WEEK 4 Discovering Your Learning Styles.pptx

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1. WEEK 4: DISCOVERING YOUR LEARNING STYLES

2. 2 MODALITY VISUAL AUDITORY KINESTHETIC (Hands-on) PREFERRED LEARNING STYLE Learns by seeing or watching demonstrations Learns through verbal instructions from self or others Learns by doing and direct involvement SPELLING Recognizes words by sight; relies on configurations of words Uses a phonics approach and has auditory word attack skills Often is a poor speller; writes words to determine if they “feel” right READING Likes description; sometimes stops reading to stare into space and imagine a scene; intense concentration Enjoys dialogues and plays; avoids lengthy descriptions; unaware of illustrations; moves lips or sub-vocalizes Prefers stories where action occurs early; fidgets while reading; not an avid reader

3. HANDWRITING Tends to be good, particularly when young; spacing and size are good; appearance is important Has more difficulty learning in initial stages; tends to write lightly Good initially, but deteriorates when space becomes smaller; pushes harder on writing instrument MEMORY Remember faces, but forgets names; writes things down; takes notes Remembers names, but forgets faces; remembers by auditory repetition Remembers best what was done, but not what was seen or talked about. IMAGERY Vivid imagination; thinks in pictures; visualizes in detail Sub-vocalizes; imagines things in sounds; details are less important Imagery not important; images that do occur are accompanied by movement

4. DISTRACTABILITY Unaware of sounds; distracted by movement Easily distracted by sounds Not attentive to visual or auditory presentation so may seem distracted PROBLEM SOLVING Deliberate; plans in advance; organizes thoughts by writing them; lists problems Talks problems out; tries solutions verbally or sub-vocally; talks self through problems Attacks problems physically; impulsive; often selects solutions involving greatest activity RESPONSE TO PERIODS OF INACTIVITY Stares or doodles; finds something Hums, talks to self, or talks to others Fidgets or finds reasons to move

5. RESPONSE TO NEW SITUATIONS Looks around or examines structure Talks about situation; discusses pros and cons of what to do Tries things out; touches, feels or manipulates

6. What kind of learner are you? VAK Learning Style Inventory (UCLES, 2009) University of Cambridge 6

7. 1. When spelling a word, do you A. Hear or Say the word to yourself? B. See the word? C. Write the word out to see how it feels? 7

8. 2. When you remember things, do you A. See some more images? B. See clear color pictures? C. Hear the sounds first? 8

9. 3. When you are thinking hard, what interrupts you most? A. Untidiness B. Movement C. Noise 9

10. 4. When you forget something or someone, do you A. Forget the face but remember the name? B. Remember where you were and what you were doing? C. Forget the name but remember the face? 10

11. 5. When reading, do you A. Imagine the characters moving B. Make your own mental pictures? C. Hear the characters talking 11

12. 6. When you relax, do you A. Play sports or games B. Watch tv or read C. Listen to music 12

13. 7. Which do you prefer to help you learn A. to be active in doing things? B. Written work with lots of colors? C. to be told things? 13

14. 8. When talking, do you A. Like to listen and talk? B. Move your hands about as you talk? C. not want to listen for too long? 14

15. 9. Which do you prefer as a reward? A. To be given a pat on the back? B. To hear it said to you C. To get a written note 15

16. Check Answers through your instructor. If your answers are mostly A, you are an Auditory Learner. If your answers are mostly B, you are a Visual Learner. If your answers are mostly C, you are a Kinesthetic Learner 16

17. REFERENCES: Pritchard, A. (2014). Ways of Learning. Learning Theories for the Classroom. Fourth Edition. Routledge. London and New York. Willis, M. et. al. (2013). Discovering Your Child’s Learning Style. V.K. Hodson and M. Pelullo Willis / Reflective Educational Perspectives. Overview of Learning Styles. Retrieved April 28, 2018 from https://www.learning-styles- online.com/overview/ Activity for Visual Learners. Retrieved May 2, 2018 from https://system.na1.netsuite.com/core/media/ media.nl?id =123698&c=713075&h=18f5448aa2fc5f8dca72&_xt=.pdf Dunn and Dunn (2018). Learning Style Model. Retrieved from http://www.ilsa-learning- styles.com/ Learning+Styles /The+Dunn+and+Dunn+Learning+Styles+Model.html Assessing Learning Style. Retrieved May 1, 2018 from www.stetson.edu/administration/academic.../Learning%20Style%20Questionnaire.doc.. 17