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The Role of the Kinesthetic Learning Style and Prompted Responses in Teaching Management

Courses

David M. Savino Meshayla Moyer

OHIO The James F. Dicke

The Role of the Kinesthetic Learning Style and Prompted Responses in Teaching Management Courses

I. Introduction A. What’s all this about? B. Traditional class instruction vs. Kinesthetics and Prompted Responses. II. Kinesthetics and Prompted Responses A. Kinesthetics meaning B. Prompted Responses meaning C. Use and procedures D. Hoped for results

The Role of the Kinesthetic Learning Style and Prompted Responses in Teaching Management Courses

Terms Kinesthetic learning is to gain knowledge through movement and action. Prompted Response is basically directly engaging students to answer and deal with learning issues.

Chapters 1 - 5

Intro to HR Review

1.  The three key features of defining Human Resources are the external environment, the performing of HR functions and successful organizational outcomes.

2.  Motivation and effort are types of human capital.

3.  Credibility is not an important trait for a human resource professional to possess.

Research Survey Questions* 1. I think I learned more of the course concepts in the group discussions

and reviews versus straight class lectures. 2. I think that from time-to-time class lectures have value. 3. The regular review sessions passing around the ball and the use of the

bell (prompted sessions) helped me learn course material better. 4. The prompted review sessions helped me score better on quizzes &

exams this semester. 5. There were not enough lecture sessions in this class for me to

understand course concepts. 6. I liked the prompted review sessions because it is a change of pace,

allowed for fun and informality and helped break up the class sessions when it was done.

7. I would have liked to have seen more prompted review sessions during the semester.

*Biggs, John B. (1987). Student approaches to learning and studying. Camberwell, Vic.: Australian

Council for Educational Research. *Biggs, John, Kember, David and Leung, Doris Y.P. (2001) The revised two-factor Study Process,

Questionnaire: R-SPQ-2F, British Journal of Educational Psychology 71, 133–149.

Research Survey Questions (continued)

8. There was sufficient feedback on the activities such as in class group work and the reviews to guide me in my studies for quizzes and exams.

9. I wish other professors would use prompted methods such as ball passing and ringing the bell for correct answers.

10. I have a strong desire to do well in my classes. 11. I believe the review sessions made the course material more

interesting. 12. I usually study consistently throughout the semester. 13. The prompted review sessions helped develop my ability to critically

think and make informed decisions. 14. My aim was to do as little work as possible to pass this course. 15. Based on what I know now I believe that I will do well in this course. 16. Please feel free to write any comments you wish to provide in the

space below concerning the teaching methods used in this course.

The Role of the Kinesthetic Learning Style and

Prompted Responses in Teaching Management Courses

III. Implications and Conclusions A. Assessing the value and the results of using Kinesthetics and Prompted Responses B. Student reactions C. Establishing guidelines and ethical issues D. Future applications