discovering and using your learning style
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Discovering and
Using Your
Learning Styles
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The term cognitive learning styles refers to thegeneral way peoplepreferto have informationpresented in order to problem solve, process,
learn, and remember new information.
Visual Learners What are common characteristics of visual learners?
Auditory Learners
What are common characteristics of auditory learners?
Kinesthetic Learners What are common characteristics of kinesthetic learners?
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Highlight important information in
textbooks.
Visualize pictures, charts, graphs, or
small sections of printed information.Create movies in the mind during the
reading process.
Create visual study tools that show levelsof information.
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Expand chapter mappings.
Add colors and pictures to notes.
Copy information in your own
handwriting.
Observe people for visual clues.
Carry a pen and notepad to write down
information.
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Talk out loud(verbalize).
Read out loud.
Ask questions.Work with a study
buddy or in a studygroup.
Recite frequently.
Tape lectures.
Make your own studytapes.
Explain information toothers.
Create rhymes,jingles, or songs.
Use technology withaudio features.
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Handle objects, tools, or machinery as youstudy.
Create manipulatives (study tools you can move
with your hands).Cut charts or diagrams apart and then
reassemble.
Use exaggerated movements and hand gestureswhen you study.
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Use a computer to type information and usemuscle memory.
Walk as you recite or practice.
Work at a chalkboard, flip chart, or large posterpaper.
Learn through creative movement and activities.
Create action games.
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The right and the left hemispheres of thebrain are linked together neurologically.
Each hemisphere dominates specific kinds
of mental activities and learning patterns.People tend to have a preference for
initially processing information throughthe left or the right hemisphere.
Once information is received andprocessing begins in one hemisphere, theinformation is then shared with the otherhemisphere for total processing.
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Use your understanding of your linear orglobal preferences to analyze and adjustlearning situations.
Ask for a summary or list of significantpoints.
Organize a list or chart of importantpoints.
Take time to organize informationlogically.
Add your own heading and subheadings totextbooks that lack detailed structure.
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Ask for specific examples or anecdotes.
Add color, pictures, or diagrams to lecture notes.
Ask instructors and other students questions.
Get an overview of the topic before a lecture.
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How would you define or explain each of the
following?
Teacher-directed environment Student-directed environment
Interactive learner
Reflective learner
Situational preferences
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Definitions:
Intelligence: An intelligence is a
biopsychological potential to process informationthat can be activated in a cultural setting to
solve problems or create products that are of
value in a culture.(Source: Gardner. Intelligence Reframed, Basic Books,1999, p. 33-34)
Subintelligences: Subintelligences are coreabilities that belong under a specific
intelligence.
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Linguistic
Logical-MathematicalMusical
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Spatial
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Naturalist
Existential
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