Learning Styles Dr Sinead Eccles LSS 1003 Why

Learning Styles Dr Sinead Eccles LSS 1003

Why learn about learning? Your capacity to learn can be improved by: • being motivated • having a clear purpose • analysing how you do things • being willing to try new things • recognising what works best for you. If you take some time to think through how you as an individual learn effectively, you’ll find that: • studying will be more enjoyable • it will be easier to understand course material • you’ll tend to remember course themes, concepts or techniques, which will help when you come to write assignments or prepare for exams. Finding out about how you learn can help you to develop study techniques that suit your needs and the task at hand

Successful learning Activity 1 � Write down, something you think you are good at. . . down a few words about how you became good at this. . . . � Write

Successful learning Did you write? � Practice � Trial and error � Repetition � Having a go � Experimenting Most people “learn by doing"

Did you know? Students retain: � 10% of what they read � 20% of what they hear � 30% of what they see � 50% of what they see and hear � 70% of what they say � 90% of what they say and do (Foot and Hook 1996, p. 180)

Learning: Behaviourists Behaviourist � Learning through stimulus, response & reward � Pavlov (1927) � Skinner (1965) � Conditioning � Input. . . . output

Learning: Cognitive � Perception, memory & concept formation � Demonstrate understanding by applying knowledge to solving a problem � Kolb(1984) Experiential learning

Learning in College • Autonomy • Accountability • Time Management • Interactive • Asking, not just listening!

What are Learning Styles � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=z. UTL DG-f. HFE

VAKS learning styles � The theory of learning styles assumes that each individual has a specific way of learning, when used can improve performance

� Visual: seeing and reading

� Auditory: listening and speaking

� Kinaesthetic: touching and doing

What is your learning style? � Visual: use of seen or observed things, including pictures, diagrams, demonstrations, displays, handouts, films, flip-chart � Auditory: involves the transfer of information through listening: to the spoken word, of self or others, of sounds and noises � Kinaesthetic: involves physical experience touching, feeling, holding, doing, practical hands -on experiences

Your learning style � Are you surprised by the result? � Does your style accurately reflect your own opinion � What are the learning styles of the class?

What now? � You can use your learning style to tailor your study and learning methods � You can describe your learning style in your portfolio

Further reading H. (1992) Multiple Intelligences. � http: //www. accelerated-learningonline. com/research/default. asp � Honey, P & Mumford, A (2000) The learning � Gardiner, styles helper guides.