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Study Skills Corner #2

Finding YOUR Style of Learning

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A learning style capitalizes on the way YOU learn best.

It uses your predominant ‘intelligence(s)’ to more efficiently transfer learned information into memory.

More efficient transfer = More efficient recall!

All of us have preferred learning styles.

Your assignment is twofold: - Find out your preferred learning style - Develop ideas that will capitalize on this learning style

What is a Learning Style?

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1. Read pp. 53-55 in today’s handout (pages are not sequential).

2. Fill out the pie chart on page 57 of the handout to get an idea about your learning style

3. Go to: http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsitest1.html and take the learning styles inventory. (This will serve as a ‘second opinion’ about your learning style.)

4. Read pp. 59-66 in today’s handout, even though all pages may not apply to you. THEN carefully re-read the pages that correspond to YOUR learning style

5. THINK about how you are going to USE and APPLY this information for your classes.

Discovering Your Learning Style

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References

• Gardner, H. (1985). Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York, NY: Basic Books, Inc.

• Ostrander, S. & Schroeder, L. (with Ostrander, N.). (1994). Superlearning 2000. New York, NY: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.

• Tracy, B. (with Rose, C.). (1995). Accelerated Learning Techniques [Cassette recording]. Niles, IL: Nightingale Conant.