Learning Styles/Strategies (b)

Question 1

Style

Answer 1

Refers to the consistent and enduring cognitive tendencies or preferences within an individual

Question 2

Styles

Answer 2

• Those general characteristics of
  intellectual functioning and personality type
  that pertain to you as an individual.
• Learning styles are a complex result of heredity, experience and opportunity
• Vary inter-individually

Question 3

Strategies

Answer 3

• Specific methods of approaching a task, ways of approaching a specific, solving a problem
• Vary intra-individually dep on time, situation etc

Question 4

Learning Styles

Answer 4

• Cognitive, affective and physiological traits that are relatively stable indicators of how learners perceive, interact with and respond to the learning situation
• Those most commonly identified include Visual, Auditory, Kinaesthetic(moving)/Tactile(touching) (Reading/Writing)
  VA(R)K

Question 5

How are learning styles characterised

Answer 5

as multidimensional
and usually not “either-or” extremes and categorized by how
information is preferentially perceived (sensory or intuitive),
organized (inductive or deductive), processed (active or
reflective), and modality preference (visual, aural, or kinesthetic)

Question 6

What are the components of a learning strategy?

Answer 6

• Physical
  -Affective
  -Metacognitive
  -Cognitive

Question 7

Difference between teaching strategies and cognitive strategies

Answer 7

• Teaching strategies are utilised by the instructor to teach
• Cognitive strategies are conscious behaviours and mental activities utilised by the student to learn

Question 8

What is the “Dump and Clump” Strategy?

Answer 8

To provide a step by step process for organizing
thinking and facilitating learning of new and difficult
material. It provides a process for organizing our prior
knowledge and making projections
• “Dump”- Develop a list of words, items, or new
information related to the topic of study.
• “Clump”- Using the “dump” word list, group words on
the list into categories and assign labels.
 Write a descriptive summary sentence for each
category of words in your list

Question 9

What is the “Organising” Strategy?

Answer 9

Making connections between and among
information
E.g., Make outline; Create concept map

Question 10

What is “Concept Mapping”?

Answer 10

Using concept mapping, students construct a
model for organizing and integrating the
information that they are learning.
Concept mapping can be used:
1) prior to an assignment as a brainstorming
activity
2) during an assignment as an organizing
strategy, or
3) as a post-assessment activity.

Question 11

Metacognitive components of learning

Answer 11

Planning, monitoring and evaluating the thinking/learning process.

Question 12

Pros and Cons of Visual Learning

Answer 12

• Strengths: Information in multiple modes improves comprehension, Organization improves memory, Complex relationships or processes can be easier to
  understand
• Weaknesses: Simple diagrams cannot accurately convey complexity
  of process or its time scale, Complex diagrams are too advanced for most learners

Question 13

Physical Components of Learning Strategies

Answer 13

-Set (a regular) time to study
-Remove distractions
-Have necessary supplies
-Record assignments in an assignment book or
on a calendar
-Get food and sleep

Question 14

Affective Components of Learning Strategies

Answer 14

• Involvement, interest, motivation
• Supportive environment
• Necessary level of activation (stress…)