Learning Patterns

When explaining the concept of learning to another person, I like to address it as how each person processes new information that has been put in front of them. The concept of learning is also when a person takes on a new experience and relates it to what they already know, in order to better understand it. Taking the class, Personal Dimensions of Education, has changed my perspective of learning, in a very positive way. I was already aware that not every person learns in the same manner, but it has been fascinating to learn exactly how individuals learning. It is incredibly helpful to know have a clear understanding of why I tend to have certain habits when it comes to school work, professional work and even how I take on personal projects. Having this understanding of what a learning pattern is and how I tend to use such patterns is a great tool to help better my own personal learning experiences.

From this course, I have learned that I am a dynamic learner, meaning that I use one or two of the four learning patterns, on a first use basis, while the other patterns are used on an as needed basis or are avoided. I use both Precision and Sequence on a use first basis, with a score of 30 in Precision and a score of 27 in Sequence. How I tend to ask a lot of questions, require clear directions and my need to always be organized are some examples of how I know I use Precision and Sequence on a use first basis. The other two patterns of Confluence and Technical Reasoning are both learning patterns that I use on an as needed basis. I have a score of 24 in Confluence and a score of 18 in Technical Reasoning. The fact that I tend to not always want to take risks and how I have a difficult time understanding how stuff like computers wor...

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...re confidence in FITing my other learning patterns.

I will admit that I thought that this class was going to be a very basic intro to college class. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised at how not only helpful the material was, but also very interesting. It is always interesting to me to learning about any time of psychology or human behavior, so taking the time to learn more about exactly us as humans tend to learn was very enjoyable. To me, this class was not only a way to help better myself as a learner, but was taught about how people take in information, in a cognitive sense. I personally would not change anything about the class and feel that it went well beyond my expectations. Even to students how are not interested in cognitive studies could benefit a lot by taking on this class to help better themselves as a student and as a learner in general.