Learning preferences, approach to studying, intellectual development

1. Orientation
to Learning
Learning Preferences
Approach to Studying
Intellectual Development

2. Objective
Identify your personal orientation to learning
Identify your learning preference
Identify characteristics associated with your learning
preference
Understand the role of learning preference in academic
success

3. What is my Individual Orientation to
Learning?
Start this section by taking the Index of Learning Styles
Assessment
Assignment: Index of Learning Styles Assessment
Individual Orientations to Learning are the combination of the
following:
1. Learning Style
2. Intellectual Development
3. Study Approach
Your Individual Orientation to Learning is not a
determinant of ability!!!

4. Individual Orientation to
Learning
Learning Style Preferences
Intellectual Development Level
Approach to Studying

5. A Few Notes on Learning
Preference
• Defined as a unique orientation to receiving and
cataloguing information.
• Learning preferences can change depending on the
class and subject.
• Learning preferences include environment.
• Three major learning preference groups:
Visual
Audio
Kinesthetic

6. Why is learning preference
important?
• Preventing the “I am not good at__________” myth.
• Learning Style is adaptable.
• Each learning preference includes study strategies.
• Learning style and Teaching Style will almost always be
different.
• Learning preference can help you to chose a field of study!

7. Communication
Active listening
College Level Reading
Communication in college

9. Objective
Identify your personal listening habits
Understand the process of active listening
Utilize a college reading strategy to successfully
plan and complete course assigned reading
Communicate effectively with campus faculty and
staff

10. Four Types of Communication
Speaking Writing
Reading Listening

17. Assessing your Listening Habits
Listen- (verb) to give ones attention to a sound
or source of sound
Hear- (verb) to perceive with the ear the sound
made by (someone or something)

18. Active Listening
• Be prepared
• Maintain a positive attitude
• Be intentional about paying
attention
• Be flexible
• Ask. Clarifying. Questions.
You cannot learn if you do not
listen! – Walter Paulk

19. College level Reading
How to tackle the college reading assignment:
1.How long will this take to read? (P) 5 min= Avg. Time
2.The Chunk System- no more than 10 pages at a time.
3.Ask questions and note concerns/opinions of the text.
How to read for understanding one chunk at a time
-P2R:
•Preview
•Read Actively
•Review
You will complete the P2R system for every 10 page chunk.
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20. Communicating Your Need
•Communication can be verbal or written.
•Ask for help Early, Often, and Now.
•Ask clarifying questions during and after class.
•Attend the office hours of your professor
•Know where to go to get the help that you
need…then ask for it.

21. Bad Example:
I dropped the ATMO class and
math i have no idea,Ii might
take it at home over the
summer but not sure yet. Also i
been trying to get into american
sigh language since even before
i started the school. Also will
there be any open classes in
july? because if there isn't any
I'm at 6 credits which doesn't
even make me full time student
which also mean i could not be
in my sorority. I just really don
know what to do and I'm
undecided so i cant start taking
other kind of classes besides GE
classes.
thank you
Good Example:
Dear Susan,
Is NSC 170C1 a Tier 1 Natural
Sciences course?
Thank you,
Wilma Wildcat
1234567
wwildcat@email.arizona.edu
EMAIL EXAMPLES

22. GOLDEN RULE
WHEN IN DOUBT,
CONTACT YOUR
ADVISOR!
CLAS Academic Advising Center
Bear Down Gym
Phone: 520-621-7763