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Learning StylesLearning Styles
Academic Strategies for the Business Professional Academic Strategies for the Business Professional
Professor KellyProfessor Kelly
UNIT 3 SEMINARUNIT 3 SEMINAR
Online Learning ReflectionOnline Learning Reflection
Now that we are in week 3, how do you feel about online learning? Describe what you’ve learned so far in 3 words.
What would you tell a friend about these first 2 weeks at Kaplan University?
Agenda
Assignments Leaning Styles Multiple Intelligences Case Study Questions
UNIT 3 ASSIGNMENTS
Unit 3 Assignments
Complete the Unit 3 Reading – Learning Styles
Complete the Learning Styles quiz Participate in the Unit 3 Discussion Complete the Learning & Study Skills
Inventory (LASSI) Complete the Unit 3 LASSI Inventory
Assignment
Learning & Study Skills Inventory
AnxietyAnxiety AttitudeAttitude ConcentrationConcentration Information Information
ProcessingProcessing MotivationMotivation Online Learning Online Learning
StrategiesStrategies
Study AidsStudy Aids Selecting Main IdeasSelecting Main Ideas Self-TestingSelf-Testing Testing StrategiesTesting Strategies Time ManagementTime Management
Diagnostic Measure
Provides standardized scores for the different scales listed previously
percentile score equivalents national norms
Does not give a total score since this is a diagnostic measure.
Diagnostic….. serving to identify or characterize
The LASSI provides students with a diagnosis of their strengths and weaknesses, compared to other college students, in the areas covered by the scales.
Prescriptive…… giving directions or injunctions
The LASSI provides feedback about areas where students may be weak and need to improve their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and skills.
LEARNING STYLES
What are Learning Styles? Information enters your brain Information enters your brain
three main ways: sight, hearing three main ways: sight, hearing and touch, which one you use and touch, which one you use the most is called your Learning the most is called your Learning StyleStyle
Visual LearnersVisual Learners learn by sight learn by sight Auditory LearnersAuditory Learners learn by learn by
hearinghearing Tactile LearnersTactile Learners (kinesthetic) (kinesthetic)
learn by touchlearn by touch
Visual Learners Prefer to see information such as pictures,
diagrams, cartoons, demonstrations Picture words and concepts they hear as
images Easily distracted in lecture with no visual
aids Overwhelmed with intense visuals
accompanied by lecture Benefit from using charts, maps, notes, and
flash cards when studying
Auditory Learners
Prefer to hear information spoken Can absorb a lecture with little effort May not need careful notes to learn Often avoid eye contact in order to
concentrate May read aloud to themselves Like background music when they study
Tactile or Kinesthetic Learners Prefer touch as their primary mode for
taking in information In traditional lecture situations, they
should write out important facts Create study sheets connected to vivid
examples Role-playing can help them learn and
remember important ideas
Index of Learning StylesLearning style profiles …
• are CONTINUOUS They are NOT either/or categories
• suggest behavioral TENDENCIES They are NOT predictors of behavior
• suggest that you have MORE strengths associated with one learning style THAN the other
• can be affected by your educational experiences
Active or Reflective Learner – Processing
Active Learner Reflective Learner
Strengths
•Work well in groups•Experimentalists•Evaluate ideas•Design and carry out experiments•Find solutions that work
•Work well alone•Theoreticians•Observers•Define problems•Propose possible solutions
Potential
Weaknesses
•Do not learn much in passive situations (most lectures)
•Do not learn much in situations where they don’t have time to reflect (most lectures)
Sensing or Intuitive Learner – Perception
Sensing Learner Intuitive Learner
Strengths
•Like facts and data•Solving problems by standard methods•Patient with detail•Memorizing facts•Practical and careful•Concrete experimentation
•Like principles and theories•Innovative•Welcome complications•Grasping new concepts•Work faster•Comfortable with symbols•Abstract conceptualization
Potential
Weaknesses
•Problem solving purposes•Dealing with complications•Work slower
•Repetition•Bored with detail•Careless
Visual or Verbal Learner – Input
Visual Learner Verbal Learner
Strengths
•Reading•Writing •Understanding charts, graphs•Good sense of direction•Interpreting & manipulating images•Creating visual metaphors and analogies•Constructing practical objects
•Listening•Speaking•Story-telling, explaining, teaching•Using humor•Remembering information•Arguing their point of view•Analyzing language usage
Potential
Weaknesses
•Listening•Speaking
•Reading•Writing
Sequential or Global Learner – Understanding
Sequential Learner Global Learner
Strengths
•Can work with material when they understand it partially or superficially•Convergent thinking and analysis•Organization•Focus•Consistency•Objectivity
•Divergent thinking and synthesis•Seeing the big picture•Cooperating in group efforts•Paraphrasing•Multitasking•Reading body language•Seeing relationships•Sense of fairness
Potential
Weaknesses
•Generalities•Multitasking•Sometimes misses the main idea
•May skip steps and details•Having to explain themselves analytically
ReflectionReflection
How can understanding your own learning style help you to succeed in
your studies here at Kaplan University?
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
New way of thinking
The question is not “Are you intelligent,” but rather “How are you intelligent?”
Think about your strengths and weaknesses as I describe the 8 main types of intelligences as identified by Dr. Howard Gardner
8 Intelligences – by Dr. Howard Gardner
1. Linguistic 2. Logical/ Mathematical 3. Spatial4. Bodily/ Kinesthetic5. Musical6. Interpersonal7. Intrapersonal8. Naturalistic
Dimensions of Intelligence
Linguistic IntelligenceLinguistic Intelligence
Skilled with words/ “The Word Player”Skilled with words/ “The Word Player”
Bodily/ Kinesthetic Intelligence Bodily/ Kinesthetic Intelligence Physical skill/ “The Mover”Physical skill/ “The Mover”
Logical/ Mathematical IntelligenceLogical/ Mathematical Intelligence
Skilled with numbers & reasoning/ “The Questioner”Skilled with numbers & reasoning/ “The Questioner”
Spatial Intelligence Spatial Intelligence
Skilled with pictures & images/ “The Visualizer”Skilled with pictures & images/ “The Visualizer”
Dimensions of intelligence
Musical IntelligenceMusical Intelligence
Skilled with melody & rhythm/ “The Music Lover”Skilled with melody & rhythm/ “The Music Lover”
Interpersonal IntelligenceInterpersonal Intelligence
Skills of social understanding/ “The Socializer”Skills of social understanding/ “The Socializer”
Intrapersonal IntelligenceIntrapersonal Intelligence
Skills of self-knowledge/ “The Individual”Skills of self-knowledge/ “The Individual”
Naturalistic IntelligenceNaturalistic Intelligence
Skills of making connection to elements in nature/Skills of making connection to elements in nature/
“ “The Outdoorsman”The Outdoorsman”
Linguistic If you have strong linguistic
intelligence you might learn better by
Reading
Memorizing
Playing word games (Scrabble, Anagrams, Password)
Making up rhymes, puns
Using the internet
Logical/Mathematical Learner If you have strong logical-mathematical
intelligence you might learn better by
Recording information systematically
Setting up experiments (“What if…?”)
Playing strategy games (Chess, Checkers)
Analyzing data
Asking logical questions
Using the internet
Spatial Learner If you have strong spatial intelligence
you might learn better by
Studying pictures
Watching videos
Using visual, tangible aids
Doing mazes, puzzles
Making predictions
Using the internet
Bodily/Kinesthetic Learner If you have strong bodily-kinesthetic
intelligence you might learn better by
Doing role plays
Constructing physical examples
Exercising while reviewing
Visiting museums, institutions, parks
Asking logical questions
Using the internet
Musical Learner If you have strong musical intelligence
you might learn better by
Listening to recordings
Talking to yourself
Making up songs
Mentally repeating information
Reading aloud
Changing tempo
Interpersonal Learner If you have strong interpersonal
intelligence you might learn better by
Studying in groups
Comparing information with others
Interviewing experts
Relating personal experiences
Being a teamplayer
Doing cooperative projects
Intrapersonal Learner If you have strong intrapersonal
intelligence you might learn better by
Avoiding distractions
Establishing personal goals
Playing solitary games
Setting own pace
Working alone
Relating personal experiences
Naturalistic Learner If you have strong naturalistic
intelligence you might learn better by
Studying outside
Learning in the presence of plants & pets
Relating environmental issues to topics
Smelling, seeing touching, tasting,
Observing natural phenomenon
Verbal-Linguistic (Word Smart)People Examples
Shakespeare
Maya Angelou
Hemingway
Robert Frost
Mark Twain
John Steinbeck
J. K. Rowlings
John Grisham
Louisa May Alcott
Mathematical-Logical Math SmartPeople Examples
Archimedies
Sir Isaac Newton
Galileo
Copernicus
Einstein
Pythagoras
Euclid
Kepler
Pascal
Musical-Rhythmic (Music/Sound Smart)People Examples
Mozart
Bach
Beethoven
Gershwin
Tchaikovsky
Chopin
John Lennon
Stevie Wonder
Kanye West
Taylor Swift
Visual-Spatial (Image Smart)People Examples
MichelangeloLeonardo Da VinciPicassoVan GoghMonetRembrandtDiane ArbusGrandma MosesI.M. PeiFrank Lloyd WrightAnnie LiebovitzSteven Spielberg Georgia O'Keefe
Bodily-Kinesthetic (Body Smart)People Examples
Barishnakov
Cathy Rigby
Tiger Woods
Michael Jordan
David Copperfield
Marcel Marceau
Charlie Chaplin
Harry Houdini
Mia Hamm
Joe DiMaggio
Interpersonal (People Smart)People Examples
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Ghandi
Oprah Winfrey
Martin Luther King Rev. Billy Graham
Intrapersonal (Self Smart)People Examples
NEIL ARMSTRONG
HELEN KELLER
COLUMBUS
CHARLES LINDBERGH
JOAN OF ARC
CLARA BARTON
CLEOPATRA
LEIF ERICSSON
SIR EDMOND HIlLARY
Naturalist (Nature Smart)People Examples
Galileo
Rachael Carson
John Audubon
Lewis & Clark
Jane Goodall
Jacques Costeau
Diana Fossey
John Muir
Sacajawea
CASE STUDY
“Jayden”
The Case of JaydenThe Case of Jayden
Jayden liked school but always got in trouble for getting up and moving around in his high school class. He would tap his pencil on the desk when he was reading, and when doing his assignments at home he liked to walk around.
He didn’t like to follow instructions on assignments, but preferred to just get started and do the work. This caused some problems for him because he sometimes missed important parts of the assignments.
Jayden is now taking classes online. He wants to get his degree and earn more money.
Based on just the information from the case study, what is Jayden’s preferred learning style: Visual, Auditory or Kinesthetic?
What information from the case study helps you to make this selection?
How can Jayden use his learning style to help himself do well with his online education?
What specific approaches could he take that would allow him to draw upon his kinesthetic (hands-on) strengths?
Let’s say Jayden really doesn’t understand his own learning styles or strengths.
What kinds of questions could Jayden ask himself in order to better understand his own learning styles?
The Toolbox Approach Think of your learning styles/preferences Think of your learning styles/preferences
in this manner: What good is a toolbox in this manner: What good is a toolbox with only one tool in it? with only one tool in it?
Put as many tools into your "learning Put as many tools into your "learning toolboxes" as you can Be prepared for toolboxes" as you can Be prepared for anything that might come your way. This anything that might come your way. This will give you many more options and will give you many more options and prepare you to deal with many different prepare you to deal with many different
learning situations. learning situations.
Final Questions?
Thanks for Attending!
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