Why learning styles?Why learning styles?
The underpinning concepts:
Learners are intrinsically different and
have different preferred learning styles.
Teaching is a purposeful intervention with
the aims of promoting learning and
causing learning to happen.
AN EDUCATOR’S AN EDUCATOR’S
EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE
Honey and Mumford learning stylesHoney and Mumford learning styles
Activist
Reflector
Theorist
Pragmatist
ActivistsActivists
The here and now
Just do it
Jump in at the deep end
Have a go
Act without thinking it through
Don’t like preparation
Get bored easily
ReflectorsReflectors
Take time to think it through
Consider all angles and implications
Listen to others
Uncomfortable in unplanned situations
Need information to work on
Dislike deadlines
TheoristsTheorists
Logical
Rational
Analytical
Objective
Perfectionist
Restricted lateral thinking
Don’t like uncertainty
Don’t like subjectivity
PragmatistsPragmatists
Does it work in practice?
Like linking the theory to the problem
Like to tackle it straight away
Enjoy coaching and feedback
Don’t like open ended discussions
Need clear guidelines
Need immediate reward
Add in the learning styles….Add in the learning styles….
Why learning stylesWhy learning styles
Tailoring your teaching style to the
learner’s learning style
AND
All learning styles are important for
developmental learning