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Chapter 2 Outline and Learning Goals In this chapter you will learn to Analyze your learning style Develop an action plan Understand instructors’ teaching styles Understand instructors’ expectations Use active learning skills Explain and illustrate critical thinking Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Analyze Your Learning Style • Learning Style Questionnaire • Interpreting Your Scores Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Develop an Action Plan • Developing Strategies to Overcome Limitations • Several Words of Caution Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Understand Instructors’ Teaching Styles • Comparing Learning and Teaching Style • Auditory-Visual • Applied-Conceptual • Spatial-Verbal • Social-Independent • Creative-Pragmatic Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Understand Instructors’ Expectations • Take Responsibility for Your Own Learning • Focus on Concepts • Focus on Ideas, Not “Right Answers” • Evaluate New Ideas • Explore Ideas Using a Journal Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Use Active Learning Skills • Active Versus Passive Learning • Active Learning Strategies Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

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Explain and Illustrate Critical Thinking • Levels of Thinking • Using Levels of Thinking Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Explain and Illustrate Critical Thinking • Levels of Thinking • Remembering: memorization • Understanding: comprehension • Applying: applying to a new situation information that you have memorized and understood • Analyzing: examining what you have learned, studying relationships • Evaluating: making judgments • Creating: putting ideas together to form something new Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Explain and Illustrate Critical Thinking • Using Levels of Thinking • Analyzing, evaluating, and creating involve critical thinking. Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Let’s Review! Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What part of the Learning Style Questionnaire indicates whether you learn better by listening or by seeing? a. b. c. d. Auditory/Visual. Social/Independent. Spatial/Verbal. Applied/Conceptual. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What part of the Learning Style Questionnaire indicates whether you learn better by listening or by seeing? a. b. c. d. Auditory/Visual. Social/Independent. Spatial/Verbal. Applied/Conceptual. Analyze Your Learning Style Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is the most important reason to identify your learning style? a. To avoid assignments that do not suit your learning style. b. To accept your learning style as fixed and unchanging. c. To make the most of your strengths and improve areas of weakness. d. To determine which subjects and instructors you should avoid. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is the most important reason to identify your learning style? a. To avoid assignments that do not suit your learning style. b. To accept your learning style as fixed and unchanging. c. To make the most of your strengths and improve areas of weakness. d. To determine which subjects and instructors you should avoid. Develop an Action Plan Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What teaching style best describes an instructor who focuses on ideas, rules, and theories? a. b. c. d. Applied. Conceptual. Spatial. Social. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What teaching style best describes an instructor who focuses on ideas, rules, and theories? a. b. c. d. Applied. Conceptual. Spatial. Social. Understand Instructors’ Teaching Styles Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is one way that learning in college differs from high school? a. College instructors spend more time reviewing course content. b. Weekly class time in college is much longer than in high school. c. College students are expected to take responsibility for their own learning. d. Most of the focus of college learning is on the memorization of facts. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is one way that learning in college differs from high school? a. College instructors spend more time reviewing course content. b. Weekly class time in college is much longer than in high school. c. College students are expected to take responsibility for their own learning. d. Most of the focus of college learning is on the memorization of facts. Understand Instructors’ Expectations Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Which of the following does not characterize an active learner? a. Writing down everything an instructor says in a class lecture. b. Considering the purpose behind an assignment. c. Connecting background knowledge and experience to course material. d. Predicting questions that might appear on an exam. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Which of the following does not characterize an active learner? a. Writing down everything an instructor says in a class lecture. b. Considering the purpose behind an assignment. c. Connecting background knowledge and experience to course material. d. Predicting questions that might appear on an exam. Use Active Learning Skills Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What would your score on the Creative/Pragmatic part of the Learning Style Questionnaire reveal? a. Your ability to work with spatial relationships. b. Your preferred level of interaction with other people in the learning process. c. The sensory mode you prefer when processing information. d. The approach you prefer to take toward learning tasks. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What would your score on the Creative/Pragmatic part of the Learning Style Questionnaire reveal? a. Your ability to work with spatial relationships. b. Your preferred level of interaction with other people in the learning process. c. The sensory mode you prefer when processing information. d. The approach you prefer to take toward learning tasks. Analyze Your Learning Style Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is an example of an assignment at the creating level of thinking? a. b. c. d. Explain a mathematical law. Memorize the structure of the human eye. Compose an original poem. Compare two stories by the same writer. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is an example of an assignment at the creating level of thinking? a. b. c. d. Explain a mathematical law. Memorize the structure of the human eye. Compose an original poem. Compare two stories by the same writer. Explain and Illustrate Critical Thinking Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is an example of an assignment at the applying level of thinking? a. b. c. d. Design a website. Define a list of marketing terms. Memorize dates for a history exam. Use a formula to solve a statistics problem. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is an example of an assignment at the applying level of thinking? a. b. c. d. Design a website. Define a list of marketing terms. Memorize dates for a history exam. Use a formula to solve a statistics problem. Explain and Illustrate Critical Thinking Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Which of the following levels of thinking does not involve critical thinking? a. b. c. d. Analyzing. Understanding. Evaluating. Creating. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Which of the following levels of thinking does not involve critical thinking? a. b. c. d. Analyzing. Understanding. Evaluating. Creating. Explain and Illustrate Critical Thinking Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.