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The document discusses learning styles and their importance in education. It describes several theories of learning styles, including Kolb's learning cycle and Honey and Mumford's model. It also outlines the Index of Learning Styles questionnaire developed by Felder and Silverman, which assesses preferences in four dimensions: sensing/intuition, visual/verbal, active/reflective, and sequential/global. The document explains each of these dimensions and provides strategies teachers can use to support different learning styles in the classroom.
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Lec 6 learning styles
- 1. Learning Styles Dr Qaiser Malik This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 2. Why they are important? • Low satisfaction or poor performance can be misinterpreted as lack of knowledge or ability when it is difficulty with learning • Teachers who understand learning styles are better able to adapt their teaching methods • Varied teaching methods lead to more motivated and engaged learners • Students who know their styles are better learners and better achievers This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 3. Why they are important? • A teacher who knows his/her learning style is more aware of the disparities among the class members and can adapt his/her teaching • Styles have strengths and weaknesses and can be mixed This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 4. Classifications Kolb is the ”guru” of learning styles He developed a cycle of learning in which immediate/concrete experiences provide the basis for observations and reflections These observations can be distilled into abstract concepts which produce actions which can be actively tested to create a new experience This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 5. Honey and Mumford • Developed a learning styles questionnaire based on Kolb’s theories • Postulated that people’s preferred styles vary with situational change • Their cycle is having an experience –reflecting on it - drawing conclusions- putting theory into practice This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 6. Honey and Mumford Cycle This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 7. The 4 Styles Reflectors Prefer to watch, think, review Journals and brainstorm Expert lectures Theorists Think through step by step Lectures case studies Reading Pragmatist Apply new learning to actual practice Field work and lab work Feedback and coaching Activists Challenge of the new experience Role play Small groups Involvement with others This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 8. Silvermann and Felder • Developed a shorter version of learning styles instrument called Index of Learning Styles (ILS) that assesses preferences on four scales http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/LS-1988.pdf • ILS is self scoring web based instrument that assesses preferences on Sensing/Intuiting, Visual/Verbal, Active/Reflective, Sequential/Global dimensions. • ILS is freely available. http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 9. 12 Learning Styles - Categories Visual Verbal Sensory Intuitive Active Reflective Sequential Global Input into mind Perception of Information Processing to Retain Building Understanding Learning Styles This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 10. 13 Learning Styles Visual - Verbal • Identify information • People tend to prefer to take in information either visually or verbally Input This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 11. 14 Learning Styles Visual-Verbal Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/le arningstyles/ilsweb.html This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 12. 15 Learning Styles Visual - Verbal Verbal 30% Prefer the spoken and written word Visual 70% Prefer charts, diagrams, and pictures This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 13. 16 Learning Styles Visual - Verbal Visual Learner Verbal Learner Instruction Video Clips Diagrams & Images Maps Lecture Audio clips Assignments Mind Mapping PowerPoint With Images Interviews Seminars Reports & Speeches Assessment Id on Maps Drawings and Sketches Read & response Sound Identification Verbal tests Reference Reference maps Diagrams/Pictures Articles Video/Audio Clips Communication Whiteboard Chat Phone Audio Conferencing This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 14. 17 Learning Styles Visual - Verbal Helping the Visual Learner Try to find and use diagrams, sketches, flow charts… Use concept maps when appropriate… Color code notes if possible… Try to locate video clips related to your topics… Helping the Verbal Learner Prepare summaries of material… Allow for presentation of others explanations… Discussions of topics by the class… This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 15. 18 Learning Styles Sensing-Intuitive • Perception of information • Sensors like to work with real data and like details • Intuitors like to work with theories and like concepts • Making it fit in the real world or the world of ideas • Concrete Conceptual Facts and Data Concepts This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 16. 19 Learning Styles Sensing-Intuitive Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/le arningstyles/ilsweb.html This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 17. 20 Learning Styles Sensing-Intuitive Intuitive 42% - (innovators) Prefer theories and interpretations of factual information Want a connection to other ideas Sensing 58% - (Logical) Prefer data and facts Want a connection to real world This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 18. 21 Learning Styles Sensing - Intuitive Sensing Learner Intuitive Learner Instruction Images Sounds Demos Case Studies Hypothesis Setting Assignments Creation of Demos Images Case Studies Problem Solving Resolution Building Assessment Detail Tests Audio Tests Outcome Projections Reference Field Trips Virtual Field Trips Compare & Contrast Communication Conferencing Tools Group Work This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 19. 22 Learning Styles Sensing - Intuitive Helping the Sensing Learner Provide specific examples to material if possible… Try to frame material in how they apply in practice… Brainstorming on how the material presented works in practice… Helping the Intuitive Learner Connection exercises for theories being presented… Question development time… Provide time or exercises for building hypothesis… This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 20. 23 Learning Styles Active-Reflective • Processing to Retain • Active learners need to interact with the material directly and/or talking with others • Reflective learners need to think about where the new information fits This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 21. 24 Learning Styles Active-Reflective Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/le arningstyles/ilsweb.html This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 22. 25 Learning Styles Active-Reflective Reflective 32% Do the processing in their head Let’s think it through Active 68% Learn best by doing something physical with the information Let’s try it and see how it works out This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 23. 26 Learning Styles Active - Reflective Active Learner Reflective Learner Instruction Class Participation Critical Thinking Reflection Time Assignments Model Building Problem Sets Journaling Assessment Projects Reports Problem Solving Essays Reference Field Trips Virtual Field trips Observations Readings Communication Meetings Webcasts This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 24. 27 Learning Styles Active - Reflective Helping the Active Learner Allow time for problem-solving activities… Hypothesis development exercises… Group discussions on topics in the material… Helping the Reflective Learner Reflective time in a class… Question development time… Summaries of class materials… Blogging… This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 25. 28 Learning Styles Sequential-Global • Building Understanding • Sequentials want to follow a linear process • Global learners want to work from the big picture This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 26. 29 Learning Styles Sequential-Global Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/le arningstyles/ilsweb.html This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 27. 30 Learning Styles Sequential-Global Global 28% Must see the big picture Before the individual pieces fall into place Sequential 72% Easily makes linear connections between individual steps This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 28. 31 Learning Styles Sequential - Global Sequential Learner Global Learner Instruction Video Clips Diagrams & Images Maps Lecture Audio clips Assignments Mind Mapping PowerPoint With Images Interviews Seminars Reports & Speeches Assessment Id on Maps Drawings and Sketches Read & response Sound Identification Verbal tests Reference Reference maps Diagrams/Pictures Articles Vide/Audio Clips Communication Whiteboard Chat Phone Audio Conferencing This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 29. 32 Learning Styles Sequential - Global Helping the Sequential Learner Provide material in order of completing a task… Provide examples and material to fill in steps… Helping the Global Learner Organize material into more blocks than step by step approach… Relate material to existing material and theories… This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 30. Study in a way that works best for YOU! Everyone learns a little differently from everyone else. You have a unique way of learning. If a study method is not working for you, try something different. Try background music. Try studying alone, or with a study partner. Try studying early in the day, or later in the evening. Mix it up until you find what works best for you. If you are still struggling – ASK for help! There are many programs and resources available for you. Please utilize every support available. This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 31. 37 Any QUESTIONS? This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar
- 32. Thank you 38This Work is the Property of Engr Dr Qaiser Hameed Malik and Engr Naveed Zafar