1. Understanding and Applying An Adult Learner’s Learning Style Fall 2007 Darla McCann Master Tutor Trainer ATP

2. Learning Style The way that a learner: Takes in Information Processes Information Organizes Information Preferred Sensory Channel

3. Processing Elements http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/2106/element.html

4. Myers-Briggs http://business.nmsu.edu/~dboje/teaching/490_psl/step_9.htm

5. Learning Style Frameworks VARK 1.)Visual 2.) Aural 3.)Read/Write 4.) Kinesthetic www.vark-learn.com INDEX OF LEARNING STYLES (ILS) 1.) Active/Reflective 2.) Sensing/Intuitive 3.) Visual/Verbal 4.) Sequential/Global) www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

6. Advantages of Applying VARK or ILS Results reduced to only four categories FREE online Survey takes only minutes to complete Immediate easy to read results Provides study suggestions and further resources

7. VARK Questionnaire Results Your scores were: Visual: 11 Aural: 6 Read/Write: 7 Kinesthetic: 8 You have a multimodal (VARK) learning preference. Use the following help sheets for study strategies that apply to your learning preferences: multimodal visual aural read-write kinestheticmultimodal visual aural read-write kinesthetic www.vark-learn.com

8. Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire Results www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

9. Index of Learning Styles (ILS) Active LearnerReflective Learner Sensing LearnerIntuitive Learner Visual LearnerVerbal Learner Sequential LearnerGlobal Learner