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Learning Styles: What’s Your Preference?
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Presentation Overview ► Define perceptual learning styles ► Describe characteristics of learning styles ► Identify suggestions for students ► Identify suggestions for educators ► Results from study
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Learning Style A biologically and developmentally imposed set of personal characteristics that make the same teaching methods effective for some and ineffective for others A biologically and developmentally imposed set of personal characteristics that make the same teaching methods effective for some and ineffective for others
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Perceptual Learning Styles Auditory Haptic Visual
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Characteristics of Auditory Learners ► Read aloud ► Discuss things for better understanding ► Prefer hearing a lecture ► Easily follow a speaker ► Hard to picture things ► Prefer to do oral reports
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Characteristics of Haptic Learners ► Study better with music ► Need frequent breaks ► Move around when studying ► Use fingers to count ► Dislike proofreading ► Daydream ► Prefer projects
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Characteristics of Visual Learners ► Remember if write down ► Visualize pictures in head ► Take many notes ► Look at person speaking ► Understand map, charts and graphs ► Can “see” notes when testing
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Suggestions for Auditory Learners Study with someone Read and recite aloud Record lectures and notes
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Suggestions for Haptic Learners Study on stomach or back Take frequent breaks Bounce leg or squeeze ball Walk around while reciting Use a stationary bike
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Suggestions for Visual Learners Write things down Study alone Copy notes Use color Select seat away from doors
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Suggestions for Educators ► Utilize variety of instructional methods ► Create awareness in students http://www.vark-learn.com/ ► Be aware of characteristics
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Recent Study of Freshmen ► Support program ► Varied backgrounds ► Investigate Preferred learning style Differences in learning style based on race Differences in learning style based on gender
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Learning Channel Preference Checklist ► Lynn O’Brien ► Self-reporting questionnaire ► Thirty-six items ► 5-point Likert scale ► Three perceptual learning styles
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Preferred Learning Style
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Learning Style by Race
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Learning Style by Gender
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