Python Notes for mca i year students osmania university.docx
VAK Learning styles
1. How to identify different
learning styles and
identifying teaching
strategies for each
By Christina Francis
2. We have identified in our discussion that everyone has different learning
styles
We all took the VAK learning questionnaire to help us see which was our
preferred learning style
We will now explore the characteristics of each style and look at strategies
and techniques to teach/learn for each individual learning style
3. V A R K
Visual
Auditory
Kinaesthetic (Tactile)
7. Visual Learner Characteristics
Like to read
Are good spellers
Memorise things by seeing them on paper
Are organized
Would rather watch, than talk or do
Have good handwriting
Notice details
Remember faces better than names
Have trouble following verbal direction
Are easily distracted by noise
Doodle on their paper
8. Strategies to use for Visual Learners
Using visuals to teach lessons/learn in lessons including pictures, graphics,
images, charts, story maps and diagrams
When receiving verbal directions write down key words or phrases and use
visuals
Demonstrate what needs to be done instead of just telling
Use whiteboards with coloured markers
Use colour cues an symbols to highlight key information
Use of flashcards to help with memorizing
Offer/engage in visual activities, including videos, models, puzzles,
computers etc.
9. Auditory Learning Characteristics
Talk aloud to themselves
Like explaining things to others
Remember names
Recognize variations in a persons tone of voice
Understand concepts better by talking about them
Are distracted by background noise
Have difficulty following written directions
Read slowly
Have difficulty being quiet for extended periods of time
Like being read to
Enjoy music
Hum or sing often
Like being around other people
Enjoy the performing arts
10. Strategies to use for Auditory Learners
Answer questions orally
Giver oral reports
Use repetition to memorize
Recite information aloud when they're studying
Use a tape recorder to record and play back sessions
Participate in small and large group discussions before working independently
Study in groups
Audio tapes
Video tapes
Books on tapes
Melodies, rhythms and beats to reinforce information
11. Kinaesthetic Learner Characteristics
Move around a lot
Like to touch people they're talking to
Tap their pencil or foot while doing school work
Enjoy physical activities
Take frequent breaks when studying
Do not spend a lot of time reading
Have difficulty spelling correctly
Like to solve problems by physically working through them
Are considered hyperactive
Move their hand when they talk
Excel in athletics and the performing arts
12. Strategies to use for Kinaesthetic
Learners
Use various methods of instruction – lectures, paired readings, group work,
experiments, projects, plays, etc., so you'll keep the kinaesthetic learners
surprised and able to deal with the days you want to present material in a
straight-forward manner.
Perform task during learning sessions like filling out a worksheet on the
material or taking notes. It will help kinaesthetic learners to focus even if it's
just their hand moving.
Allow kinaesthetic learners to perform movement tasks before and after
sessions like passing back assignments, handing out quizzes, writing on a
whiteboard, or even rearranging desks.
Have more activity based learning sessions that involve movement and
“doing” things