Transcript Learning Style Inventory PowerPoint Slides

Interpreting Your Learning Style
Understanding Your Movement
Through the Cycle
Concrete
Experience
(CE)
Active
Experimentation
(AE)
Reflective
Observation
(RO)
Abstract
Conceptualization
(AC)
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Concrete Experience
Learning by Experiencing
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Learning from specific
experiences
Relating to people
Being sensitive to feelings
and people
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Reflective Observation
Learning by Reflecting
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Carefully observing
before making
judgements
Viewing issues from
different
perspectives
Looking for the
meaning of things
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Abstract Conceptualization
Learning by Thinking
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Logically analyzing
ideas
Planning systematically
Acting on an intellectual
understanding of a
situation
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Active Experimentation
Learning by Doing
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Showing ability to
get things done
Taking risks
Influencing people
and events through
action
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Learning Style Type Grid
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Learning Style Profile
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Preferred Learning Styles
Accommodating
Diverging
 Puts ideas into
action
 Imaginative
 Adapts well to
changing
circumstances
 Broad cultural
interests
 Intuitive; trial and
error
 Likes technical or
practical fields such
as business
 Many perspectives
 Specializes in the
arts and humanities
 Information seeking
Converging
Assimilating
 Practical
application of ideas
 Ability to create
theoretical models
 Does well on
conventional tests
 Assimilates
disparate
observations
 Hypotheticaldeductive
reasoning
 Engineering and
physical sciences
 Inductive reasoning
 Likes abstract
concepts—basic
science and math
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Accommodating
 Strengths
 Accomplishment
 Goal Orientation
 Decision Implementation
 Entrepreneurial
 Adaptable
 Improving your accommodating
learning skills
 Commit yourself to objectives
 Seek new opportunities
 Influence and lead others
 Become personally involved
 Deal with people
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Diverging
 Strengths
 Creativity
 Brainstorming
 Problem Recognition
 Understanding People
 Improving your diverging learning
skills
 Be more sensitive to people’s
feelings
 Be more sensitive to values
 Listen with an open mind
 Gather information
 Imagine the implications of
ambiguous situations
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Assimilating
 Strengths
 Planning
 Creating Models
 Formulating Theories
 Defining Problems
 Being Patient
 Improving your assimilating learning
skills
 Organize information
 Test theories and ideas
 Build conceptual models
 Design experiments
 Analyze quantitative data
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Converging
 Strengths
 Design
 Decision Making
 Problem Solving
 Logical Thinking
 Action Oriented
 Improving your converging learning
skills
 Create new ways of thinking and
doing
 Experiment with new ideas
 Choose the best solution
 Set goals
 Make decisions
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Career Paths
Accommodating
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Management
Education
Nursing
Marketing
Government
Human Resources
Diverging
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Assimilating
Converging
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Medicine
Computer Sciences
Engineering
Accounting
Forestry
Economics
Environmental
Science
Psychology
Social Work
Public Policy
Theatre
Literature
Design
Journalism
Media
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Educational Research
Mathematics
Sociology
Law
Theology
Biology
Physical Sciences
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Comparison of the Learning
Cycle with Problem-Solving Skills
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Learning Style Inventory
Retention of Learning
20% AC
50% AC + RO
70% AC + RO + CE
90% AC + RO + CE + AE
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