My Learning Style

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This paper will identify which of the Kolb learning styles best suits me and why I think so. It will also give some examples from my past and present to support these findings. After determining, the learning styles that best fit me and completing an inventory exercise, I have concluded that I learn best using audio and visual techniques in the learning process. I agree with everything this exercise has brought to light. I never knew that these styles were the meaning by which I learned. I have also included examples as to how I see the use and benefits of these learning styles in my career.

My Learning Style

After reviewing, the Kolb learning styles I have decided that the style that best suits me is a cross between Accommodating and Diverging. The online Kolb learning inventory, which I participated in, scored me at about equal in both areas. This was amazing how accurate these styles described the way I learn. The description associated with these styles was exactly how I perceived myself.

Accommodating individuals have are individuals whose strengths lie in carrying out plans and experiments and involving themselves in new experiences. They are risk-takers and excel in those situations requiring quick decisions and adaptations. In situations where a theory or plan does not fit the facts, they tend to discard it and try something else. They often solve problems in an instinctive trial and error manner, relying a great deal on other people for information. They are easy going with people but sometimes perceived as impatient. Their educational background is often in practical fields such as business. They have a preference for jobs such as teaching, marketing, or sales. (casa colorado teaching seminar Kolb Le...

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In conclusion, my learning styles can become strengths in my targeted career in much the same ways they have already benefited me. By allowing me to deal with all kinds of people in different situations, and coming up with creative ways to problems and complaints. I suspect that now that I know what my learning styles are, that my organizational, people and interpersonal skills will improve. Now that my learning styles have been defined, I will be able to apply then to difficult task I have had and will have in my career. This exercise has been one of the most informative and beneficial I have had to date and I cannot thank you enough.

Works Cited

casa colorado teaching seminar Kolb Learning Style Inventory Info pdf website. (2008). http://casa.colorado.edu/~dduncan/teachingseminar/KolbLearningStyleInventoryInfo.pdf

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