1. Learning Styles: What’s Your Preference?

2. Presentation Overview ► Define perceptual learning styles ► Describe characteristics of learning styles ► Identify suggestions for students ► Identify suggestions for educators ► Results from study

3. 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

4. Perceptual Learning Styles  Auditory  Haptic  Visual

5. 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

6. Characteristics of Haptic Learners ► Study better with music ► Need frequent breaks ► Move around when studying ► Use fingers to count ► Dislike proofreading ► Daydream ► Prefer projects

7. 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

8. Suggestions for Auditory Learners  Study with someone  Read and recite aloud  Record lectures and notes

9. 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

10. Suggestions for Visual Learners  Write things down  Study alone  Copy notes  Use color  Select seat away from doors

11. Suggestions for Educators ► Utilize variety of instructional methods ► Create awareness in students  http://www.vark-learn.com/ ► Be aware of characteristics

12. 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

13. Learning Channel Preference Checklist ► Lynn O’Brien ► Self-reporting questionnaire ► Thirty-six items ► 5-point Likert scale ► Three perceptual learning styles

14. Preferred Learning Style

15. Learning Style by Race

16. Learning Style by Gender

17. Questions?