Learning Styles
How do people learn? People learn in different ways. Some people like things written down. Some people are hands-on. Some people need to bounce ideas off someone else.
How do you learn? Activity #1 You have 60 seconds to observe the following picture. Once your time is up, you will be asked a series of questions based on what you remember. Ready?
How do you learn? Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper: How many rooms were in the house? What animal was sitting in front of the house? What floor was the bathroom on? What colour were the curtains in the living room? How many lamps were in the bedroom? What was in the bottom right corner of the picture?
How do you learn? Answers: How many rooms were in the house? 8 What animal was sitting in front of the house? A dog. What floor was the bathroom on? The third floor. (The very top.) What colour were the curtains in the living room? Red. How many lamps were in the bedroom? 2 What was in the bottom right corner of the picture? Sunflowers.
How do you learn? Activity #2 Listen carefully to the following Want Ad. I will read it twice. When I have finished reading the ad, I will ask you a series of questions based on its content. Ready? For sale: Philips 17 inch flat screen computer monitor. Three years old, black, and in good condition. Comes with power cords and flex stand. $100 or best offer. Call Lucy at (750) 367 0981 afternoons between 2pm and 4pm; leave a message after 7pm.
How do you learn? Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper: What is for sale? How big is it? How old is it? What colour is it? What does it come with? How much does it cost? Who is selling it? When can you call? For sale: Philips 17 inch flat screen computer monitor. Three years old, black, and in good condition. Comes with power cords and flex stand. $100 or best offer. Call Lucy at (750) 367 0981 afternoons between 2pm and 4pm; leave a message after 7pm.
How do you learn? Answers: What is for sale? How big is it? Philips flat screen computer monitor How big is it? 17 inches How old is it? three years old What colour is it? black What does it come with? power cords and flex stand How much does it cost? $100 or best offer Who is selling it? Lucy When can you call? afternoons between 2pm and 4pm; leave a message after 7pm For sale: Philips 17 inch flat screen computer monitor. Three years old, black, and in good condition. Comes with power cords and flex stand. $100 or best offer. Call Lucy at (750) 367 0981 afternoons between 2pm and 4pm; leave a message after 7pm.
How do you learn? Activity #3 Working in pairs or trios, you will have five minutes to put together a puzzle. You will not have a reference picture to use while you are working. Ready?
How do you learn? Consider how hard – or easy – you found the previous activities. If you liked the first activity, you might be a strong visual learner. If you liked the second activity, you might be a strong auditory learner. If you liked the third activity, you might be a strong kinesthetic learner. Complete the following quiz to further determine what your strongest learning style is. Pass out quiz. Read through as a group. Explain how to score.
Visual Learners like to SEE what they’re working on like to write things down like to have a paper or digital copy to follow along on like to keep lots of notes like pictures and diagrams
Auditory Learners like to HEAR what they’re working on like things to be explained/told to them like to talk about what they’re learning like to say their answers out loud
Kinestethic Learners like to DO SOMETHING while they’re working like to “jump in” and try something rather than read directions or look at a diagram like to use their hands like to be active while working
How else do YOU like to learn?