cognitive, sensory, and personality learning style

1. LEARNING STYLE
Arranged by:
Khoirunnisa

2. What Is Learning Style?

3. Notion on Learning Style
Do people learn in same
way?
learning style is
individual preference to
acquire and learn thing in
the most comfortable
ways.
Learning style vs learning
strategy?
Learning style is focused
on the person while
strategy focused on the
task.

4. • Deals with
physical,
perceptual
learning
channel.
• Deals with the
prsonality of
the learners.
• Deals with
mental process
of information.
• Reid (1996:6)
simplified three
major learning
styles such as:
cognitive, sensory,
and personality
Clasification
of Learning
Style
Cognitive
SensoryPersonality

5. Cognitive
Learning Style
Field Independent/
Dependent
Global/ Holistic
Reflective/
Impulsive
Cognitive theory
considers learning
according to mental
processes.
Motivation is also key
to learning.
According to Reid
(1999: 6) and
Entwistle (1998:206)
cognitive learning
style can be classified
into the following
model:

6. Global/Analytical
Global learners prefer to imply to
use wider conceptual categories
and are more ready to acquire
thematic. They like to hear the
main idea first and then learn all of
the facts
Analytic learners prefer to connect
things concept. They like to hear
the fact first, learn things step by
step, and learn from list and
outlines.

7. Field Independent/Dependent
Field independent learner can point
the embedded the figure without
distracted by the surroundings.
They involve analyzing and
structuring incoming information.
Field dependent learners accept
global information and they have
inability in point structure. They
prefer to think globally and have
tendencies to socialize with other
people

8. Reflective learner encourage work
analytically and cautiously. They
are better in accuracy and make a
calculated decision but rather slow.
Impulsive learners prefer to work
fast but lack in identifying figure.
They simplify hurriedly so it caused
more mistakes and tend to choose
language or humanity courses
Reflective/Impulsive

9. Sensory
Learning Style
Auditory Learner
Visual Learner
Kinesthetic
Learner
Multi-Sensory
Learner
Sensory learning style
deals with most
comfortable physical,
percepttual learning
channels (oxford,
2002:360)
Based on the research of
the way people
communicate, there are
three major models and
three combination of
learning style (Pritchard,
2009: 44).

10. • Auditory learners’ learn
best by hearing. They have
good memory in auditory,
discussing, lecturing,
interviewing. They like
sequence, repetition, and
summary.
• They are suggested to read
the text loudly with several
intonation to stress some
point and to relate
information and do not
forget to record it
Auditory Learner
• Visual learners tend to
learn by seeing. They have
good visual recall and
prefer to be presented
visually, present in
diagrams, graphics,
posters, etc.
• They are suggested to
make a note using colored
markers and create their
own color code. Each color
has its own description.
Visual Learners

11. • Multi-sensory learners
learn best when three of
type of sensory types
(visual, auditory,
kinesthetic) are involved
together in learning
process.
• They can be lectured by
using combination of
presentation model such as
using picture, recording,
and also body movement.
Multi Sensory Learners
• Kinesthetic learners tend to
learn by doing. . They
usually need movement in
learning process like going
back and forth. When
working on several projects
they need to take break
between each
• They can be lectured by
memory games to memorize
fact. When working on
several projects they can take
break between each.
Kinesthetic Learner

12. Personality
Learning Style
Extrovertion/
Introversion
Tolerance of
Ambiguity
Left and Right
Brain Function
Personality learning
style is categorized
into three major type
such as extroversion/
introversion,
tolerance of
ambiguity, left/right
brain functioning.
This model is based
on the construct by
Carl Jung (Fauziati,
2015:17)

13. Extroversion/Introversion
• Extroverts commonly are sociable,
like to do many things, have many
relationships, like to talk, like
grouping.
• They need stimulation, take
chances, often act on moment, and
generally impulsive individuals
• Introverts commonly are quiet
person, introspective, food and
book rather than people.
• They like to keep distance except
with close friends, they are good
planner but they cannot believe in
people easily

14. Tolerance of Ambiguity
Tolerance of ambiguity focuses on the cognitive
willingness to tolerate inevitable ideas with their
belief system.
Tolerant learners usually are open-minded people
and like to accept new things and not bothered by
ambiguity.
In learning foreign language, they can receive
information easily in target language but they
should be careful of incorrect information

15. Left and Right
Brain Functioning • Right hemisphere specialized for synthesis.
The learners have quite limited ability in
language, dominant in space orientation,
artistic interest, craft, image, remembering
face.
• They tend to more holistic and relational,
and work in simultaneously mode.
• Left hemisphere specialized in analytic and
logical thinking and good in verbal and
mathematical function.
• They tend to work sequentially and operate
linearly. Every informations processed
logically based on the order.

17. Pedagogical Implication
• Language learning style is one of the most
influencing factors in language learning.
• learning style awareness can influence pedagogy
such as the ways teachers choose to teach,
understand learner’s needs, differentiate materials.
• It is also beneficial for the leaners because they can
choose most appropriate learning style that match to
the learning that is being undertaken.

18. Conclusion
Learning styles are individuals’
preference to acquire and learn thing
in the most comfortable ways.
Generally, there arethree major types
such as: cognitive, sensory, and
personality.
Teacher can use various strategies and
then modify teaching task to
accommodate various student’s
learning style.

19. THE END