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15/05/2008 - Special Offer May 2008
Buy WSA Combo before the end of May 2008 and get 20% off the retail price!
15/05/2008 - What makes children stay away from school
Apart from the basic differences between holistics and analytics, our own international findings and studies in the United States have clearly shown that the learning styles of underachievers and drop-outs were significantly different from those students who remained in school. According to the Dunn & Dunn Learning Styles Model, eight learning style elements statistically differentiated between highly at-risk or drop-out students in comparison with their counterparts who remained at school ("Do Mismatches Between Instruction and Style Create ‘Dropoutism’?", St. John's University, N.Y., 1989).
The eight strong needs in drop-out students are:
1. Mobility at frequent intervals;
2. A variety of instructional resources from which to learn (to match students' low auditory and low visual modalities and their strong preferences for tactile/kinesthetic learning - hands-on activities - and their strong need for variety rather than routines and patterns);
3. Learning difficult content at other times, not in early morning classes;
4. Recognition of their high motivation despite their inability to learn through conventional methods; positive feedback instead of put-downs;
5. Collegial rather than authoritarian teachers;
6. Resources which introduce new and difficult information through multi-sensory methods (kinesthetic, tactile, visual, auditory) to make learning easier and more appealing;
7. Informal seating arrangements in classrooms to respond to their inability to sit on plastic or wooden chairs for more than 10-12 minutes and their strong need for mobility;
8. Soft illumination which means avoiding fluorescent lights in classrooms.
3/04/2008 - Our Learning Styles prevent violence in schools
An education expert believes short bursts of exercise between lessons can
help boys concentrate in school.
Michael Irwin from Massey University says school is becoming more and more
about sitting down, being quiet, doing work and listening. Research has
discovered that if those periods of learning are broken up with short bursts
of physical activity, children, particularly boys, will focus on their
studies for longer.
6/03/2008 - Learning Styles can prevent violence in schools
Primary school principals are shocked at survey results which show that 20% children was a danger to others. Their behaviour is affecting the learning of all children in the classroom and impacting the general health and confidence of teachers.
Research in Learning Styles from around the world and case studies from Learning Styles schools suggest that educators can alter and prevent this negative pattern of violent behaviour by understanding style differences and teaching with matched instructions.
20/02/2008 - What is your Golf Style?
The process of improving your game follows the same rules as everything else: the learning environmnet plays a role, your thinking style matters, your senses get involved. But did you know that while you may be a visual learner when it comes to mathematics, you may be a kinesthetic learner in golf? So don't rely on your LSA or TSA results: find out how best to practice your golf by completing your Golf Style Analysis http://www.creativelearningcentre.com/products/.
20/02/2008 - STANDARDS FOR MULTICULTURAL ASSESSMENT
The increasing diversity in student backgrounds presents special challenges for teachers, particularly when it comes to creating fair test questions. The standards assembled in the following link address many of these challenges, and although geared primarily towards recruitment screening, work well for the classroom: http://www.theaaceonline.com/multicultural.pdf.
31/01/2008 - Quality Teachers Needed
A recent Auckland (New Zealand) survey indicates that 70% of schools struggle to find experienced teachers. Most applicants tend to be beginning teachers or from overseas. Staff retention is also an issue in many schools. We at Creative Learning believe we have a solution: our Teaching Style Analysis (TSA).
23/01/2008 - A new discipline regime in New Zealand top schools
Even the brightest students could be held back a year at school if their attitude at school is found wanting, if they fail to do homework, or if they regularly fail to get to school on time.
The regime was a success at Shirley Boys' High in
Christchurch, and will now be implemented at Westlake Boys High in Auckland.
The main goal of the new scheme is to emphasize the importance of attitude and effort at school.
7/01/2008 - 2008 - the year of low stress
Yoga induces a feeling of well-being in healthy people, and can reverse the clinical and biochemical changes associated with metabolic syndrome, according to results of studies from Sweden and India. (Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity and high blood sugar.) Check http://stuff.co.nz/otago/4342071a7144.html for the complete article and do your WSA to find out how your brain processes stress on working-style-analysis-demo.html.
20/12/2007 - Adult literacy in New Zealand
How literate are New Zealand adults? How does the literacy of New Zealand adults change according to their income? How does their literacy compare with that of adults from other countries?
The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey aims to answer these and other similar questions.
Newstalk ZB: With news of New Zealand wages falling 30-60% below Australia's, many employers are striving to close the gap, not only financially, but also in terms of productivity.
Visit http://www.pss-styles.com for ideas on how to increase motivation and output in the workplace.
31/10/2007 - Article Publication
An article is published (in German) describing a "School of the Future" training held in Klagenfurt, Austria on 12 Oct 2007.
11/09/2007 - More details about languages and our products
Our products are currently available in the following languages:
· English (all products)
· Spanish (LSA Junior, LSA Senior, TSA-Ed)
· German (LSA Junior, LSA Senior, LSA Adult, TSA-Ed)
29/07/2007 - The Secret's Out: Learning Styles go Multi-Lingual
Our LSA reports and questionnaires have been available in languages other than English for a long while, but we kept it somewhat confidential to help our partners establish their markets. However, to make life easier for our numerous international customers, we have decided to let the secret out. As of now, whenever you process a profile or download an already existing LSA, WSA or TSA report, you will have a list of languages to choose from, provided the translation exists. (Your choice will affect the entire user interface of your Account as well.)
The languages available at the moment include:
- English
- Spanish
- German
- Turkish
- Finnish
- Norwegian
This feature is free - for now.
22/07/2007 - Software Upgrade
We'll be upgrading our server software on 22/07/2007. The site will be unavailable from 3am GMT for 2-3 hours. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
23/05/2007 - It's time for another positive change
You will notice that we altered the look of our home page and enhanced the layout on other pages in order to make it easier on the eye. We'd love to hear what you think, so please send your comments.
4/04/2007 - We updated our website! The main changes include:
Purchases in major currencies: US dollar, British Pound, Euro, Yen... Come and see.
We've added a Manager version to our existing WSA product. You can now purchase an Employee version only, or the Manager-Employee combo.
Our WSA and LSA Adult instruments now have colourful Pie Chart graphs to display your preferences, flexibilities and non-preferences at a glance.
Are you a quick learner? Are you good with computers? Do an LSA or a WSA and find out.
The online questionnaire for LSA Junior is now in colour. Let us know what you think.
When you make your next purchase, you will see a space to enter a Promotion Code. Watch your inbox for the special offers from us. (Not subscribed to our newsletter? Then click here to create an account with us.)
And here is your very own Easter Egg hunt a la Prashnig Style Solutions: spot any other differences (mainly cosmetic) and email us for a chance to win one free Style Analysis of your choice. The more differences you spot, the bigger your chance.
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