ALTW 203: LEARNING STYLES & STRATEGIES
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2025 |
Units: | 2 |
Hours: | 2 lecture per week (24 total per quarter) |
Degree & Credit Status: | Non-Degree-Applicable Credit Course Basic Skills |
Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
Transferable: | None |
Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- The student will understand his/her learning style and patterns.
- The student will be able to identify personal values and attributes.
- The student will be able to find and understand their work style and developmental needs.
- The student will be able to develop his/her personal profile.
Description
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of diverse learning styles and strategies, tailored to accommodate a broad spectrum of English composition/comprehension abilities. Through personalized assessment and development, students will identify their unique learning preferences, values, and personality traits, constructing a personal profile that guides their vocational and educational paths. The course aims to empower students by enhancing their self-awareness and equipping them with the tools to adapt and thrive in various learning and working environments.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Develop enhanced self-understanding
- Develop a personal profile
- Develop strategic learning adaptation
- Develop interpersonal and self-advocacy skills
- Prepare for transition
Course Content
- Enhanced self-understanding
- Personality traits
- Self-awareness and direction
- Personal values
- Learning styles
- Personal profile
- Personalized assessments
- Construct a personal profile
- Vocational aspirations
- Educational goals
- Informed decision-making about the student's future
- Strategic learning adaptation
- Effective learning strategies
- Accommodations
- Unique needs of the disabled
- Academic and vocational independence
- Interpersonal and self-advocacy skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Self-advocacy
- Navigating college life
- Preparation for transition
- Independence
- Self-efficacy
Lab Content
Not applicable.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Accessible classroom.
2. When taught online, access to a Zoom-capable computer with camera and microphone.
2. When taught online, access to a Zoom-capable computer with camera and microphone.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Class participation
Assessment tests
Assignments and projects
Journal
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Lecture
Discussion
Cooperative learning exercises
Oral presentations
Guest speakers
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
No materials are required for this course.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Students write in their portfolio about themselves with information from the assessment tests.
- Students read assessment tests and answer questions.
Discipline(s)
Developmental Disabilities: Disabled Students Programs and Services