Transcript Inividual Learning Style

Master of Arts in Education/Adult Education and Training
Sascha Hirzel
COM516
September 20, 2013
Dorina Varsamis
Learning Style Assessment
 Three learning types:
 Auditory
 Visual
 Kinesthetic
My Individual Learning Style(s)
 Visual and Kinesthetic
My Individual Learning Style(s) Contd.
 First Test Result:
Auditory (12%)
Visual (44%)
Kinesthetic (44%)
 Second Test Result:
Auditory (10%)
Visual (45%)
Kinesthetic (45%)
Qualities of Visual Learners
 Like seeing
information
 Enjoy illustrated
concepts
 Visualize
information
(James, 2009)
Strategies for Visual Learners
 Sit at the front of
the class
 Color-code things
 Try drawing things
out
 Use flash cards
 Take notes
(What’s Your Learning Style?, 2011)
Qualities of Kinesthetic Learners
 Talk with their
hands
 Remember what
they have done
 Benefit from
hands-on learning
activities
(James, 2009)
Strategies for Kinesthetic Learners
 Participate in hands-
on activities
 Take breaks
 It’s okay to fidget
(What’s Your Learning Style?, 2011)
VARK Learning Styles
Aural (8%)
Visual (32%)
Kinesthetic (32%)
Read/Write (28%)
(The Vark Questionnaire. 2011)
Kolb Learning Cycle
(Kolb’s Learning Cycle, n.d.)
Conclusion
 It is important to understand the
type of learner you are
 You may be adept at learning in
multiple ways
 Do the things that work for you
References
 Bixler, B. (n.d.). Learning Styles Inventory. Retrieved from
http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm
 James, B. (2009). Learning Styles. Retrieved from
http://sunburst.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/learningstyle/
 Kolb’s Learning Cycle. (n.d.). Truman State University.
http://excellence.truman.edu/tutoring/userfiles//Kolbs_Learning_Cycle
-TSSC.pdf
 The Vark Questionnaire. (2011, July). University of Redlands.
Retrieved from
http://www.redlands.edu/docs/StudentLife/VARK_Main_
Copy_Updated_Version_7.1_%28July_2011%29.pdf
 What’s Your Learning Style? (2011). Pennsylvania Higher
Education Assistance Agency. Retrieved from
http://educationplanner.org/students/selfassessments/learning-styles.shtml