research proposal 3|11

13 March 2013

Research Proposal

Dear Megan and peers,

            For my inquiry project, I am interested in studying the different methods of teaching and learning. I will research the different methods of learning that have been tested like visual, auditory, kinesthetic and reading/writing. I came upon this topic through the article we read about a liberal education and how teaching using senses to help retain information. I’m curious about why people learn differently and what personalities, genders, and ages of people learn from each method. The different methods of learning are typically visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and reading/writing. The visual method teaches using charts, tables, and diagrams. The auditory learner learns through hearing someone explain a concept or read directions. The kinesthetic learner retain information by physically interacting with the material like building a model or doing a dance to a song that relates to a topic. The reading/writing learner learns through taking notes and reading material. I plan on finding sources that deal with different methods of learning and talk about how they affect different age groups of people. I want to find out more about the correlation between personality and learning style preference. I can find this out from reading studies about testing for learning style preferences. From there, I plan on getting all the information I’ve gathered and putting my findings into small paragraphs. From this point, I can gather all my ideas together into a well-organized paper.

Thank you, Ivey Lee