1 CLASS TWO LEARNING STYLES INFORMATION PROCESSING CONCENTRATION

2 HOW YOU PROCESS INFORMATION VISUAL KINESTHETIC AUDITORY

3 1.LEARN BEST BY SEEING 2.PROCESS PICTURES, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS AND/OR PRINTED INFORMATION EASILY 3.HAVE STRONG VISUALIZATION SKILLS 4.CAN MAKE ‘MOVIES IN THEIR MINDS’ 5.HAVE GOOD VISUAL-SPATIAL SKILLS 6.PAY ATTENTION TO BODY LANGUAGE 7.HAVE KEEN AWARENESS OF AESTHETICS

4 1.MAKE ‘MOVIES IN THE MIND’ WHEN READING 2.MAKE VISUAL STUDY TOOLS 3.ADD PICTURES WHEN YOU READ OR STUDY 4.USE COLORS TO HI-LITE TO COLOR-CODE STUDY TOOLS 5.COPY AND WRITE IN YOUR OWN HANDWRITING 6. USE NONVERBAL CLUES FOR INFORMATION 7.WRITE DOWN DIRECTIONS 8.BE PREPARED WITH PEN AND PAPER

5 1.LEARN BEST BY HEARING 2.REMEMBER DETAILS THAT ARE HEARD 3.HAVE STRONG LANGUAGE SKILLS 4.HAVE DEVELOPED VOCABULARY AND APPRECIATION FOR WORDS 5.HAVE STRONG ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS; ARTICULATE 6.HAVE FINELY TUNED EAR 7.MAY EASILY LEARN LANGUAGE, MUSIC

6 1.TALK OUT LOUD 2.RECITE OFTEN 3.READ OUT LOUD 4.STUDY WITH A PARTNER OR IN A STUDY GROUP 5. TAPE INFORMATION TO REVIEW/ LEARN 6.CREATE RHYMES, TUNES, JINGLES 7.USE CALCULATORS, SPELL CHECKERS, OR LANGUAGE MASTERS WITH VOICE 8.USE A VOICE SYNTHESIZER ON COMPUTER 9.USE CD-ROMS WITH VOICE

7 1.LEARN BY MOVING/DOING HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES 2.DO WELL AS PERFORMERS, ATHLETES, ACTORS 3.GOOD AT SCULPTING, ART, REPAIRING OBJECTS 4.ARE WELL CO-ORDINATED 5.HAVE STRONG SENSE OF TIMING AND BODY MOVEMENT 6.MAY WIGGLE, TAP FEET, MOVE LEGS 7.OFTEN WERE LABELED HYPERACTIVE

8 1.USE HANDS AND FINE-MOTOR SKILLS 2.HANDLE OBJECTS 3.MAKE MANIPULATIVES 4.USE EXAGGERATED MOVEMENT 5.TYPE OR USE A WORD PROCESSOR 6.PACE YOURSELF AS YOU STUDY 7.USE A CHALKBOARD OR FLIP CHARTS 8.LEARN BY DOING PROCESSES 9.USE DRAMA OR DANCE

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13 LISTENING SKILLS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT!!!

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15 HOW YOU PROCESS INFORMATION VISUAL KINESTHETIC AUDITORY

16 THE INFORMATION PROCESSING MODEL 1.SENSORY INPUT 2.SHORT-TERM MEMORY 3.REHEARSAL PATH 4.FEEDBACK LOOP 5.LONG-TERM MEMORY 6.LONG-TERM MEMORY RETRIEVAL PATH CHAPTER 2

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18 1.SENSORY INPUT SIGHT SOUND TASTETOUCH

19 1. SENSORY INPUT SHORT-TERM MEMORY TEMPORARY LIMITED 7 ITEMS 2.SHORT-TERM MEMORY

20 2. SHORT- TERM MEMORY 3. REHEARSAL PATH 4. FEEDBACK LOOP THE REHEARSAL PATH IS AN ACTIVE PATH. 1.KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS. 2.USE A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES. 3.PRACTICE! 4.FEEDBACK!

21 5.LONG TERM MEMORY 3. REHEARSAL PATH 4. FEEDBACK LOOP LONG TERM MEMORY IS INFINITE PERMANENT

22 5.LONG TERM MEMORY 3. REHEARSAL PATH 4. FEEDBACK LOOP Output TEST 6. Long term memory Retrieval path TO RETRIEVE INFORMATION FROM LONG TERM MEMORY PRACTICE FINDING INFORMATION REVIEW REGULARLY THINK OF RELATED CATEGORIES USE DIFFERENT REVIEW METHODS ORGANIZE INFORMATION WELL

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25 SAVECRIBFOTOSAVECRIBFOTO TWELVE PRINCIPLES OF MEMORY

26 S- BE SELECTIVE A- ASSOCIATE IDEAS V- VISUALIZE E- EFFORT C- CONCENTRATE R- RECITE I- INTEREST B- BIG PICTURE/LITTLE PICTURE F- FEEDBACK O- ORGANIZE T- TIME O- ONGOING REVIEW

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28 CONCENTRATION: The ability to focus the mind on one item or task.

29 1.THE NOISE LEVEL IS APPROPRIATE FOR CONCENTRATION. 2. THE TABLE AND THE CHAIR ARE A COMFORTABLE SIZE. 3. THE WORK SURFACE AND SURROUNDING WALLS ARE UNCLUTTERED. 4.TWO OR MORE SOURCES OF LIGHTING ARE PRESENT. 5.NECESSARY SUPPLIES ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

30 1.MONITOR AND REDUCE STRESS LEVELS. 2.CREATE A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE. EMOTIONAL E WORDS POSTIVE SELF-TALK AFFIRMATIONS VISUALIZE SUCCESS 3.CREATE A MINDSET FOR STUDYING STUDY BLOCK GOALS WARM UPS STUDY RITUAL OR ROUTINE

31 EXTERNAL DISTRACTORS PHYSICAL STAGE RED BOW TAKE-CHARGE SAY-NO NO-NEED CHECKMARK

32 INTERNAL DISTRACTORS MENTAL STAGE MENTAL STORAGE BOX TUNNEL VISION TO-DO LIST CHUNKING ACTIVE LEARNING RELAXATION SOOTHING MASK RELAXATION BLANKET BREATHING BY THREES DEEP BREATHING DEEP MUSCLE RELAXATION PERFECT PLACE

33 ASSIGNMENT CHOOSE A LEARNING STRATEGY THAT FITS YOUR LEARNING STYLE AND USE IT TO STUDY FOR ONE OF YOUR CLASSES. WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING IT AND HOW IT WORKED. THIS WEEK’S MORAL: LIFE IS A CONTINUOUS LEARNING PROCESS