Post on 12-May-2015
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• Preference, not a strength• Can help you develop efficient study skills• No one style is better than others• Mat change with experience and age
What is Learning Style?
• Visual• Aural• Read/Write• Kinesthetic
Take the V-A-R-K here: http://www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp
VARK
• use highlighters• color code• wear bright colors• like to read• good spellers• organized• would rather watch than talk• have difficulty following verbal directions• are easily distracted by noise• doodle on paper• remember faces better than names• remember details, but may not understand big picture
How to Spot a Visual Learner
• need to see it in order to learn• memorize things by seeing it on paper• learn with graphs, diagrams, and pictures• draw examples• use acronym’s • use color• doodle
Study Tips for Visual Learners
• talk aloud to themselves• remember names• read slowly• talk more in class; need discussion to learn• poor note takers because they do more
listening • is looking up at teacher’s mouth during class
How to Spot an Aural Learner
• learn through hearing • listen to music while studying• recognize variations in a person’s tone of voice• #1 study technique is to go to class (for discussion)• explain new ideas to other people• remember interesting examples, stories, jokes, etc.• need pictures and visuals explained to them• use rhyming• use video, audio, and books on tape• use a tape recorder for class• have them answer questions orally and give oral tests• study in groups
Study Tips for Aural Learners
• writes a lot of notes (often verbatim)
• looks down in class because they are always taking notes
• make lists• need to organize
graphs/charts into words• need to refrain ideas and
principles into their own words
How to Spot a Read/Write Learner
• like handouts• like to use manuals• do well with teachers who use words well • learn through textbooks more than what is
taught in class• learn by writing things over and over• learn by reading notes over and over
Study Tips for Read/Write Learners
• learns by doing• need to touch, feel, and handle
things (uses all five senses to learn)
• will say “let me try”• often fidgety people• needs to know why this matters• they jump from idea to idea
(spider webbing)
How to Spot a Kinesthetic Learner
• learn by teaching the material to others• need to try it themselves to learn how to do it• learn by acting out & role playing• need real world examples• word association• need to move their bodies to learn something new
ex: studying and bouncing a ball or walking• encourage to explore outside the classroom• learn well in labs, field trips, tours
Study Tips forKinesthetic Learners
• Extroverted Learners – likes learning in groups, processes externally
• Introverted Learners – likes learning alone, processes internally
Extroverted vs. Introverted
Have a proactive and positive attitude
Translate or transform the material into something you can understand
Be open to new ways of learning.
Find ways to effectively communicate with your instructor
Ask friends and classmates how they cope with different teaching
Learning Styles Mismatch