Learning Styles: How do I learn Best

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Learning Styles How do I learn Best?
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What is a learning style?

• It is the way you learn the way information is
  processed
• It is individual-no right or wrong
• Personality influences it
• There are different learning styles
• Your learning style can change over time
• You can be a combination of the type of learner

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• There are several different models developed by
  psychologists that help us understand how we
  learn.
• The following are models we will use to help us
  understand how you learn

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The VAK or VARK

• The visual learner
• Learns best by watching

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The VAK or VARK

• The Auditory learner
• Learns best by hearing

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The VAK or VARK

• The Reading learner
• Learns best by reading

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The VAK or VARK

• The kinesthetic learner
• Learns best by moving, doing, experiencing, or
  experimenting.

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• The learning styles chart helps to determine your
  learning style
• The VARK is another instrument used to help
  determine your learning style

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Myers-Briggs

• How do you relate to others?
• How do you take in information?
• How do you make decisions?
• How do you order your life?

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Relation by Introvert

• Introvert-quiet, shy, think before they speak,
  prefer to be left alone, would rather work alone,
  prefers small groups, the wall flower

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Relation by Extrovert

• Extrovert-expressive, outgoing, energized by
  action, people, and things, speak before they
  think, share personal info easily, prefer to be
  with others, like working in teams, approachable,
  the party animal or social butterfly

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Sensing Information

• Sensor-focused on the physical world, live by
  your five senses, concrete, realistic, practical,
  understand details and the particulars, only see
  the obvious, use words literally, live in the
  present, need evidence and facts (but why?),
  traditional and simple,
• You see the tree instead of the forest

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Intuitive

• Intuitive-focus on the mental world, use the
  sixth sense a gut feeling, abstract,
  interested in what can be, idealistic,
  imaginative, look beyond the surface, head in the
  clouds, use metaphors, original and complex,
  speculative and theoretical
• You see the forest instead of the trees

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The Thinker

• Thinker-value truth, use logic to make decisions,
  notice wrong reasoning, driven by their rational
  mind, honest in speaking their mind, firm with
  people, use justice, can be labeled cold, hard,
  heartless, impersonal at times, objective,
  critical, thick-skinned, interested in goals
• You use feelings to serve the logic

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The Feeler

• Feeler-value harmony, use personal feeling to
  make decisions, notice when people need support,
  live by their passionate heart, hide the truth so
  others wont get hurt, gentle with people, use
  mercy with others, labeled bleeding heart,
  softy, weak, take things personally, subjective,
  empathetic, thin-skinned
• Uses logic to serve their feelings

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The Judger

• Judger-decisive, and makes quick decisions, makes
  life firm and controlled, easier to finish
  projects, more serious, routine and predictable,
  uses schedules, dislikes surprises, needs issues
  settled, hard-working, can be too close-minded,
  gets things done asap, can be overly responsible,
  
• Goes down with the ship

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The Perceiver

• Perceiver-adapts to situations and gathers more
  info before making a decision, makes life
  flexible and relaxed, prefers to start projects,
  disorganized, more carefree, spontaneous and
  unpredictable, does whatever comes, enjoys
  spontaneous and happy surprises, leisurely, can
  be too fickle or open-minded, procrastinates, can
  be irresponsible
• Changes horses in midstream

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• The Myers-Briggs system helps determine your
  learning type

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Multiple Intelligence

• All human beings have at least 8 different types
  of intelligence
• Verbal/linguistic
• Logical/mathematical
• Visual/spatial
• Bodily/kinesthetic
• Musical/rhythmic
• Interpersonal
• Intrapersonal
• Naturalist

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Linguistic

• Word smart
• Good memory for trivia
• Read books for fun
• Good speller
• I like talking and writing my ideas

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Logical

• Enjoy math classes
• Solving math problems is fun
• I like to find out how things work
• I like computer and math games
• I love playing chess, checkers, etc.

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Visual

• I prefer a map over written directions
• I daydream a lot
• I enjoy hobbies such as photography
• I like to draw and create
• If I have to memorize something I draw a diagram
  to remember
• I prefer pictures over text

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Bodily

• My favorite class is gym
• I enjoy woodworking, sewing, building
• When I look at things, I like touching them
• I have trouble sitting still for long periods
• I talk with my hands
• To memorize I write it out several times
• I tap my fingers and play with my pencil in class

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Musical

• I enjoy listening to music
• I tend to hum
• I like to sing (it doesnt have to be good)
• I play a musical instrument well
• I like to play music while I study
• To memorize I create a rhyme
• I can remember melodies to songs

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Interpersonal

• I get along well with others
• I like to belong to clubs
• I have several very close friends
• I like helping teach other students
• I like working with others in groups
• Friends ask my advice because I am a natural
  leader
• To memorize I ask someone to quiz me

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Intrapersonal

• I like working alone without being bothered
• I like to keep a diary
• I like myself (most of the time)
• I dont like crowds
• I know what I am good at and weak
• I am strong willed and independent
• In an argument I will walk away until I calm down

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Naturalistic

• I am keenly aware of my surroundings
• I love to walk in the woods and look
• I enjoy gardening
• I like to collect things
• To memorize I organize it into categories
• I enjoy learning the names of living things

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• The Multiple Intelligence (MI) is another
  instrument used to assist in determining your
  learning style

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DUNN and DUNN Model

• Five categories of Stimuli Preferences with 21
  elements (Preference while learning a task)
• Environmental Stimuli Preferences
• Emotional Stimuli Preferences
• Sociological Stimuli Preferences
• Physiological Stimuli Preferences
• Psychological Stimuli Preferences

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Environmental Stimuli

• Sound
• Light
• Temperature
• Design

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Emotional Stimuli

• Motivation
• Persistence
• Responsibility
• Structure

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Sociological

• Self
• Pair
• Peers/team
• Adult
• Varied

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Physiological

• Perceptual
• Intake
• Time
• Mobility

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Psychological

• Global/Analytical Style
• Hemisphericity
• Impulse/Reflective

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So What?

• By knowing your learning style you can use
  strategies to effectively and efficiently
  prepare, study, and review for your courses.