Monday, October 6, 2008

What's your learning style?

We were talking in class today about the different ways students learn.  I was very interested in the different ways students learn and wanted to figure out which way i learn best.  I found this website http://www.usd.edu/trip/tut/ts/style.html
There are 3 common learning styles, visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.  The survey is only 16 questions long.

After taking the quiz I came out with A3, B8 & C5. Because I got an 8 in the B category it means I'm an auditory learner.  I don't necessarily agree with the survey.  I believe I'm somewhere in between an auditory learner and a Kinesthetic learner.

Auditory learners:
  • sit where they can hear but needn't pay attention to what is happening in front
  • may not coordinate colors or clothes, but can explain why they are wearing what they are wearing and why
  • hum or talk to themselves or others when bored
  • acquire knowledge by reading aloud
  • remember by verbalizing lessons to themselves (if they don't they have difficulty reading maps or diagrams or handling conceptual assignments like mathematics).
Kinesthetic learners:

  • need to be active and take frequent breaks
  • speak with their hands and with gestures
  • remember what was done, but have difficulty recalling what was said or seen
  • find reasons to tinker or move when bored
  • rely on what they can directly experience or perform
  • activities such as cooking, construction, engineering and art help them perceive and learn
  • enjoy field trips and tasks that involve manipulating materials
  • sit near the door or someplace else where they can easily get up and move around
  • are uncomfortable in classrooms where they lack opportunities for hands-on experience
  • communicate by touching and appreciate physically expressed encouragement, such as a pat on the back

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