Does an Online Education Fit Your Learning Style?
Statistics and facts for this article were found in “The Web’s Aspect on Student Learning” by Katrina Meyer, written for Technological Horizons in Education.
Online education is different from traditional education. When online education courses first evolved, they were close copies of traditional courses, delivered in much the same way, i.e.; via the reading of text. Now, however, online course designers have realized that online education is primarily a visual learning medium and are delivering course content through highly visual media, including pictures and video, which fits a visual learning style.
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Gifted And Learning Disabled: Students Who Are Twice Exceptional
Parents may suspect that their child is gifted, yet be baffled when their smart child has difficulty learning in certain areas. Some intellectually gifted students also have special learning needs such as a learning disability. Gifted students may also have other special educational needs such as auditory processing problems, dyslexia, ADHD or emotional problems.
When a highly intelligent child has a learning disability, it is difficult for parents to make sense of the learning and behavior patterns they observe. A “masking” phenomenon often occurs; high intellect is partly hidden by learning problems, and learning difficulties partially obscure a child’s true level of intelligence. This can result in two problems: the child’s intellectual gifts are not nurtured and developed, and the learning disabilities may not be properly remediated.
Because these students are extremely intelligent, they can utilize many compensatory strategies in order to learn and appear more successful. They use abilities such as reasoning skills, strong memory, attention to detail, or other gifts to circumvent their disability. It is difficult for teachers and parents to observe the learning problems and, therefore, the child’s learning disabilities frequently are not identified and the child does not receive help in the area of disability.
It is often difficult for adults to be alert to the signs of intellectual giftedness in children who do not learn easily and rapidly in all areas. Therefore the child’s giftedness also goes unrecognized and these students do not receive the proper encouragement and educational support to fully develop their gifts, talents and desire to achieve academically.
Gifted individuals with learning disabilities exhibit both strengths and areas of need. Not every child has the same pattern of highs and lows. Therefore, adults must be vigilant in determining appropriate educational interventions.
Some characteristics of twice exceptional students include the following (keep in mind that each individual will exhibit a unique profile):