I think information processing is the most valuable. The entire goal of teaching is to have the students learn the information, and to have them actually remember what they learned after the class. If the teacher focuses on helping the students encode information to long term memory, then the students are more likely to carry on the information to other classes and in their everyday lives. I would probably choose guided discovery. It is also a cognitive approach, like information processing and focuses on students figuring out information on their own which ends up encouraging the successful transfer of knowledge to long term memory, so these do match up.
Due to my field being dietetics and nutrition, I think guided discovery is definitely important, since I will not actually be teaching anyone in a classroom setting, just guiding them to help them improve their lives. After assessing a clients goals and specific needs, I would design some guidelines for them that would help them eat better, but given them ample room and choices for them to make their own decisions and figure out what works best for them. I would monitor them to make sure they are on the right track, but it is really up to them to discover this information.
I think that it is very interesting that you are taking this class for being a dietic major. I belive that learning is very important when it comes to diets. Someone over time has to change their behavior to demonstrate a good diet. This takes a lot of practice, self discipline, and time. Therefore, I think the method you chose to use guided discovery is a very smart decision. Dieting and finding out what works best for someone is the key to dieting. When someone tries to diet and it doesn't work for them they come to get help. This is when the guided part of the dietician to step in and give some guidance. But dieting is a great deal of learning to see what works best for someone in trying to lose weight.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that it is so important for a teacher to encode information in their students longterm memory. Guided discovery would work very well for your major because you do not want your patients thinking that you are making decisions for them but you rather guiding them to making better ones.
ReplyDeleteI agree too, I feel like they might not be ok with it if you as a dietician made decisions for them, and by guding them and monitoring them is that you can help them out the most.
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