2010-03-12T05:48:13Z http://hallradio.votingresearch.org/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:hallradio.votingresearch.org,2009-06-26:2202141 P Bennett 2009-06-27T01:43:43Z 2009-06-27T01:43:43Z Excellent interview. tag:hallradio.votingresearch.org,2009-06-26:2201826 Dr. Robert J. Maderia Sr 2009-06-26T22:46:01Z 2009-06-26T22:46:01Z I applaud and admire Commissioner Davy for her orientation of the state's core<br />curriculum towards real world learning!<br /><br />I would like to suggest more emphasis be placed on teaching how to learn the<br />meaning and understanding of this core <br />curriculum(i.e., Less traditional type teaching oriented towards a standardized<br />testing and more conceptual teaching to<br />a discipline's syllabus). This way the three true forms of knowledge (i.e., the<br />Declarative, Associated, and Procedural<br />knowledge)would be acquired and students<br />would have the skills to graduate onto<br />the next levels!<br /><br />I am an Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and<br />Physiology and find that the highest percentage of my incoming students lack<br />independant study skills. They appear not to seek the meaning or understanding<br />of this challenging discipline,but just<br />enough associated knowledge(i.e., dis-connected information),with expectations<br />of high grade averages that don't match their meaning and understanding.<br /><br />I am well versed in "Conceptual Teaching<br />Techniques for Diversity in Learning".<br />However, at the collegiate level, time<br />alloted and amount of detail taught do<br />not always articulate. Students need to come to a college class prepared with strong independent study skills, as well<br />as the ability to acquire meaning and understanding from all three types of knowledge of rigorous scholarship!