Learning Styles: What

1
Learning Styles Whats Your Preference?
2
Presentation Overview

• Define perceptual learning styles
• Describe characteristics of learning styles
• Identify suggestions for students
• Identify suggestions for educators
• Results from study

3
Learning Style

• A biologically and developmentally imposed set
  of personal characteristics that make the same
  teaching methods effective for some and
  ineffective for others

4
Perceptual Learning Styles

• Auditory
• Haptic
• Visual

5
Characteristics of Auditory Learners

• Read aloud
• Discuss things for better understanding
• Prefer hearing a lecture
• Easily follow a speaker
• Hard to picture things
• Prefer to do oral reports

6
Characteristics of Haptic Learners

• Study better with music
• Need frequent breaks
• Move around when studying
• Use fingers to count
• Dislike proofreading
• Daydream
• Prefer projects

7
Characteristics of Visual Learners

• Remember if write down
• Visualize pictures in head
• Take many notes
• Look at person speaking
• Understand map, charts and graphs
• Can see notes when testing

8
Suggestions for Auditory Learners

• Study with someone
• Read and recite aloud
• Record lectures and notes

9
Suggestions for Haptic Learners

• Study on stomach or back
• Take frequent breaks
• Bounce leg or squeeze ball
• Walk around while reciting
• Use a stationary bike

10
Suggestions for Visual Learners

• Write things down
• Study alone
• Copy notes
• Use color
• Select seat away from doors

11
Suggestions for Educators

• Utilize variety of instructional methods
• Create awareness in students
• http//www.vark-learn.com/
• Be aware of characteristics

12
Recent Study of Freshmen

• Support program
• Varied backgrounds
• Investigate
• Preferred learning style
• Differences in learning style based on race
• Differences in learning style based on gender

13
Learning Channel Preference Checklist

• Lynn OBrien
• Self-reporting questionnaire
• Thirty-six items
• 5-point Likert scale
• Three perceptual learning styles

14
Preferred Learning Style
15
Learning Style by Race
16
Learning Style by Gender
17
Questions?