LEARNING STYLES

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Before we discuss learning styles, let’s review the learning process …

LEARNING INVOLVES three processes of memory. 12 3

ENCODING Def.: Taking information in through the senses ENCODING STORAGERETRIEVAL Def.

Our Senses! WE ENCODE USING:

What is a learning style? Preferred way for a learner to acquire, process, and use new information. In this PowerPoint, we will only address how learners acquire information through their senses.

Which senses are involved in learning?

Taste and smell are used to a lesser extent Most semantic knowledge is acquired through

What are the 3 types of learners? Visual learners –Remember things they see Kinesthetic learners –Remember things they do Auditory learners –Remember things they hear

Visual Learners Use their eyes as their primary mode of learning

2 Types of Visual learners Visual learners see things in their mind –Visual-verbal learners see words –Visual-spatial learners see pictures

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Visual-spatial learners see images in their minds

Auditory Learners Use their voices and their ears as the primary mode of learning Remember best when they LISTEN to a lecture, a presentation, or an audiotape.

Kinesthetic Learners Use their hands as their primary mode of learning Remember best by DOING rather than sitting and listening, reading, or thinking about the information

Can you have more than one preferred learning style? The answer is … –YES … Most people use a combination of senses to receive new information

What is your learning style? What is your preferred learning style? How do you know this? Write down 3 pieces of evidence as to why you think you have a particular learning style.

Take a Learning Style Inventory In a minute, you will be receiving a Learning Style Inventory. Answers the questions quickly (the first response that comes into your mind).

And the results show … Do the results of the inventory match what you believed to be your preferred learning style? Let’s identify results that were inconsistent with expectations. –Why do you think the results are different from your expectations?

Closing Activity How will this lesson benefit your future students? Any Questions?