1. SOME IMPORTANT BASIC FORMS
LEARNING STYLES
SOME IMPORTANT BASIC FORMS

2. LETS GET PHYSICAL. SENSORY LEARNING STYLES VISUAL AUDITORY TACTILE/
KINESTHETIC
VISUAL/VERBAL
VISUAL-
NONVERBAL
AUDITORY/VERBAL
Prefer “Hands On” activity. Like to
touch and manipulate models in labs.

3. What do you like to see? VISUAL VISUAL- VERBAL VISUAL-NONVERBAL
Prefers written language.
Benefits most from instructors
Who use blackboard or over-
head projectors
A good learning strategy is writing
out sentences that summarize
Key information from the textbook
and lecture & Making flash cards with
vocabulary words and concepts that
need to be memorized for the course.
Prefers pictures
Benefits from instructors
who use visual aids like film
Video, maps and charts
A good learning strategy is
Creating tables, charts, and
diagrams that illustrate key
concepts from textbook and
lecture notes.

4. Prefers oral language format
Like Hearing Things?
AUDITORY
AUDITORY/VERBAL
Prefers oral language format
Benefits from listening to lecture,
participating in group discussion, and
listening to audio tape.
A good learning strategy is joining a study
group or finding a “study buddy”. Also
it is recommended to tape record lectures

5. Prefer physically engaged “hands on” activity.
Touch!
TACTILE/ KINESTHETIC
Prefer physically engaged “hands on” activity.
You benefit from a lab setting where you can
manipulate materials to learn new information.
A good learning strategy to help stay focused
on class lecture is to sit near the front of the
room and take notes throughout the class period.
Also try drawing pictures and charts to help
remember the information that you hearing
(ie. try to stay engaged with your hands) .

6. Personality Influences (Complex Learning Styles)
SOCIOLOGICAL/ PSYCHOLOGICAL LEARNING STYLES
(The mixing of sensory learning styles)
Social or Independent
Learner
Creative or Pragmatic
Learner
Applied or Conceptual
Learner

7. Creative Learner Pragmatic Learner
(Imaginative and Innovative
Don’t mind taking risks).
Pragmatic Learner
(practical , logical, and
Systematic)
Prefer to learn through discovery or
Experimentation
Good learning strategies are
1.Take courses that involve exploration
experimentation, or discussion.
2. Use annotation to record impressions
and reactions.
3. Ask questions about chapter content
and answer them
Prefer to be cautious and methodical
When Learning.
Good learning strategies are
1. Write list of steps, processes and
procedures.
2. Write summaries and outlines.
3. Use structured study environment.
4. Focus on problem –solving logical
sequence.

8. CONCEPTUAL APPLIED LEARNER LEARNER Prefer task that involve real
objects and real life learning
Situations
Useful learning methods are:
1. Associate ideas with their
Application
2. Think of situations to which
learning applies
3.Use case studies ,examples, and,
applications to cue your learning.
Prefer to work with language and
Ideas; practical applications are
not necessary for understanding.
Useful learning methods are:
1.Use outlining.
2. Focus on thought patterns.
3. Organize materials that lack
order.

9. = Remember! The more learning styles you are aware of.
The more teaching styles you will be aware of.