Biographical overview and personal history

¶ … standardized tools for assessment of the older adult, list one advantage and one disadvantage.

One of the major advantages in using standardized tools for the assessment of older adults is that this method can help to identify long-standing learning needs such as reading or mathematic aptitude and help to steward instruction to meet these need. By contrast, a disadvantage is the lack of nuance in such evaluations, which often makes it difficult to recognize individual learning styles from which to build improved aptitude.

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I am a wife of fourteen years and a mother of three children and a dog; two boys, one girl and a Boxer. I received my high school diplomas from City College Senior High School in Baltimore, MD and have parlayed my education into a long period of service in the field of nursing. Working in the Baltimore area in various capacities, I have assisted patient needs in clinical, hospital and hospice settings.

3.Assessing Your Learning Style.docx What is your learning style?

To my surprise, I have found that I am a Visual Learner. I completed the VARK Learning Style inventory to identify my own learning style. The results were as follows: Visual: 9, Aural: 9, Read/Write: 16, Kinesthetic: 13, a Visual Learner. According to the accompanying material, the visual learner needs to see all study material, and is a strong reader but sometimes may read too rapidly. Due to my receptive motor memory, after I have completed a task with my hands, I will be able to remember and complete the same task in the future even if it was only done once. When I study for exams I usually have to write the information over and over again, along with picturing it in my mind, and lastly by saying it out loud. Every time I have used this technique, my grades have improved. I took the VARK Questionnaire and the outcome was Multimode, with a high preference towards the Visual Learning Style. There is no denying I am a Visual Learner, much like the majority of the population.

4. What was your score from the readiness assessment?

I scored a 77 on the readiness assessment. According to the assessment, those scoring between 100 and 75 such as myself should be well-suited for taking courses online. Particular qualities such as my keen self-awareness should allow me to easily navigate courses taken at a distance.

5. Are you ready for online learning?

Having scored a 20 out of 20 on the test measuring one's suitability for online learning, I would qualify as an exceptional candidate for online learning.

6. List the strategy you are most likely to try to contribute to your success in this course?

In light of the counsel offered by the Illinois Online Network, I am moved toward a strategy of self-discipline. According to the Network, "With the freedom and flexibility of the online environment comes responsibility. The online process takes a real commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the process." This is an important element of succeeding in online classes and I have taken numerous organizational and time-management steps in order to achieve this type of discipline.