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DISCOVERING YOUR
LEARNING STYLE
WHAT DO WE MEAN
BY LEARNING STYLE?
Learning Style is the way
individuals prefer to
concentrate on, store, and
remember new and/or
difficult information.
THE MOST COMMON
LEARNING STYLES
AUDITORY VISUAL KINESTHETIC
AUDITORY
• Learn by listening and verbalizing
• Listen for keywords and phrases
• Respond well when things are explained aloud
• Think in a linear fashion
TIPS FOR
AUDITORY LEARNERS
• Use word association to remember facts
• Record lectures and watch videos
• Repeat facts with eyes closed
• Participate in group discussions
• Record notes after writing them
VISUAL
• Learn by seeing
• Best understand words that evoke images
• Respond well to demonstrations
• Enjoy visually pleasing presentations
TIPS FOR
VISUAL LEARNERS
• Draw or outline the information you need to
remember
• Copy what’s on the board
• Diagram sentences
• Take notes and make lists
• Color code, highlight, circle, and underline
words in your notes
• Use flashcards
KINESTHETIC
• Learn through doing and trial-and-error
• Prefer hands-on approaches
• Use multiple senses to engage with material
• Enjoy solving real-life problems
TIPS FOR
KINESTHETIC LEARNERS
• Study in short blocks
• Take lab classes
• Go on field trips
• Study with others
• Use memory games and flash cards
LEARNING STYLE VS.
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
WHAT IS MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES?
Multiple Intelligences is a
theoretical frame work for
defining, assessing, and
developing people’s
different intelligence factors.
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
VISUAL-
SPATIAL
BODY-
KINESTHETIC
MUSICAL INTERPERSONAL
INTRAPERSONAL VERBAL-
LINGUISTIC
LOGICAL-
MATHEMATICAL
NATURALISTIC
VISUAL-SPATIAL
BODY- KINESTHETIC
MUSICAL
INTERPERSONAL
You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding.
You prefer using your body, hands, and sense of touch.
You prefer using sound and music.
You prefer to learn in groups, or with other people.
VISUAL-SPATIAL
BODY- KINESTHETIC
MUSICAL
INTERPERSONAL
• Use images, pictures, color, and other visual media to help you learn
• Use color, layout, and spatial organization in your associations
• Use mind maps
• Focus on the sensations you would expect in each scenario
• Use physical objects as much as possible
• Keep in mind that writing and drawing diagrams are physical activities
• Use sound, rhyme, and music in your learning
• Use sound recordings to provide a background and help you get into visualizations
• Make the most of rhythm and rhyme when creating ways to understand
• Aim to work with others as much as possible
• Working in groups to practice behaviors or procedures help understand how to deal
with variations
INTRAPERSONAL
VERBAL - LUNGUISTIC
LOGICAL - MATHEMATICAL
NATURALISTIC
You prefer to work alone and use self-study.
You prefer using words, both in speech and writing
You prefer using logic, reasoning, and systems.
You prefer to learn through nature.
INTRAPERSONAL
VERBAL - LUNGUISTIC
LOGICAL - MATHEMATICAL
NATURALISTIC
• Take advantage of opportunities to self-study
• Create a personal interest in your topics
• You drive yourself by the way you see yourself internally
• Try techniques that involve speaking and writing
• Make the most of word-based techniques
• Record your notes for use later
• Aim to understand the reasons behind your content
• Create and use lists by extracting key points from your material
• Systems thinking helps you understand the bigger picture
• Work on sorting and classifying your assignments in a way that makes sense to you
• You work best with charts, tables, diagrams, and timelines
HOW TO USE BOTH TO
BE A BETTER STUDENT
• Understand how you INPUT information
through your Learning Style
• Learn to leverage your Multiple Intelligences
for information OUTPUT
• Find ways to learn that make sense to you
and your style.
• Work to strengthen the areas of intelligence
where you aren’t as strong.
DISCOVER YOUR LEARNING STYLE
AND GET MORE TIPS AND TRICKS
www.vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/
www.mypersonality.info
QUESTIONS?

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Midway University Presentation - Learning Styles

  • 2. WHAT DO WE MEAN BY LEARNING STYLE? Learning Style is the way individuals prefer to concentrate on, store, and remember new and/or difficult information.
  • 3. THE MOST COMMON LEARNING STYLES AUDITORY VISUAL KINESTHETIC
  • 4. AUDITORY • Learn by listening and verbalizing • Listen for keywords and phrases • Respond well when things are explained aloud • Think in a linear fashion
  • 5. TIPS FOR AUDITORY LEARNERS • Use word association to remember facts • Record lectures and watch videos • Repeat facts with eyes closed • Participate in group discussions • Record notes after writing them
  • 6. VISUAL • Learn by seeing • Best understand words that evoke images • Respond well to demonstrations • Enjoy visually pleasing presentations
  • 7. TIPS FOR VISUAL LEARNERS • Draw or outline the information you need to remember • Copy what’s on the board • Diagram sentences • Take notes and make lists • Color code, highlight, circle, and underline words in your notes • Use flashcards
  • 8. KINESTHETIC • Learn through doing and trial-and-error • Prefer hands-on approaches • Use multiple senses to engage with material • Enjoy solving real-life problems
  • 9. TIPS FOR KINESTHETIC LEARNERS • Study in short blocks • Take lab classes • Go on field trips • Study with others • Use memory games and flash cards
  • 11. WHAT IS MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES? Multiple Intelligences is a theoretical frame work for defining, assessing, and developing people’s different intelligence factors.
  • 13. VISUAL-SPATIAL BODY- KINESTHETIC MUSICAL INTERPERSONAL You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. You prefer using your body, hands, and sense of touch. You prefer using sound and music. You prefer to learn in groups, or with other people.
  • 14. VISUAL-SPATIAL BODY- KINESTHETIC MUSICAL INTERPERSONAL • Use images, pictures, color, and other visual media to help you learn • Use color, layout, and spatial organization in your associations • Use mind maps • Focus on the sensations you would expect in each scenario • Use physical objects as much as possible • Keep in mind that writing and drawing diagrams are physical activities • Use sound, rhyme, and music in your learning • Use sound recordings to provide a background and help you get into visualizations • Make the most of rhythm and rhyme when creating ways to understand • Aim to work with others as much as possible • Working in groups to practice behaviors or procedures help understand how to deal with variations
  • 15. INTRAPERSONAL VERBAL - LUNGUISTIC LOGICAL - MATHEMATICAL NATURALISTIC You prefer to work alone and use self-study. You prefer using words, both in speech and writing You prefer using logic, reasoning, and systems. You prefer to learn through nature.
  • 16. INTRAPERSONAL VERBAL - LUNGUISTIC LOGICAL - MATHEMATICAL NATURALISTIC • Take advantage of opportunities to self-study • Create a personal interest in your topics • You drive yourself by the way you see yourself internally • Try techniques that involve speaking and writing • Make the most of word-based techniques • Record your notes for use later • Aim to understand the reasons behind your content • Create and use lists by extracting key points from your material • Systems thinking helps you understand the bigger picture • Work on sorting and classifying your assignments in a way that makes sense to you • You work best with charts, tables, diagrams, and timelines
  • 17. HOW TO USE BOTH TO BE A BETTER STUDENT • Understand how you INPUT information through your Learning Style • Learn to leverage your Multiple Intelligences for information OUTPUT • Find ways to learn that make sense to you and your style. • Work to strengthen the areas of intelligence where you aren’t as strong.
  • 18. DISCOVER YOUR LEARNING STYLE AND GET MORE TIPS AND TRICKS www.vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/ www.mypersonality.info