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Authors: John Maxwell, Riley Simon
Date: February 20, 2018
Website: Learning-styles.com
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Many people recognize that each person prefers different learning styles and
techniques. Learning styles group common ways that people learn. Everyone has a mix
of learning styles. Some people may find that they have a dominant style of learning,
with far less use of the other styles. Others may find that they use different styles in
different circumstances. There is no right mix. Nor are your styles fixed. You can
develop ability in less dominant styles, as well as further develop styles that you
already use well.
Many people recognize that each person prefers different learning styles and
techniques. Learning styles group common ways that people learn. Everyone has a mix
of learning styles. Some people may find that they have a dominant style of learning,
with far less use of the other styles. Others may find that they use different styles in
different circumstances. There is no right mix. Nor are your styles fixed. You can
develop ability in less dominant styles, as well as further develop styles that you
already use well.
Using multiple learning styles and �multiple intelligences� for learning is a
relatively new approach. This approach is one that educators have only recently
started to recognize. Traditional schooling used (and continues to use) mainly linguistic
and logical teaching methods. It also uses a limited range of learning and teaching
techniques. Many schools still rely on classroom and book-based teaching, much
repetition, and pressured exams for reinforcement and review. A result is that we often
label those who use these learning styles and techniques as �bright.� Those who
use less favored learning styles often find themselves in lower classes, with various
not-so-complimentary labels and sometimes lower quality teaching. This can create
positive and negative spirals that reinforce the belief that one is "smart" or "dumb".
By recognizing and understanding your own learning styles, you can use techniques
better suited to you. This improves the speed and quality of your learning.
The Seven Learning Styles
Visual (spatial):You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding.
Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music.
Verbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing.
Physical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch.
Logical (mathematical): You prefer using logic, reasoning and systems.
Social (interpersonal): You prefer to learn in groups or with other people.
Solitary (intrapersonal): You prefer to work alone and use self-study.
Why Learning Styles? Understand the basis of learning
styles
Your learning styles have more influence than you may realize. Your preferred styles
guide the way you learn. They also change the way you internally represent
experiences, the way you recall information, and even the words you choose. We
explore more of these features in this chapter.
Research shows us that each learning style uses different parts of the brain. By
involving more of the brain during learning, we remember more of what we learn.
Researchers using brain-imaging technologies have been able to find out the key areas
of the brain responsible for each learning style.
For example:
Visual: The occipital lobes at the back of the brain manage the visual sense. Both the
occipital and parietal lobes manage spatial orientation.
Aural: The temporal lobes handle aural content. The right temporal lobe is especially
important for music.
Verbal: The temporal and frontal lobes, especially two specialized areas called
Broca�s and Wernicke�s areas (in the left hemisphere of these two lobes).
Physical: The cerebellum and the motor cortex (at the back of the frontal lobe) handle
much of our physical movement.
Logical: The parietal lobes, especially the left side, drive our logical thinking.
Social: The frontal and temporal lobes handle much of our social activities. The limbic
system (not shown apart from the hippocampus) also influences both the social and
solitary styles. The limbic system has a lot to do with emotions, moods and aggression.
Solitary: The frontal and parietal lobes, and the limbic system, are also active with
this style.
Where to next?
Click the links in the navigation menu on the left (or above) to learn more about the
individual learning styles, or go to the learning styles inventory page to try a test to
discover your own learning styles.
Source:
Author: David Guetierrez
Date: July,2020
Web Page: Teach: Make a Difference
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styles/
Learning Styles
All Students Are Created Equally (and
Differently.)
The term “learning styles” speaks to the understanding that every student learns
differently. Technically, an individual’s learning style refers to the preferential way in
which the student absorbs, processes, comprehends and retains information. For
example, when learning how to build a clock, some students understand the process by
following verbal instructions, while others have to physically manipulate the clock
themselves. This notion of individualized learning styles has gained widespread
recognition in education theory and classroom management strategy. Individual learning
styles depend on cognitive, emotional and environmental factors, as well as one’s prior
experience. In other words: everyone’s different. It is important for educators to
understand the differences in their students’ learning styles, so that they can implement
best practice strategies into their daily activities, curriculum and assessments.
Understanding VARK
One of the most accepted understandings of learning styles is that student learning
styles fall into three “categories:” Visual Learners, Auditory Learners and Kinesthetic
Learners. These learning styles are found within educational theorist Neil
Fleming External link ’s VARK model of Student Learning. VARK is an acronym that
refers to the four types of learning styles: Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing Preference,
and Kinesthetic. (The VARK model is also referred to as the VAK model, eliminating
Reading/Writing as a category of preferential learning.) The VARK model acknowledges
that students have different approaches to how they process information, referred to as
“preferred learning modes.” The main ideas of VARK are outlined in Learning Styles
Again: VARKing up the right tree! (Fleming & Baume, 2006)
Students’ preferred learning modes have significant influence on their behavior
and learning
Students’ preferred learning modes should be matched with appropriate learning
strategies.
Information that is accessed through students’ use of their modality preferences
shows an increase in their levels of comprehension, motivation, and
metacognition.
Identifying your students as visual, auditory, reading/writing or kinesthetic learners, and
aligning your overall curriculum with these learning styles, will prove to be beneficial for
your entire classroom. Allowing students to access information in terms they are
comfortable with will increase their academic confidence.
By understanding what kind of learner you and/or your students are, you can now gain a
better perspective on how to implement these learning styles into your lesson plans and
study techniques.
