Objectives • Take the Learning Style Inventory to
identify the best and most difficult ways you learn.
• Name your top Learning Style categories • Name the types of learning that are most
difficult for you• Name one way you can use this learning
style information to help you in school
Take the Learning Style Inventory
1. If you are not sure if the answer is “yes” or “no”, just circle the choice that is most often true
2. Answer all the questions
Learning Style Inventory Results
1. Every “yes” answer gets one point– Tabulate the total for answers 1-5– Tabulate the total for answers 6-10– Tabulate the total for answers 11-15
My Learning Styles
1. If your total for answers 1-5 is the most– You are a visual learner
2. If your total for answers 6-10 is the most– You are an auditory learner
3. If your total for answers 11-15 is the most– You are a kinesthetic learner
Visual Learner
• Learns things best by seeing them• Often likes sitting toward the front
of the class– To be close to visuals in the
front of the room– Understands lectures better
when close to the teacher• Information clicks when aided by a– Chart– Picture
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Visual Learner: Characteristics
• Good at spelling• Forgets names• Needs quiet study time• Likes color and fashion– Dreams in color
• Understands/likes charts• Good at sign language
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Visual Learner: Techniques
• Drawing: map of historical events, scientific process– Making outlines/outlining reading
• Copying what is on the board/taking notes/making lists
• Asking the teacher for a diagram/diagram sentences• Watching videos• Color coding words/researching notes– Using highlighter/circling words
• Using flashcards
Auditory Learner• Learns things best through hearing
things• May struggle after reading a chapter– But then gain understanding after
hearing a lecture• Good at understanding true
meanings of people’s words– Listens to audible signals like
changes in tone• When trying to remember a phone #– Say it out loud
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Auditory Learner: Characteristics
• Likes to read to self out loud• Good at grammar/foreign languages• Will talk in front of the class/likes acting • Difficult to keep quiet for long periods of time• Likes oral reports
• Notices sound effects in movies– Enjoys music
• Remembers names
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Auditory Learner: Techniques
• Using word association to remember facts and lines• Recording lectures– Using audio tapes for language practice– Audio taping notes after writing them
• Watching videos• Repeating facts with eyes closed• Participating in group discussions– Studying in groups
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Kinesthetic Learner
• Also called tactile learner• Learns best through doing/experiencing
things• May become bored by lecture more
quickly• Can remember directions by acting them
out
Kinesthetic Learner: Characteristics• Good at sports– Likes dance or martial arts– Difficult to sit for long periods of time
• Spelling/Handwriting may be hard
• Likes science • Can study with music on • Likes adventure books and
movies• Builds models
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Kinesthetic Learner: Techniques
• Studying in short blocks– Studying with others
• Taking lab classes• Role playing • Taking field trips, visiting museums• Using memory games– Using flash cards to memorize
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Update Postsecondary Plan: LS
• Enter information in the Learning Style box on the Personal/Social section– Write about your strong learning style and
things that you do well within this style – For Learning Techniques• Enter learning style strategies that will help you
in school
Pair and Share
• Do you agree with the Learning Style Inventory results? Why or why not?
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Review1. What are the major types of learning styles?– Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic
2. What are characteristics for a Visual learner? – Good at spelling, forgets names, needs quiet study time– Likes color and fashion, dreams in color– Understands and likes charts, good at sign language
3. What are learning techniques for an Auditory learner?– Recording lectures, using audio tapes – Watching videos, repeating facts with their eyes closed– Participating in group discussions, studying in groups
References
• Microsoft Office Images. (2011). Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/