Transcript Learning Style and Intelligence Chapter 3

Learning Style and
Intelligence
Chapter 3
What is learning style?
Your learning style is your
learning preference.
How do
you like to
learn?
Knowing about Your Learning
Style Helps You to:
Be more productive
 Increase achievement
 Be more creative
 Improve problem solving
 Make better decisions
 Learn more effectively
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Learning Style
Visual
 Auditory
 Kinesthetic/Tactile
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Learning Style Memory Exercise
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15 items will be passed around. Can
you remember them?
How did you remember the
items?
Did you remember what you could see,
feel, hear or touch?
 What is your strongest preference?
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Learning Style Exercise: The
Paper Airplane
What worked best for you?
Auditory
 Visual
 Or kinesthetic?
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Visual Learners
Learn through seeing and reading
 Prefer written directions
 Often good readers
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Visual Learners Learn Best
With:
pictures
 illustrations
 photos
 graphs
 diagrams
 maps
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Visual Learning Techniques
Mental photograph or video
 Flash cards
 Highlighting
 Draw pictures to remember
 Use pictures or symbols in the margin to
remember
 Draw a map or outline
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Auditory Learners
Learn through listening and talking
 Remember what they hear better than
what they see
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Auditory Learners:
Prefer to listen to instructions
 Often like to talk on the phone
or listen to music
 Learn best if they can hear and
see the assignment
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Auditory Learning Techniques
Discuss what you have learned
with others
 Participate in study groups
 Recite aloud
 Teach others what you have learned
 Use flash cards and say the items
 Use music in the background if it does
not distract you or use it as a break from
studying
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Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners
Learn through doing
 Remember hands on activities
 Use their hands to build, create, plant,
draw or decorate
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Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners:
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Learn the assignment best by using
physical activity
Kinesthetic/Tactile Learning
Techniques
Read while walking or pacing
 Study outside when practical
 Take notes on lectures
 Highlight or underline
 Write summaries
 Outline chapters
 Think of practical applications
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Activity: Complete the
Learning Style Quiz in the
Textbook
Brainstorm: Learning Techniques
Four groups:
 Auditory
 Visual
 Tactile/kinesthetic
 Combination types
 What learning techniques match these
preferences? Write them on the board.
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Productivity Environmental
Preference Survey (PEPS)
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Elements of learning style
 Environmental
 Emotional
 Sociological
 Physical
Environmental
Sound
 Light
 Temperature
 Design (formal or informal)
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Emotional
Motivation
 Persistence
 Responsibility
 Structure
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Sociological
Alone/peer
 Authority figures present
 Several ways
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Physical
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Auditory
Visual
Tactile
Kinesthetic
Intake
Evening/morning
Late morning
Afternoon
Mobility
Written Exercise
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Understanding your Peps Learning
Style Inventory
Your Personality and Your
Learning Style
For review, what is your
personality type?
Extravert or Introvert?
 Sensing or Intuitive?
 Thinking or Feeling?
 Judging or Perceptive?
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Extraverts
Learn best when in action
 Value physical activity
 Like to study with others
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Extravert
Learn by talking.
 Discuss what you have learned with
others.
 Like variety and action. Take frequent
breaks and do something active.
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Caution!
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Extraverts can get so distracted by
activity and socialization that the
studying does not get done.
Introverts
Learn best by pausing to think
 Value reading
 Prefer to study individually
 Need quiet for concentration
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Introvert
Find a quiet place to study by yourself.
 Plan to study for longer periods of time
so you can concentrate.
 Find places with minimal distractions
such as the library.
 Unplug the phone.
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Caution!
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This type may miss out on sharing ideas
with others and the fun and social life of
college.
Sensing
Seeks specific information
 Memorizes facts
 Values what is practical
 Follows instructions
 Likes hands-on experience
 Wants clear assignments
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Sensing
Good at mastering facts and details.
 Think about practical applications to
motivate yourself.
 Ask, “How can I use this.”
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INtuitive
Seeks quick insights
 Uses imagination to go beyond the facts
 Values what is original
 Likes theories
 Reads between the lines
 Independent thinkers
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INtuitive
Good at learning concepts and theories
 Ask yourself, “What is the main point?”
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Caution!
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Since this type focuses on general
concepts and theories, they are likely to
miss the details and facts. To learn the
details, organize them into broad
categories that have meaning for you.
Thinking
Wants objective material to study
 Logic guides learning
 Likes to critique new ideas
 Finds flaws in an argument
 Learns by challenge and debate
 Wants logical presentations
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Thinking
Thinking types are good at logic.
 Ask yourself, “What do I think of these
ideas?”
 Debate or discuss your ideas with
others.
 Allow time to think and reflect on your
studies.
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Feeling
Wants to be able to relate to the
material personally
 Personal values are important
 Likes to please instructors
 Learns by being supported and
appreciated
 Wants faculty who establish personal
rapport with students
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Feeling
Search for personal meaning to
motivate yourself.
 Help others to learn.
 Whenever possible, choose classes that
relate to your personal interests.
 Find a comfortable environment for
learning.
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Judging
Find ways to organize the material to
learn it easier.
 If possible, select instructors who
present material in an organized way.
 Set goals and use a schedule to
motivate yourself.
 Use a daily planner or to-do list.
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Caution!
This type tends to be structured and
controlled which can limit creativity.
 They may be in conflict with others who
are less organized.
 They may be overachievers who get
stressed easily.
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Perceptive
Good at looking at the possibilities and
keeping the options open.
 Allow time to be thorough and complete
your work.
 Have fun while learning.
 Study in groups with a mixture of
perceptive and judging types.
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Personality
ANOTHER LOOK
USE 2 LETTERS
ARE YOU:
Group Activity: Divide into 4
GROUPS
SJ
SP
NT
NF
Group Activity: Make a list of
adjectives that describe your
favorite teacher. Have the
recorder write your responses
on the board.
HERE ARE SOME
TYPICAL RESPONSES
SJ
SJ
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Responsible
Fair
Role model
Dedicated
Experienced
Take Charge
Specific
To the Point
Dependable
Practical
Prepared
In Control
Organized
Step by step
Precise
Rewards for Good Work
SP
SP
Unpredictable
 Opportunities
 Fun!
 Sense of Humor
 Interesting
 On the Go
 Different Perspectives
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Laid Back
Exploration
Entertaining
Flexible
Variety
Patient
Try New Things
NF
NF
Open
 Calm
 Empathic
 Mentor
 Compassionate
 Tolerant
 Role Model
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Creative
Honest
Personal
Tutor
Enabler
Helpful
Supportive
NT
NT
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Knowledgeable
Logical Thinking
Competent
Analytical
Problem Solving
Lab Experiences
Challenging
Authoritative
Clear
Creative
Freedom
Inquisitive
Precise
Praises Ingenuity
Thorough
Intelligent
What if your personality does
not match the teacher’s
personality?
Choose a different teacher.
Notice your mental pictures
and let them go!
As if they were
balloons
floating away
What else?
 Adapt
 Tolerate
 Appreciate
 Understand
 Communicate
Group Activity: Adapting to
Different Teaching Styles
Free Write
Describe your learning style.
 How does your personality affect your
learning style?
 How does learning style affect career
choice? For example, if you are a
judging type who is good at details and
organization, what career would match
this type?
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Multiple
Intelligences
Multiple Intelligences
Developed by Howard Gardner
 Defined as the human ability to solve
problems or design or compose things
valued in at least one culture
 Broadens the scope of human potential
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Learning Style
Intelligences put to work
 Measured by your performance
 You can develop these areas and
become competent in each one
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MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
•Verbal/Linguistic
•Logical-Mathematical
•Musical/Rhythmic
•Visual/Spatial
•Bodily/Kinesthetic
•Intrapersonal
•Interpersonal
•Naturalist
Your textbook provides an
opportunity to explore your
multiple intelligences.
These intelligences work
together in complex ways to
make us unique individuals.
Textbook Activity:
Summing Up Learning Style
Keys to Success:
Create Your Success
Some Examples:
Victor Frankl, concentration camp
survivor and author of Man’s Search for
Meaning
 Cristopher Reeve
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Create Your Success
We make decisions and choices that
create the future.
 Our behavior leads
to our success or failure.
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Sometimes we blame others
My parents did it to me.
 My teacher gave me a poor grade.
 My boss gave me a poor evaluation.
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When we take responsibility
for our actions, we create our
success.
Ask these questions:
How did I create this situation?
 How can I make the best of it?
 What can I do about it now?
 If I didn’t create it, how do I choose to
react to it?
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Caution!
Sometimes you do not create it all.
 You can still choose your attitude and
reaction to what has happened.
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Steven Covey
Author of Seven Habits of Highly
Effective People.
 Chooses to use the word:
response-ability
 Suggests that we use resourcefulness
and initiative to create the future we
want
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Textbook Activity:
Create Your Success