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?

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