Learning styles come in many shapes and sizes. But what is a learning style? A learning style is the way a student approach learning specific to themselves. Some students learn best by visual or reading and writing, some learn best by listening to a professor or video, some by kinesthetic activity where they can see touch or feel, and so forth. There are various resources a teacher can provide to students to help them learn their way. Things such as handouts, worksheets, and group projects can assist student. Learning styles vary for different students, but mainly consist of the three listed above. My personal learning style is a mixture between reading and writing (10), and aural (9), which the VARK test classifies as multimodal. This actually …show more content…
I find myself using more of reading and writing than any other learning style in this class. To help myself retain the aural part of class, I take notes on key points, and doodle for the in between. The key-point notes help me to remember more of the topic being spoken of when I made the note, whereas doodles help keep my mind from wandering. That may seem a bit oxymoronic, but without doodling my brain goes off on its own tangents. Doodling sort of anchors me to pen, paper, and the lecture. I also enjoy and benefit from taking part in class discussions and speaking in front of the class. I find that when I speak in front of the class, or ask questions, I retain that information better. There are times in class where I can fall behind, or get a bit confused, and at this time I refer to the book to help get me back on course with the rest of the class. Assignments can also get me a bit confused. I try to review assignments beforehand, to have questions prepared. Then again in class I review the assignments, take notes on them, and ask questions. Though it is early in the semester these techniques have proven effective for me in College …show more content…
Materials are limited to the textbook and the occasional link the professor sends. The things I find help me get the most out of this class is note-taking while going over the text, reading my essays and reports aloud to others, trying to remember important facts by auditory repetition, having my instructor explain things in detail if I do not fully understand, and researching the topics in the curriculum further. While going over the curriculum, I find that I retain more when I allow myself to pause and take notes where needed. I tend to take notes on things such as definitions, examples, and descriptions. In Criminal Justice I have to write a weekly essay. I am fairly good at writing essays but when it comes to the finished product I can have my doubts. Reading my papers aloud to others helps me to find errors in my own writing, and to get the beneficial perspective of another person. Many times simply reading over facts and the like doesn 't help me, unless I do it repetitively until its drilled into my mind. If I say these facts or definitions out loud to myself, it helps engage more of my senses and allows me to better remember the information. Generally my instructor, Paul Newman, is rather straightforward, but he can sometimes be a little sparse with instructions and that requires me to go to him for help. If I opt to try to figure things out on my own, I end up stressed and anxious. Luckily, I 'm not particularly prideful
Learning is defined as a permanent change in attitude or behaviour that occurs as a result of repeated experience (Sims & Sims, 1995). Understanding one’s learning style has many advantages as it can help one to identify the learning method or activities that can help to optimise the learning experience. It has been suggested that the importance of one’s learning style has been identified through studies and research on how one can maximise the potential for success and further learning development (Honey & Mumford, 2006). Learning styles are unique to each individual and are developed in childhood (Chase, 2001). We all have different personalities; therefore we all have preferred learning styles that suit us best. The way one learns depends on preference. Some learn by observing, listening and imitating others and draw conclusions from their experience. There are several factors that affect our learning style; for example, background, culture, religion and environment can have a major influence on one’s learning.
When I study, I use several different study strategies. The top three study strategies that I use are flash cards, I recite, rehearse, and write, and also I use chunking. Flash cards help me out a great due to the fact that I am a logical learner. I learn best when I can see facts written down on paper. It really depends on the information that I am trying to take in for the strategy that I use for studying. For instance, when studying vocabulary words and definitions I use flash cards, and other things that I study I will use other techniques. The mood that I am in when I am preparing to study will also determine the strategy that I will use to absorb the information.
Your instructional method you're showing style is formed by these attributes, affected by your own training, and turns into the aide you use to teach your students. Learning is a cooperative effort, requiring engagement on the parts of both students and teachers. Each student also has their own learning style: they learn at their own pace and in their own ways. While I is important to establish your teaching style, you should also be flexible enough to take the learning styles of your students into account.
A learning style inventory is a way to assess and understand how one learns. We all learn in different ways and understanding how we learn is valuable when trying to tackle new tasks and to succeed in school. The learning style inventory asked 12 different questions to measure how one learns. Each question was rated on a scale of one to four, with four being most like you and one being least like you. The total was each category was then added and the results for learning style were determined. My results showed that I am mainly a reflective observation (RO) learner, with 39 points in that category. I am equal parts active experimentation (AE) and abstract conceptualization (AC) learner, with 32 points in each of those categories and I am least concrete experience (CE) with only 17 points in that category.
Adjusting learning and studying strategies can be a fast easy way to improve a college grade from a B to an A. Through studies of learning styles I have been able to decipher my learning types. I am a visual learner, have an integrated brain, meaning I use both hemispheres, and ranked highest in bodily-kinesthetic and logic-mathematical intelligence.
The VARK model is one of the most common methods that people use to categorise learning styles. It was made by a man named Neil Fleming. The VARK model “expanded on the Neuro-linguistic programming models” (16). It was launched by Neil Fleming in 1987, after he finished his work and studies at Lincoln University. Before Neil Fleming, the VAK model was the most commonly used method to categorise learning styles. The VAK model doesn’t include Read/Write. The Read/Write learning style was created by Neil Fleming after he realised that it was best to split the Visual learning style into Symbolic (Visual), and Read/Write.
Learning styles are how individuals approach learning new concepts based on their strengths, weaknesses, and preferences. Acquiring and being aware of your learning styles is beneficial to accurately processing information that could be used for intellectual growth. Furthermore, learning styles are a part of how humans function and receive information from their world, so not being properly informed about this concept could bloom confusion, dysfunction, and chaos in society. Each learning style has a different goal and approach in interpreting information based on each individual’s abilities and should be regarded as being such. Nonetheless, it is a complex system that is produced to simplify and make sense of our world. Read/write was the
A learning style is something that everyone in the world processes in a different way. Each person has their very own specialized learning style that is indigenous to them. Basically, there are three main learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Each learning style has common characteristics that describe what each learning style is and does. The visual learning style uses visual objects such as charts, pictures, graphs, and just overall seeing information. When your learning style is visual, you learn by watching other people and reading their body language; which means you also have a good perception of aesthetics. People who are visual learners are able to memorize and recall different types of information any time that they want. Once a visual writer has written something down, it is unlikely that they will forget it! An advantage that a visual learner has, is the ability to learn more by watching when they listen to lectures. If you are a visual learner, there are a few tips that should help you learn more. When taking notes, it will be more helpful to you to turn the notes into pictures, charts, or maps that are easier for you to understand. Also, make sure to avoid distractions such as windows and doorways. You should always try to learn
Teaching style is about how materials are delivered, rather than what is delivered. Teachings also refer to the process deliver knowledge and skill from the teacher to the students. It include the activities of educating or instructing. Each person has his or her own teaching style, and aware of their preferences when delivering the instruction. It can be defined as:
Wow! I have a personal learning style! If I had given any thought to my learning style prior to this course, I would have said simply, “Some things are easy for me to learn, and some things are not.” Now I can say, “I am a grouper, a top-down learner, an owl, in the C-D quadrants, and my strong intelligences are linguistic, intrapersonal, and interpersonal”. What all this means, still, is some things are easy for me to learn, and some things are not. But there I go again, simplifying the matter.
It worked for me to an extinct like I had to basically form an alliance or network of people who were in my classes to get myself to stay focused and sometimes help them stay focused. I used to think i needed a small pill in order to get through a tough test or stay up all night cramming all the information I need for the test the next day. But I learned if instead of cramming i studied at the library for an hour a day I would do a lot better than cramming. Although we have spended a handful of nights staying up till studying and going over our study guides. In my opinion the skills we learned in this course are skills we will know and use for years to
Thought out our lives, we are faced with many different learning experiences. Some of these experiences have made a better impact than others. This can be attributed to everyone’s different multiple intelligences or learning styles. A persons learning style is the method though which they gain information about their environment. As a teacher, it is our responsibility to know these styles, so we can reach each of our students and use all of the necessary methods.
Each person has his or her own style of learning. Learning styles include visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. In the questionnaire, I learned that I am very much a visual learner. This reflection will show what I have learned about my unique learning style and how understanding learning styles of the children I teach will be helpful as I become a teacher.
To accomplish this goal, I know that I will need to develop a couple of essential skills here in college. To have a better knowledge of engineering, I first distinguished my strengths I have in the field. For strengths, I have always been exceptional in math and science, I’m a pretty quick learner, I am good when it comes to hands on projects, and I love working in teams. I did not feel as though I had any weakness in engineering, but after doing some searching, I realized that I have a big problem when it comes to note taking. Throughout high school, I subconsciously took notes in class. The main reason why: because I had to. However, I now realize that for me to gain a truly deeper knowledge in engineer, I have to take better, meaningful notes. While reading The Transition to College Writing, I learned many ways to take notes, the right way. One strategy I liked from the book was taking reflective notes. While taking notes, I should also add my personal reaction to the content. This I believe will help me truly connect the dots when trying to gain a deeper knowledge in the engineering field. Also, I learned not to write everything the teacher says. Instead, the book taught me to write only the main, most important points. This should really help me, as I do occasionally struggle trying to write full, complete notes, while listening to a lecture at the same time. These strategies should
Tip# 4: Sleep. No, not in class; that’s a one-way street to Failuretown. Sleep is an indispensable tool in the creation of good study habits. A good sleep schedule is an excellent way to stay on top of things as it provides you with clear times of when you will be available to do what. A bad sleep schedule will leave you tired in school and sleeping at times when you should be studying or doing something beneficial. Maintain a good sleep schedule because it is hard to get out of a bad