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1. Four types of thinking styles have been identified: concrete sequential, concrete random,
abstract random and abstract sequential. In table form, summarise the differences between
concrete sequential and abstract random thinking styles. ........................................................... 3
2. Discuss the benefits of project-based learning in a school context............................................ 3
3. A teacher who facilitates good training and educational programmes uses 6 key principles or
factors. Name and describe each factor...................................................................................... 4
4. Indicate how you can skim-read a non-fiction book................................................................. 4
5. Name 6 of the greatest myths about learning and intelligence. ................................................ 4
6. Discuss how a teacher can use the following catch-up programmes in the classroom:............... 5
6.1 The four-minute reading programme ................................................................................ 5
6.2 peer tutoring ................................................................................................................... 5
7. ............................................................................................................................................. 6
7.1 explain the meaning of the term “plasticity of the brain”. .................................................. 6
7.2 given the plasticity of the brain, why do you think mental stimulation in the early childhood
years is so important?............................................................................................................ 6
8. What ability would be affected with a temporal lobe injury to the brain? Discuss. .................... 7
9. Mrs Thompson’s Grade 8 Language classroom can be described as being empty of learning
opportunities. There is only the teacher’s desk at the front and a chalk board as well as rows of
desks and chairs for learners. The pin boards on the walls are blank with no posters anywhere and
the environment lacks stimulation. ............................................................................................ 7
9.1 Why is the environment not the best for a learning state? ................................................. 7
9.2 What advice would you give to the teacher to organise a better learning environment?...... 7
10. Discuss the 3 barriers to learning that need to be broken down to help create the best learning
state for learners. ..................................................................................................................... 9
11. Discuss the 3 key elements of “integrated studies” as suggested by Nolan.............................. 9
12. Visual-spatial intelligence................................................................................................... 10
12.1 Describe visual-spatial intelligence as discussed in Dryden and Vos (2005). ..................... 10
12.2 List 10 likely traits of a person with the above type of intelligence. ................................. 10
12.3 Discuss ways in which a teacher and/or a parent can strengthen a learner’s visual-spatial
intelligence. ........................................................................................................................ 10
13. Information-seeking (asking for information) can be an excellent principle to aid in the
developing a talent or learning a new skill. What advice can you give a learner in terms of sources
of information for this purpose? .............................................................................................. 11
Bibliography: .......................................................................................................................... 13
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