Hi Amelia,

The blog post you wrote was fascinating as I learned more about you even though you discussed course content. I think my blog post sounded too formal, so I will take your writing as inspiration as your style is perfect for blogging. As someone who also hated swimming as a child, I particularly enjoyed reading about how you taught scarlet to swim. In retrospect, I believe my parents also used behaviorism when convincing me to learn to swim. When I was a child, I was very stubborn, but the behavior and reward system also helped me overcome this.

Hi Ariana,

Knowing that your major is in computer science, it is unsurprising that you prefer the behaviorist instruction learning style. This is due to the structure that you mentioned which for every question there is a correct answer. I would say that I personally do not like this about math, as I am not excellent at memorizing black or white answers like you are. I guess this is why I am a sociologist as we focus on the shades of grey, meaning we look for the social systems that underly the black and white. Congruently, this aligns with the other learning styles, constructivism, and cognitivism. Lastly, I want to let you know that you are not alone in struggling with feeling if you chose the correct answer. I definitely feel that way too sometimes.

Hi Xihn,

If I were someone who had no knowledge about these learning theories, I would have a great grasp of the concepts after reading your blog post. In other words, you did a great job providing explanations and examples. I enjoyed your example of the proper deadlifting form as I too enjoy weightlifting, and the various cues have also helped me. After reading your paragraph about cognitivism, I thought about my own experience with statistics. For the first midterm, my own beliefs and attitudes surrounding math were very self-deprecating. This resulted in a below-average grade. However, once I shifted my attitude towards a more positive outlook my grades reflected that.

Hi Esraa

I enjoyed reading your blog post as I can relate to utilizing the cognitive learning approach myself. I too find it helpful to connect new pieces of information to prior understandings. Since you mentioned that you utilize spaced learning sessions, I am wondering if you have ever heard of the Pomodoro study method? The method is based on studying for 25 minutes and then taking a 5-minute break. I have found it to be very useful in time management.