Enhancing Personalized Learning
Emilie Flores
Ms. Smelser
English 10H LEAD
8 May 2013
Advancing Personalized Learning
The fundamentals of learning have constantly been changing, and it is crucial that the learning practice be as effective as possible. “In these Countries where prosperity is the norm there is no longer a large economic incentive to learn, so the motivation to learn must become intrinsic….education must circle back to being personal again.” (Andersen 5). Advancing personalized learning is of top priority because there is much more to learning than what is currently being addressed in classes, everyone is at different stages and levels of education, and newly developed software is coming closer to allowing for the ultimate personalized learning experience. …show more content…
Confirming this, intellectuals stated, “When I think of the word ‘personalized’ I immediately think of Amazon and Google…using my past search behavior” (Garry 1). This displays how experts unknowingly are coming up with the groundwork for building a personal education system. What is stopping them from building on these accomplishments and achieving what engineers have gawked over for years? Also, “The Speak Up National Research Project’s Fall 2011 findings revealed that students…are seeking a high level of personalization that will engage and motivate them” (Evans 4). Not only are current discoveries applying means of personalization, but students recognize it and want to see it fully executed. This motivation may give experts the extra push they need to fully develop an individual based learning system. “Dreambox [learning math software] learning…helps students reach their full potential by providing a data-driven personalized learning environment and a just-right level of instruction.” (Bray 4). This shows that there are solutions readily available, and experts are already taking the initiative. This only pertains to math, therefore educators still await personalized educational systems for the remaining other curricula. Though personalization has already begun to be applied as far as educating, there is still much that needs to be done to improve the effectiveness of learning in schools all around the
Ms. Smelser
English 10H LEAD
8 May 2013
Advancing Personalized Learning
The fundamentals of learning have constantly been changing, and it is crucial that the learning practice be as effective as possible. “In these Countries where prosperity is the norm there is no longer a large economic incentive to learn, so the motivation to learn must become intrinsic….education must circle back to being personal again.” (Andersen 5). Advancing personalized learning is of top priority because there is much more to learning than what is currently being addressed in classes, everyone is at different stages and levels of education, and newly developed software is coming closer to allowing for the ultimate personalized learning experience. …show more content…
Confirming this, intellectuals stated, “When I think of the word ‘personalized’ I immediately think of Amazon and Google…using my past search behavior” (Garry 1). This displays how experts unknowingly are coming up with the groundwork for building a personal education system. What is stopping them from building on these accomplishments and achieving what engineers have gawked over for years? Also, “The Speak Up National Research Project’s Fall 2011 findings revealed that students…are seeking a high level of personalization that will engage and motivate them” (Evans 4). Not only are current discoveries applying means of personalization, but students recognize it and want to see it fully executed. This motivation may give experts the extra push they need to fully develop an individual based learning system. “Dreambox [learning math software] learning…helps students reach their full potential by providing a data-driven personalized learning environment and a just-right level of instruction.” (Bray 4). This shows that there are solutions readily available, and experts are already taking the initiative. This only pertains to math, therefore educators still await personalized educational systems for the remaining other curricula. Though personalization has already begun to be applied as far as educating, there is still much that needs to be done to improve the effectiveness of learning in schools all around the