Learning the Natural Way
Understanding how children naturally learn is critical in establishing a solid philosophy to guide the development of curriculum and materials that support the greatest possible success of students. From this foundation, learner-centered curriculum and materials emerge and aid learners in their educational journey.
ARA Education
What is ARA?
ARA is the cornerstone for an educational philosophy that was developed through years of experience and careful review of more than a hundred years of research. It is an attempt to explain what should be our first question in Education– How do children naturally learn? The enormous amount of data provided a clear, though fairly complex answer to the question. First there are three levels of learning:
¨ Acquisition Learning– This comes from having new experiences and encountering brand new ideas.
¨ Reasoning Learning– This is the internal work of figuring things out, making sense of the experiences we have had.
¨ Application Learning– This is where we test our understanding to see if what we think we know is viable in the world.
ARA is an acronym for the three types of learning that were identified through this review: Acquisition, Reasoning, Application.
This is the foundation upon which we are building. As part of this process, 24 attributes of learning were identified and have been connected to the three levels of learning.
ARA is the cornerstone for an educational philosophy that was developed through years of experience and careful review of more than a hundred years of research. It is an attempt to explain what should be our first question in Education– How do children naturally learn? The enormous amount of data provided a clear, though fairly complex answer to the question. First there are three levels of learning:
¨ Acquisition Learning– This comes from having new experiences and encountering brand new ideas.
¨ Reasoning Learning– This is the internal work of figuring things out, making sense of the experiences we have had.
¨ Application Learning– This is where we test our understanding to see if what we think we know is viable in the world.
ARA is an acronym for the three types of learning that were identified through this review: Acquisition, Reasoning, Application.
This is the foundation upon which we are building. As part of this process, 24 attributes of learning were identified and have been connected to the three levels of learning.
Learner-Centered Education
Learner-centered education is based on the concept that every learner brings a unique set of skills and understanding to every experience. Given this, educators need to take into account what each learner brings with them. This includes understanding the whole of the student– learning preferences, IQ, any learning difficulties, family or cultural values, as well as any pre-constructed ideas about a given subject or life in general.
Within ARA, the goal is to develop learner-centered educational tools, curriculum, and programs that allow the student to find the greatest success and get the most out of his learning. To this end, we are looking to conduct and identify research that leads to a better understanding of the learning process. We are also looking to develop a model that focuses on understanding the learner first, allowing us to maximize their strengths and strengthen their weaknesses.
Learner-centered education is based on the concept that every learner brings a unique set of skills and understanding to every experience. Given this, educators need to take into account what each learner brings with them. This includes understanding the whole of the student– learning preferences, IQ, any learning difficulties, family or cultural values, as well as any pre-constructed ideas about a given subject or life in general.
Within ARA, the goal is to develop learner-centered educational tools, curriculum, and programs that allow the student to find the greatest success and get the most out of his learning. To this end, we are looking to conduct and identify research that leads to a better understanding of the learning process. We are also looking to develop a model that focuses on understanding the learner first, allowing us to maximize their strengths and strengthen their weaknesses.
Acquisition
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Reasoning
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Application
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