Transcript Learning styles

LEARING STYLES – UTILIZE YOUR
POTENTIAL
about learning styles and how to use
yourself in the most efficient way
NetDansk
WHAT IS LEARING STYLES?
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Learning styles are the way in which each individual learner begins
to concentrate on, process, absorb, and retain new and difficult
information.
Learning styles, thus, are the most important tool for us when we
construct knowledge.
Most people haven’t got the faintest idea about their learning styles
profile, and people are often somewhat embarrassed about the way
they actually act when studying: They don’t find it in keeping with
“good student behavior”.
The right way of studying, however, does not exist.
Everybody learns in his individual way, but without knowing this
way, i.e. without knowing your preferences, you can’t learn efficiently
– sometimes you can’t learn at all.
WHAT IS LEARING STYLES?
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There are quite a few learning styles concepts.
We have chosen a theory developed by Rita and Ken
Dunn and a test developed by Rita Dunn and Susan
Rundle.
This test, Building Excellence, offers you
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your learning styles profile,
an array of strategies and pieces of good advice that can help
you learn efficiently.
In the following presentation, the individual parts of the
tests will be presented in order for you to understand the
scope and the aims of the concept.
DON’T FORGET
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There are no good and no bad learning styles.
All profiles are totally equal.
Your profile is relatively stabile – thus, it is not going to
change radically, and should changes occur, it will be in
cycles of 2-3 years.
NetDansk is organized according to learning styles.
The exercises exploit the various sensoric modalities – if
possible.
And besides that, you must exploit the knowledge the test
has imparted to you.
Use the feedback you get after you have taken the
Building-Excellence test.
BUILDING EXCELLENCE…The Learning Individual®
Self-Awareness — “Know Thyself”
If learning is fundamental
to everything we do, then
understanding one’s
unique learning style
is fundamental
to learning.
Ancient Egyptians
believed the heart
was the center of
intelligence and
emotion. They also
thought so little of
the brain that during
mummification, they
removed the brain
entirely from bodies.
The Building Excellence (BE) Survey
 The BE Survey is an online learning &
productivity style assessment tool
(copyright ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00 R. Dunn & S. Rundle).
 BE identifies twenty-one critical
variables that can promote or obstruct
learning, including the efficacy with
which individuals concentrate on,
process, internalize, and retain new
and complex information.
Learning and Productivity Style Profile Report
 The BE Survey generates a personalized
Learning and Productivity Style (LPS)
Profile report, which includes:
 A one-page summary;
 Narrative descriptions of one’s preferences;
 Recommended strategies; and
 A personal development plan to help people
create individualized learning solutions.
Interpreting the LPS One-Page Profile
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SLIGHT
MODERATE
STRONG
A nonessential
element
that does
not usually
require
special
attention.
A nonessential
element
that, for the
most part,
does not
affect the
individual.
An
essential
element
that
requires
attention
MUCH of
the time.
An
essential
element
that
requires
attention
ALL of
the time.
Interpreting the LPS One-Page Profile
LEAST
LESS
DEFINITELY NOT
the most effective
modality for retaining
new and difficult
material.
NOT
the most effective
modality for retaining
new and difficult
material.
Perceptual Elements
Auditory
Learners
Remember
best when
they LISTEN
to a lecture, a
presentation,
or an
audiotape.
Visual
Picture
Learners
Visual
Text
Learners
Tactile and/or
Kinesthetic
Learners
Remember
best when
they SEE
(create)
mental
images
of what
they hear
or read.
Remember
best when
they READ
the written
word
(textbooks,
memos,
and e-mail
messages).
Remember
best by
DOING
rather than
sitting and
listening,
reading,
or thinking
about the
information.
Verbal
Learners
Remember
best when
they
DISCUSS
with others
the new
and complex
information
they are
learning.
Perceptual Elements - Example
Least
Less
Auditory
Less
Slight
0
Slight
Strong
More
Auditory
Less
Less
Visual
Picture
Less
Visual
Text
Moderate
More
Visual
Picture
Moderate
More
Visual
Text
Slight
Less Tactile
and/or
More Tactile
Moderate
and/or
Kinesthetic
Kinesthetic
Less Verbal
More Verbal
(Internal
Kinesthetic)
Strong
(Internal
Kinesthetic)
Analytic / Global
ANALYTICS…
…assimilate and process
information best when it is
presented sequentially and
the information builds
toward a conceptual
understanding.
GLOBALS…
…assimilate and
process information
best when humor and
metaphors are used and
they need to understand
the concept before the
details make sense.
Analytic / Global
INTEGRATED
PROCESSORS…
… use both the Analytic
and Global dimensions
interchangeably. Persons
with this preference often
take on the role of an
interpreter because they
can easily translate what
the Analytics and Globals
are saying.
Reflective / Impulsive
Reflective learners
take time to weigh
their options before
making decisions
and solving problems.
Impulsive learners
prefer less detail when
making decisions and
solving problems.
When taken to
the extreme, this
approach leads to
analysis paralysis!
When taken to
the extreme, impulsive
people want others to
be brief, be bright,
and be gone!
Psychological Elements - Example
Strong
Analytic
Moderate
Integrated
Strong
Moderate
Strong
Reflective
Moderate
Strong
Moderate
Global
Slight
0
Slight
Moderate
Strong
Impulsive
“I used to be
indecisive
but now I’m
not so sure.”
Boscoe Pertwee
18th century writer
Environmental Elements
Sound
Light
Temperature
Seating
Do you
concentrate
best with
sound in the
background
or a in quiet
environment?
Do you study
or work best
when when
the lights
are bright
or softly
illuminated
and indirect?
Do you
concentrate
and stay
focused
longer
when the
temperature
is warmer
or cooler?
Do you
concentrate
best when
sitting at a
desk with
a straightbacked
chair or
more
informal
seating?
Environmental Elements - Example
Strong
Moderate
Slight
0
Slight
Moderate
Strong
Quiet
Strong
Sound
Low
Light
Strong
Bright
Light
Warm
Temperature
Informal
Seating
Cool
Temperature
Moderate
0
Formal
Seating
Physiological Elements
Time of Day
Intake
Mobility
At what time of day
are you most effective
and efficient:
Do you focus
your attention
best when you
snack while you
work or study or
snack after you
are finished?
When you
stay in one
place for
too long, do
you become
restless and
fidgety?
Early Morning?
Late Morning/
Early Afternoon?
Late Afternoon?
Evening?
Physiological Elements - Example
0
Slight
Moderate
Early Morning
Strong
Late Morning/
Early Afternoon
Slight
Late Afternoon
Slight
Moderate
Evening
Moderate
Strong
Less
Intake
Less
Mobility
Strong
Moderate
Slight
0
Slight
Moderate
Strong
More
Intake
Strong
Moderate
More
Mobility
“I think that only
daring speculation
can lead us further
and not accumulation
of facts.”
Albert Einstein
1879-1955
Emotional Elements
Motivation
Persistence
Conformity
Structure
Positive
feedback
from others
(externally
motivated)
Do you prefer
completing
one task
before
beginning
another?
Do you prefer
to do things
the way you
think they
should be
done?
Do you like
others to
provide
procedures
for you to
follow?
Do you prefer
to work on
several tasks
at the same
time?
Do you prefer
to do things
the way
others think
they should
be done?
Do you
prefer
to create
your own
procedures?
Positive
feedback
from yourself
(internally
motivated)
Emotional Elements - Example
Strong
Moderate
Slight
Internally
Motivated
Multiple
Task
Persistence
0
Slight
Moderate
Strong
Externally
Motivated
Single
Task
Persistence
Strong
Less
Conforming
Less
Structure
0
Slight
Moderate
More
Conforming
More
Structure
Sociological Elements
Team Interaction
Authority
Variety
Are you more
productive when
you work alone
or with one other
person, in a small
group of 3 people,
or in a large team?
Do you work
well with a
person who
is an expert
in his field?
Do you prefer
routine work
using proven
methods?
Are you less
effective when
someone is
looking over
your shoulder
when you work
or study?
Do you
become bored
when you
have to do the
same thing
over and
over?
Sociological Elements - Example
0
Slight
Moderate
Alone/Pairs
Strong
Small Group
Team
Strong
Moderate
Slight
Moderate
Strong
Moderate
Slight
0
Slight
Moderate
Strong
Less
Authority
0
More
Authority
Less
Variety
0
More
Variety
LEARNING STYLE:
Your Brain Has A Mind of Its Own!