Student
Learning Styles
Seven Styles of Learning
I've
reframed/reworded the seven here because I want to impart the sense
of play that I think is a critical aspect of how we learn.
Seven
styles, continued
Culture,
is the device we use to evolve and to give to the next generation whatever
survival techniques we've learned. Culture, that is, the tool itself,
is learned
Learning Styles and Strategies
Everybody
is active sometimes and reflective sometimes. Your preference for one
category or the other may be strong, moderate, or mild. A balance of
the two is desirable. If you always act before reflecting you can jump
into things prematurely and get into trouble, while if you spend too
much time reflecting you may never get anything done.
Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education (PDF file)
I
have come to believe that while induction and deduction are indeed different
learning preferences and different teaching approaches, the "best"
method of teaching - at least below the graduate school level - is induction.
Reaching The Second Tier: REACHING THE SECOND TIER: Learning and Teaching
Styles in College Science Education
A
student's learning style may be defined in part by the answers to five
questions:…
Matters of Style
Students
have different learning styles--characteristic strengths and preferences
in the ways they take in and process information. Some students tend
to focus on facts, data, and algorithms; others are more comfortable
with theories and mathematical models. Some respond strongly to visual
forms of information, like pictures, diagrams, and schematics; others
get more from verbal forms--written and spoken explanations. Some prefer
to learn actively and interactively; others function more introspectively
and individually.
The
Effects of Personality Type On Engineering Student Performance and Attitude
(PDF file)
People have different learning styles that are reflected in different
academic strengths, weakness, skills, interests. … Understanding learning
styles differences is thus an important step in designing balanced instruction
that is effective for all students.
Student Learning Style Examples
The
sensing learning and the intuitive learner
Student Learning Style Examples
The
sequential learner and the global learner
Student Learning Style Examples
Three
different approaches to learning (deep, surface, and strategic), and
the conditions that induce students to take a deep approach
Student Types
Judgers
tend to be organized and decisive: they like to set and keep agendas
and reach closure on issues. Perceivers tend to be spontaneous, flexible,
and open-minded: they like to keep their options open as long as possible
and postpone decision-making until they feel sure they have all the
relevant information.
Student Types
Although
the popular ideas of these terms (the extravert is the one at the party
wearing the lampshade and the introvert is the one hiding under the
couch) are exaggerations, they have some basis in reality. Extraverts
tend to be gregarious and active, introverts tend to be reserved and
contemplative. Extraverts are energized by being with people---the more
the better---while introverts find it draining to spend much time with
people they don't know well, and they may need to go off somewhere by
themselves afterwards to recharge their batteries. Extraverts need to
experience things to understand them; introverts want to understand
them first.
Student Types
Thinkers
tend to base decisions primarily on objective reasoning and will stick
to their opinions until they are proven wrong logically. People with
a strong preference for thinking are often thought of as impartial and
rational, tend to be more truthful than tactful, and often consider
strong feelers indecisive and overly sentimental. Feelers are inclined
to give more weight to subjective, personal considerations in making
decisions and place great value on building consensus and maintaining
harmony. People with a strong preference for feeling are often thought
of as warm and empathetic, tend to be more tactful than truthful, and
often consider strong thinkers insensitive and overly analytical
How
Students Learn (PDF file)
"How Can I Teach You If I Don't Know How You Learn?" ..Ideas
on How Learning Occurs.
Putting
in Some Style
There
are several popular models describing learning styles (and we will be
glad to share our review of them). What they have in common is the belief
that students learn better when able to use cognitive, emotional, and
behavioral strategies that work for them. The following tips suggest
ways you can break the boredom by providing alternatives that engage
a broader range of students' styles -- based on Howard Gardner's theory
of multiple intelligences.
A
Little More Style
Changing
the pace of your class by modifying lessons is an effective way to re-capture
students attention during the middle of the semester. Last week's tips
used Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences to modify lessons
in ways that appeal to different intelligences. Let us know if you would
like more information about Gardner's model.
Learning Styles in Adult Education
The
purpose of the current analysis is to review the role of learning styles
and to assess their role in impacting on the performance of student.
The study of instructor learning style was based on the premise that
instructors teach, partially based on their own individual learning
style.
Learning Styles & Strategies
Learning
Styles & Strategies
Active and Reflective Learning Styles
There
are explanations about active and reflective learning styles and comparison
Sensing and Intuitive Learning Styles
There
are explanations about sensing and intuitive learning styles. This site
will give you some hints about how you can take advantage of your preferred
learning style.
Visual and Verbal Learning Styles
There
are explanations about visual and verbal learning styles. This site
will give you some hints about how you can take advantage of your preferred
learning style.
Sequential and Global Learning Styles
There
are explanations about sequential and global learning styles. This site
will give you some hints about how you can take advantage of your preferred
learning style.
What is "Learning Style"?
It
is important to stress that we are discussing how students learn, and
not what they learn. Researchers have examined various types of learning
styles and these can be organized into the following categories:
Why is learning style important?
Information
about students' learning style is important to both the teacher and
the student for the following reasons:
How can teachers use information about
learning style?
...Teachers
should vary their teaching methods and assignments so that no learning
styles are totally disadvantaged across a whole course…
Tips for Teaching Assistants
Tips
for Teaching Assistants
Learning Styles
Students
preferentially take in and process information in different ways: by
seeing and hearing, reflecting and acting, reasoning logically and intuitively,
analyzing and visualizing, steadily and in fits and starts. Teaching
methods also vary. Some instructors lecture, others demonstrate or lead
students to self-discovery; some focus on principles and others on applications;
some emphasize memory and others understanding.
Learning Styles
Learning
style is a concept that can be important in this movement, not only
in informing teaching practices but also in bringing to the surface
issues that help faculty and administrators think more deeply about
their roles and the organizational culture in which they carry out their
responsibilities.
Student Learning Outside the Classroom: Transcending Artificial Boundaries
Learning
and personal development during the undergraduate years occurs as a
result of students engaging in both academic and non-academic activities,
inside and outside the classroom. To enhance student learning, institutions
must make classroom experiences more productive and also encourage students
to devote more of their time outside the classroom to educationally
purposeful activities.
What Do We Know About Students' Learning and How Do We Know it?
(PDF file)
What
is highlighted in this year's conference theme, I think, is that students
and their learning should become the focus of everything that we do.
Learning Styles
This
approach to learning emphasizes the fact that individuals perceive and
process information in very different ways.
Brain-based Learning
This
learning theory is based on the structure and function of the brain.
As long as the brain is not prohibited from fulfilling its normal processes,
learning will occur.
Right Brain vs. Left Brain
This
theory of the structure and functions of the mind suggests that the
two different sides of the brain control two different "modes"
of thinking. It also suggests that each of us prefers one mode over
the other.
Observational Learning
Observational
learning, also called social learning theory, occurs when an observer's
behavior changes after viewing the behavior of a model. An observer's
behavior can be affected by the positive or negative consequences--called
vicarious reinforcement or vicarious punishment-- of a model's behavior.
Behaviorism
Behaviorism
is a theory of animal and human learning that only focuses on objectively
observable behaviors and discounts mental activities. Behavior theorists
define learning as nothing more than the acquisition of new behavior.
Multiple Intelligences
This
theory of human intelligence, developed by psychologist Howard Gardner,
suggests there are at least seven ways that people have of perceiving
and understanding the world.
Learning Styles and the 4MAT System: A Cycle of Learning
A
Living Laboratory: Volcanoes provides, wherever possible, learning activities
and an instructional sequence that accommodate four major learning styles
identified in the literature.
The nature of learning
There
are many different theories of learning. We will look first at three
main categories of learning theory: behaviorism, cognitivism, and the
social construction of knowledge. We also discuss some issues arising
from these theories, such as cognitive development, student differences,
and motivation and engagement in learning.
