Learning Styles Aims Identify the three learning styles

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Learning Styles

Learning Styles

Aims • • Identify the three learning styles Recognise how different people learn State

Aims • • Identify the three learning styles Recognise how different people learn State why it is important to know your learning style Know your own learning style

What is a learning style? • Your learning style is your learning preference. •

What is a learning style? • Your learning style is your learning preference. • How do you like to learn?

Knowing about Your Learning Styles Helps You to: • • • Be more productive

Knowing about Your Learning Styles Helps You to: • • • Be more productive Increase achievement Be more creative Improve problem solving Make better decisions Learn more effectively

Learning styles • Visual • Auditory • Kinaesthetic/Tactile

Learning styles • Visual • Auditory • Kinaesthetic/Tactile

Visual Learners • Learn through seeing and reading • Prefer written directions • Often

Visual Learners • Learn through seeing and reading • Prefer written directions • Often good readers

Visual learners learn best with • • • Pictures Illustrations Photos Graphs Diagrams Maps

Visual learners learn best with • • • Pictures Illustrations Photos Graphs Diagrams Maps

Visual Learning Techniques • • • Mental photograph or video Flash cards Highlighting Draw

Visual Learning Techniques • • • Mental photograph or video Flash cards Highlighting Draw pictures to remember Use pictures or symbols in the margin to remember Draw a map or outline

Auditory Learners • Learn through listening and talking. • Remember what they hear better

Auditory Learners • Learn through listening and talking. • Remember what they hear better than what they see.

Auditory Learning Techniques • • • Discuss what you have learned with others Participate

Auditory Learning Techniques • • • Discuss what you have learned with others Participate in study groups Recite aloud Teach others what you have learned Use flash cards and say the items Use music in the background if it does not distract you or use it as a break from studying

Kinaesthetic/Tactile Learners • Learn through doing • Remember hands on activities • Use their

Kinaesthetic/Tactile Learners • Learn through doing • Remember hands on activities • Use their hands to build, create, plant draw or decorate.

Kinaesthetic/Tactile Learning Techniques • • Read while walking or pacing Study outside when practical

Kinaesthetic/Tactile Learning Techniques • • Read while walking or pacing Study outside when practical Take notes on lectures Highlight or underline Write summaries Outline chapters Think of practical applications

So what? !? • Why have we just spent a group tutorial looking at

So what? !? • Why have we just spent a group tutorial looking at this? – Why is it important? • Each of you will have your own preferred learning style, this may differ depending on the task or what you have to learn, some of you may be a mixture of all three…THIS IS GOOD. We want to help you become rounded learners and use all THREE learning styles.

Task • Using the link below complete the quiz to identify if you are

Task • Using the link below complete the quiz to identify if you are a visual, auditory or Kinaesthetic learner http: //www. educationplanner. org/students/self-assessments/learning-stylesquiz. shtml

Task 10 min • You will be provided with a learning styles questionnaire to

Task 10 min • You will be provided with a learning styles questionnaire to complete. • For each question circle your preferred answer. • The trick is not to spend too long thinking about the answer…use your gut instinct.