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Learning Theory - link back to page = How does learning occur? You decide! = In the space below please do the following: Why was she mainly focused on the end goal? Would she be able to use the info from this program and translate it to a similar program? || Would the girls choose different strategies if asked to choose the one that they were most successful with in the past? ||
 * Tom, Kristin, Heather
 * Observation || Findings || Questions ||
 * Tom observed Michelle Graham (wife) as she learned how to use audio software for a recording project. || Her learning style is active, sensing, verbal, and sequential. || Would she be able to use it in the future independently?
 * Kristin observed 10 first grade students during a math lesson as they solved addition and subtraction problems. || They use various strategies including number sentences, use of manipulatives, drawing pictures, using number lines, or counting on fingers/in head. Some students use more than one strategy to solve their problems. || Why did they choose the strategy that they chose-- Would they be successful with any of the other strategies? ||
 * Heather observed 6 first grade girls during a math lesson as they used different strategies to do a problem solving investigation. || They used various strategies. The girls who chose to draw pictures to solve showed to be more visual learners. The girls who chose to use a number sentence and solve internally showed to be more audal learners. || Did the girls choose these strategies because they were comfortable or really because it was the best according to learning preference?

Conclusions: We conclude that there is a large difference between adult learners and primary learners because adults are more goal oriented while children are engaged in the process. We also think that it is difficult to know what a child's learning preference is just by watching them choose their favorite solving strategies because there is no way to know why they chose that strategy.