©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Study Skills Topic 6 Learning Styles & Teaching Styles PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Learning Styles Identifiers  Social or independent learners  Spatial or verbal learners  Applied or conceptual learners  Auditory or visual learners  Creative or pragmatic learners

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Social vs. Independent Learners Social Learners:  Prefer to work with other people.  Are people oriented.  Enjoy personal interaction. Independent Learners:  Prefer to work and study alone.  Are self-directed or self-motivated.  Often are goal oriented.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Spatial vs. Verbal Learners Spatial Learners:  Visualize or mentally see how things work or are positioned in space.  Their strengths include drawing, assembling things, or repairing. Verbal Learners:  Lack skills in positioning things in space.  Rely on verbal or language skills.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Applied vs. Conceptual Learners Applied Learners:  Prefer tasks that involve real objects and situations.  Prefer examples that make an idea clear and understandable. Conceptual Learners:  Prefer to work with language and ideas.  Enjoy working with theories and concepts.  Tend to work from rule to example.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Auditory vs. Conceptual Learners Auditory Learners:  Learn more easily by hearing and listening. Visual Learners:  Processes information by seeing it in print including:  Film  Picture  Diagram

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Creative vs. Pragmatic Learners Creative Learners:  Are imaginative and innovative.  Learn through discovery or experimentation.  Are comfortable taking risks and following hunches. Pragmatic Learners:  Are practical, logic, and systematic.  Seek order.  Are comfortable following rules.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Intentional Learning  Pay close attention to the topics that your instructor emphasizes.  Review previous exams and quizzes.  Use textbook patterns to identify key ideas.  Take note of chapter objectives.  Make use of end-of-chapter review questions.  Talk with other students who have taken the course.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Intent to Learn  What actions can you take to strengthen your intent to learn?  What personal purposes or reasons do you have for learning the course material?  What do you aim to do with this material later that makes you want to learn it now?

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Learning Strategies for Applied Learning Styles  Associate ideas with their application.  Take courses with a lab or practicum.  Think of practical situations to which learning applies.  Use case studies, examples, and applications to cue your learning.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Use outlining.  Focus on thought patterns.  Organize materials into rules and examples. Learning Strategies for Conceptual Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Tape review notes.  Discuss/study with friends.  Talk aloud when studying.  Tape lectures. Learning Strategies for Auditory Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Use mapping.  Use visualization.  Use computer-assisted instructions.  Use films and videos.  Draw diagrams, charts, and maps. Learning Strategies for Visual Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Draw diagrams, make charts, and make sketches.  Use outlining.  Use visualization.  Use mapping. Learning Strategies for Spatial Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Record steps, processes, and procedures.  Write summaries.  Translate diagrams and drawings into language.  Write for your interpretation next to text book drawings, maps, and graphics. Learning Strategies for Verbal Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Take courses that involve exploration, experimentation, or discussion.  Use annotation to record impressions and reactions.  Ask questions about chapter content and answer them. Learning Strategies for Creative Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Write lists of steps, processes, and procedures.  Write summaries and outlines.  Use structured study environments.  Focus on problem-solving and logical sequences. Learning Strategies for Pragmatic Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Interact with instructor.  Find a study partner.  Form a study group.  Take courses involving class discussion.  Work with a tutor. Learning Strategies for Social Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  Use computer-assisted instructions.  Enroll in courses using traditional lecture- exam format.  Consider independent study courses.  Purchase review books and study guides. Learning Strategies for Independent Learning Styles

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Adapting to Social vs. Independent Teaching Styles If you are an independent learner, but your teacher has a social teaching style:  Spend time reviewing class activities alone.  Make notes.  Repeat activities by yourself. If you are a social learner, but your teacher has an independent teaching style:  Join a study group.  Study regularly with a classmate.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Adapting to Spatial vs. Verbal Teaching Styles If you are a spatial learner, but your teacher has a verbal teaching style:  Draw diagrams, charts, and pictures to learn the material. If you are a verbal learner, but your teacher has a spatial teaching style:  Translate diagrams and flow charts into words to learn the material.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Adapting to Applied vs. Conceptual Teaching Styles If you are an applied learner, but your teacher has a conceptual teaching style:  Think of examples.  Leave space in your class notes to add examples during class or when you review the notes. If you are a conceptual learner, but your teacher has an applied teaching style:  Use space in your class notes to write in generalizations that state what the examples are intended to prove.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Adapting to Auditory vs. Visual Teaching Styles If you are a visual learner, but your teacher has an auditory teaching style:  Record as much information as possible in your notes. If you are an auditory learner, but your teacher has a visual teaching style:  Tape-record summaries of these visual aids.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers. Adapting to Creative vs. Pragmatic Teaching Styles If you are a creative learner, but your teacher has a pragmatic teaching style:  Create a column in your class notes to record creative thoughts and responses. If you are a pragmatic learner, but your teacher has a creative teaching style:  Rewrite and restructure class notes.  Ask for specific guidelines for completing assignments.

©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.  At what pace am I working?  How much do I remember?  How does this information fit with other material I have learned?  What does this topic have to do with earlier discussions?  How does this topic fit with current lectures?  What principle do these problems illustrate? Evaluate Your Learning

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