to oxygenate the blood. Try to exercise minimum 30min a day.
5) Cleanse the toxins out of your body. Drink lots of fresh water to keep the body hydrated.

(Dryden and Vos, 141)

4. Explain how you will use lessons from sport to develop learners learning skills.

First of all G. Dryden and J. Vos (2005), states a lesson from sports will teach children to have a
dream and therefor they will make it happen. This requires the students to have specific goals and
to break down these goals into attainable steps. Teaching them that success does not happen
overnight. Another lesson taught through sports is that we have to combine mind (attitude), body
(fitness) and action (physical skills).

The students will learn that they need to have a vision, seeing what they have achieved in advance.
Sports teaches us to have a passion, so that you can strive to do your best and succeed.

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 We also learn that we need a coach, mentor or a guide. Someone who has more experience than
the students have or more knowledge. When making mistakes it teaches the students to practice
and better themselves and to not have a negative attitude towards failure. Lastly sport teaches
students to achieve by doing, taking action allows us to reach our dreams.

(Dryden and Vos, 145)

5. The difference between the following thinking styles: concrete sequential and abstract
random.

G, Dryden and J. Vos explained the difference between the following thinking styles as the following:

Concrete sequential Abstract random

Process information on an ordered, linear way
(very structured thinkers).
These thinkers are based in reality, through
their physical senses.
These thinkers are good at remembering facts
and specific information with ease.
They work best in quiet environments.
They have great organizational skills.
The abstract random thinker processes
information through reflection. ( unstructured
thinkers)
These thinkers use their feelings and emotions
instead of physical senses.
They remember information when it is
personalized.
They work best in unstructured, free
environments.
They have a natural ability to work with others.

(Dryden and Vos, 199)

6. Explain eight ways in which music can aid learning.

In The learning revolution G. Dryden and J. Vos (2005), say the following about music as an aid to
learning
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1) Music can create a calm atmosphere in the classroom or learning facility.
2) It helps the learners get in the mood when the facilitator starts new activities or cooperative
learning programs.
3) It helps learners to stop clustering their work and slows down fast writing, allowing for neat
work and concentration.
4) Music helps students when required to do creative activities such as writing poetry and putting
whole languages into raps.
5) Music can help with state changes, such as singing, talking, group work or any activity that
helps students to absorb information.
6) Music helps to get teenagers started with their work.
7) Music helps with goal setting as it helps you to focus.
8) Music helps with visualisation as it allows for creativity and free thinking.

(Dryden and Vos, 309)

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 7. Discuss six helpful hints to improve a childrens spelling.

Guidelines given by G, Dryden and J. Vos (2005), to improve a childs spelling are the following

1) Help the student with pattern recognition: grouping words that are similar phonetically
2 and in
patterns.
2) Introduce words in a natural, logical and active way example: simple blackboard list for the
words that students use daily.
3) Teach spelling through writing to help muscle memory.
4) Non-phonic spelling is a visual skill rather than listening skill, students have to see words rather
than hearing them but using both visual and listening is beneficial.
5) Encourage the students to write words from their memory rather than letting students copy the
words.
6) Visualizing words is important. Highlighting or colouring the difficult letter combinations can
help the student remember the word visually.

(Dryden and Vos, 377)

8. Explain how the four minute reading catch-up programme can be applied effectively to
assist learners who struggle to read.

According to G, Dryden and J. Vos (2005), the reason why this works is because it is common sense
and basic. The programme is personalized to each student and their problem area within reading.
The student gets assessed to determine this problem area and what words should be focused on to
better the student.

The student will receive a list of 300 most-used words in the language and familiar words to the
student such as family names. A new list is provided every day. This is the crucial part, the
involvement of the parents and family members. They will be notified of what the student is
struggling with and what needs to take place in-order to aid his/her progress. The family will be
required to read the list with the student every day for just four minutes.

The teacher also spends four minutes each morning with the student to monitor progress and to
encourage and praise the student where it is due. The reason for the success of this programme lies
within the fact that the learning continues at home and that the child is given positive reinforcement
for every small step of progress.

(Dryden and Vos, 210)

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 Reference list

Dryden, G. Vos, J. 2005. The New Learning Revolution. 3rd ed. New York: Bloomsbury.

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 RESULTS
Total = 76 / 100 (76%)
 COMMENTS
1 Music relaxes the mind and listening to it is a great way to lower stress levels/ Music acts
directly on the body and produces a tranquil state/ Music stimulates and awakens and can thus be
used to revive bored learners/ Music is mathematical and can be used to stimulate certain brain
circuits/ Music inspires emotion and that is the gateway to learning/ Music is state changer and
be used to vary the your work pace/ Music is the universal language and crosses all cultural
barriers/ Music is a powerful anchor and can moor memory to learning/

2 Teach children to picture the word in their favourite colour/ Make any unclear letters stand out
by making them look different to the others in some way/ Break words into groups of three letters
and let them build their pictures by using three letters at a time/ Place the letters on a familiar
background. Picture something like a familiar object or movie scene, then put the letters you want to
remember on top of it/ If it is along word, make the letters small enough so that you can easily see
the whole word/ Trace the letters in the air with your finger and picture in your mind the letters that
you are writing/ 6 x 2 [Total 12]