Learning Styles & Mapping For Success

Question 1

Visual and Auditory are examples of what learning styles

Answer 1

Learning Styles

Question 2

Define Learning

Answer 2

Involves the process of change
Requires the acquisition of new knowledge, skills and/or attitudes
Comes from study and life experiences
Occurs over a period of time
Is a lifelong process…NEVER STOP!

Knowledge of facts is typically not enough
Benefits result when knowledge is put into action

Question 3

Identify learning styles and the characteristics of each

List suggestions to maximize learning for each learning style

Answer 3

Intuitive
Sensing
Visual
Verbal
Sequential
Global
Active
Reflective 

Intuitive

• Innovative
• Likes discovering possibilities
• Tends to work faster
• Dislikes memorization and routine calculations
• Find theoretical connections and apply to facts
• Slow down to avoid mistakes due to lack of attention to detail

Sensing

• Detail Oriented
• Practical
• Likes learning facts and solving problems
• Likes connections to real world
• Dislikes complications and or/surprises
• Identify specific examples of concepts and relate information to real world situations

Visual

• Tends to remember what they see
• Likes pictures, charts and diagrams
• Create concept maps to represent visual connections
• Find pictures, charts and diagrams to aid memory of information

Verbal

• Tends to remember words (written and spoken)
• Write outlines or rewrite information in your own words
• Working in groups may be helpful as you hear others verbalize information
• You will gain understanding of material by hearing classmates explanations and you learn even more when you do the explaining!

Sequential

• Tends to understand in linear steps
• Follows a logical path in problem solving
• Dislikes skipping steps or jumping from topic to topic
• Outline material in logical order
• Study in the order of the textbook handouts or as the information was presented in class
• Create Inventories

Global

• Tends to gather information somewhat randomly, often without initially identifying the connections
• Frequently experiences the “Ah ha” moment of suddenly understanding a concept
• Identify the “big picture” of a topic before trying to master the details
• Review the objectives and skim the entire chapter to get an overview prior to focusing on details
• Try to relate the topic to things already known
• Rather than planning to study several topics in an evening,, try to set aside larger blocks of study time for individual subjects

Active
- Tends to retain and understand information best by doing something active. This may include explaining or discussing material with others

• Study in a group to facilitate an active relay of information on the topic
• Create games or role plays to review information
• Brainstorm with a peer
• Participate in active discussion

Reflective

• Tends to think about information
• Often prefers to work alone
• Pause while studying new material to review the reading
• Pause to think of possible applications or questions about the information presented
• Write a simple summary of the information to help retain the material

Question 4

Employ study methods to enhance your learning style

Answer 4

• Find pictures, charts and diagrams to aid memory of information
• Outline material in logical order
• Creat inventories

Question 5

Identify my learning style

Answer 5

Visual/Sequential