Learning styles Different people have different approaches Objectives

Learning styles Different people have different approaches….

Objectives �Why learning styles 1 �Honey and Mumford learning styles �The questionnaire �Scoring the questionnaire �Why learning styles 2 �A practical exercise

Why learning styles? The underpinning concepts: � Learners are intrinsically different and have different preferred learning styles. � Teaching is a purposeful intervention with the aims of promoting learning and causing learning to happen.

AN EDUCATOR’S EXPERIENCE

Honey and Mumford learning styles �Activist �Reflector �Theorist �Pragmatist

Activists �The here and now �Just do it �Jump in at the deep end �Have a go �Act without thinking it through �Don’t like preparation �Get bored easily

Reflectors �Take time to think it through �Consider all angles and implications �Listen to others �Uncomfortable in unplanned situations �Need information to work on �Dislike deadlines

Theorists �Logical �Rational �Analytical �Objective �Perfectionist �Restricted lateral thinking �Don’t like uncertainty �Don’t like subjectivity

Pragmatists �Does it work in practice? �Like linking theory to the problem �Like to tackle it straight away �Enjoy coaching and feedback �Don’t like open ended discussions �Need clear guidelines �Need immediate reward

THE LSQ

The learning styles diamond Activist >11 Reflector >15 Theorist >14 Pragmatist >15

The learning cycle

Add in the learning styles….

Why learning styles Tailoring your teaching style to the learner’s learning style AND All learning styles are important for developmental learning

PRACTICAL EXERCISE