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Learning styles

The document discusses various learning styles that individuals possess, emphasizing that different people interpret and learn information in unique ways. It highlights several models, including Kolb's experiential learning theory and Neil Fleming's VARK model, which categorizes learners into visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic types. The text also mentions the evolution of learning style theories and the importance of tailoring educational approaches to fit diverse learner preferences.

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 Learning styles are the different ways people interpret, organize and represent information.  Learning Styles are based on the idea that people learn in different ways, and that each individual has a natural or preferred way of learning.  Classically, our learning style is forced upon us through life like this: In grades kindergarten to third, new information is presented to us kinesthetically; grades 4 to 8 are visually presented; while grades 9 to college, information is presented to us mostly through auditory means, such as lectures.
 David Kolb published his learning styles model in 1984 from which he developed his learning style inventory.  Kolb's experiential learning style theory is typically represented by a four stage learning cycle in which the learner 'touches all the bases:
 1. Concrete Experience - (a new experience of situation is encountered, or a reinterpretation of existing experience).  2. Reflective Observation (of the new experience. Of particular importance are any inconsistencies between experience and understanding).  3. Abstract Conceptualization (Reflection gives rise to a new idea, or a modification of an existing abstract concept).  4. Active Experimentation (the learner applies them to the world around them to see what results).
 Peter Honey and Alan Mumford developed learning styles based upon the work of Kolb.  They identified four distinct learning styles or preferences: 1. Activist 2. Theorist 3. Reflector 4. Pragmatist
 Walter Burke Barbe and colleagues proposed three learning modalities (often identified as VAK): 1. Visualizing modality 2. Auditory modality 3. Kinesthetic modality  Barbe and colleagues reported that learning modality strengths can occur independently or in combination, they can change over time, and they become integrated with age.
Visual Kinesthetic/tactile Auditory Picture Gestures Listening Shape Body movements Rhythms Sculpture Object manipulation Tone Paintings Positioning Chants
 Neil Fleming's VARK model is expanded upon the VAK model of Barbe and colleagues, and was proposed in 1992  The VARK model of learning styles suggests that there are four main types of learners. These four key types are: 1. Visual learners 2. Auditory learners 3. Reading / writing learners 4. Kinesthetic learners
 Visual Learners - Visual learners learn best by seeing. Graphic displays such as charts, diagrams, illustrations, handouts, and videos are all helpful learning tools for visual learners. People who prefer this type of learning would rather see information presented in a visual rather than in written form.  Auditory learners - Aural (or auditory) learners learn best by hearing information. They tend to get a great deal out of lectures and are good at remembering things they are told.
 Reading and Writing Learners - Reading and writing learners prefer to take in information displayed as words. Learning materials that are primarily text-based are strongly preferred by these learners.  Kinesthetic Learners - Kinesthetic (or tactile) learners learn best by touching and doing. Hands-on experience is important to kinesthetic learners.
Learning styles