chapter 4 learning styles personality assessment

Chapter 4

Learning StylesPersonality assessment

Your brain

• Brain function contributes to learning

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

• 1. Skip breakfast!

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The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

2. Stress

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

3. Smoking

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

4. High Sugar Consumption / Over eating

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

5. Air Pollution

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

• 6. Sleep Deprivation

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

• 7. Lack of Stimulating Thought

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

8. Alcohol abuse

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

9. Drug abuse

The 10 Best Ways to Damage Your Brain

10. Not wearing a helmet or seat belt

The brain & learning

• 3 lbs• Control center – Think– Feel–Act

• Where learning takes place

Brain Zones

• The brain stem–Connects brain

to spinal cord–Control vital

functions

Brain Zones

• Cerebellum–Balance &

coordination

Brain Zones

• Cerebrum–High-level

functioning–Voluntary

movements

4 Major Lobes

• Frontal• Parietal• Temporal• Occipital

Occipital Lobe - Cerebrum

• Vision

Parietal Lobe - Cerebrum

• Perception & interpretation of sensory info

Temporal Lobe - Cerebrum

• Memory (short term)

–Hearing–Taste–Smell

Frontal Lobe - Cerebrum

• Personality• Affect• Judgment• Inhibitions• Intellect

The Cerebrum – A house divided

• 2 hemispheres–Left•Logic•Language•Right side of the body

The Cerebrum – A house divided

• 2 hemispheres–Right•Art & music•Non-verbal•Left side of the body

The cellular level

• Functional unit of the brain–Neuron

Learning Styles

• “A particular way in which the mind receives and processes information”

How can you discover your learning style?

• http://learning-styles-online.com/inventory/#online

• Pg 116 of your text book

What is the value of learning style assessments?

• Maximize strengths• Compensate for weaknesses• ID’s –Best way to study / remember

How do I put assessment results in perspective?

• No right answers• Try different approaches –analyze results

• Multiple pathways

Multiple Intelligence Pathways

• Dr. Howard Gardner

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Multiple Intelligence Pathways

• Verbal-Linguistic• Logical-Mathematical• Bodily-Kinesthetic• Visual-Spatial• Interpersonal• Intrapersonal• Musical• Naturalistic

Verbal - Linguistic

• Ability to communicate through language

Logical-mathematical

• Ability to understand logical reasoning and problem solving

Bodily-Kinesthetic

• Ability to use the physical body skillfully and to take in knowledge through bodily sensation

Visual-Spatial

• Ability to understand spatial relationships and to perceive and create images

Interpersonal

• Ability to relate to others, noticing their moods, motivations and feelings

Intrapersonal

• Ability to understand one’s own behavior and feelings

Musical

• Ability to comprehend and create meaningful sound and recognize patterns

Naturalistic

• Ability to identify, distinguish, categorize and classify species or items, often incorporating high interest in elements of the natural environment

Take & Score the Assessment TestPage 115-116

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Verbal - Linguistic

SKILLS• Analyzing own use of

language• Remembering terms easily• Explaining, teaching,

learning using humor• Understanding syntax and

work meaning• Convincing someone to do

something

STUDY TECHNIQUES• Read text; highlight no more

than 10%• Rewrite notes• Outline chapters• Teach someone else• Recite information or write

scripts / debates

Logical-mathematical

SKILLS• Recognizing abstract

patterns• Reasoning inductive and

deductively• Discerning relationships &

connections• Performing complex

calculations• Reasoning scientifically

STUDY TECHNIQUES• Organize material logically• Explain material

sequentially to someone• Develop systems and find

patterns• Write outlines and develop

charts and graphs• Analyze information

Bodily-Kinesthetic

SKILLS• Connecting mind and body• Controlling movement• Improving body functions• Expanding body awareness

to all senses• Coordinating body

movement

STUDY TECHNIQUES• Move or rap while you

learn; pace and recite• Use “method of loci” or

manipulative • Move fingers under words

while reading• Create “living sculptures”• Act out scripts of material,

design games

Visual-Spatial

SKILLS• Perceiving and forming

objects accurately• Recognizing relationships

between objects• Representing something

graphically• Manipulating images• Finding one’s way in space

STUDY TECHNIQUES• Develop graphic organizers

for new material• Draw mind maps• Develop charts and graphs• Use color in notes to

organize• Visualize material (method

of loci)

Interpersonal

SKILLS• Seeing things from other’s

perspectives• Cooperating within a group• Communicating verbally

and nonverbally• Creating and maintaining

relationships

STUDY TECHNIQUES• Study in a group• Discuss information• Use flash cards with others• Teach someone else

Intrapersonal

SKILLS• Evaluating own thinking• Being aware of and

expressing feelings• Understanding self in

relation to others• Thinking and reasoning on

higher levels

STUDY TECHNIQUES• Reflect on personal

meaning of information• Visualize information / keep

a journal• Study in quiet settings• Imagine experiments

Musical

SKILLS• Sensing tonal qualities• Creating/enjoying melodies,

rhythms• Being sensitive to sound &

rhythms• Using “schemas” to hear

music• Understanding the structure

of music

STUDY TECHNIQUES• Create rhythms out of

words• Beat out rhythms with hand

or stick• Play instrumental

music/write raps• Put new material to songs

you already know• Take music breaks

Naturalistic

SKILLS• Ability to categorize

something as a member of a group or species

• Ability to distinguish items in a group from one another

STUDY TECHNIQUES• Break down information

into categories• Look for relationships

among ideas, events facts

Scope of thoughtGlobal Learner

• “See the big picture”• “How things relate to each

other”– Summarize your notes– Draw conclusions– Sketch diagrams to show how

things come together– Come up with questions

about the topics covered in class

Detail learner• “Learn in logical patterns”• “Like strict outlines”

– Summarize notes with bulleted points

– Draw diagrams to relate small pieces of into to larger themes

– Make to-do lists for self– Write questions down during

class– Think of examples to illustrate

details