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Learning Styles
Sara GradyMatt Birtel
Michael Saks
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VisualO Prefers using imagines, colors, pictures and
maps to organize information
O Easily visualizes objects, plans and outcomes in mind’s eye
O Loves to draw, scribble, doodle
O Systems diagrams can help visualize links between parts of a system
O Typically dresses well
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Teaching Tips - VisualO Using visual recall as a learning strategyO ‘Imagining' what something looks like so
they can remember itO Following visual cues and landmarks during
a journey or taskO Watching a video or DVDO Looking at photos or images on a screenO Watching someone else perform a task or
activity
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Physical (Kinesthetic)O Learners
O Prefer using ones body, hands and sense of touch.O One out of every three students are classified as
kinesthetic.
O Teachers need to be extra creative when applying a kinesthetic learning exercise.
O CharacteristicsO Like to move around in the classroomO Unable to sit for long periods of time.O Enjoy activities such as “role play” or “drama”O Perform well in sporting activities and or dance.O Are sometimes classified as underachievers and
hyperactive
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Teaching Tips - Physical
O ActivitiesO Role playing and cooperative learning.O Have students work on Smart Boards and design
projects on the computer.O Take advantage of any field trips to museums and
any outdoor parks. Can have students search and collect rocks for a geography lesson.
O Incorporate games into a lesson plan. Whoever spells the word correctly gets a prize.
O Design a fun science experiment that shows different densities of liquids.
O Have kinesthetic students teach a lesson to the class reinforcing their strengths and giving visual and auditory learners another way of absorbing information.
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Auditory
O Also known as Aural or Musical learners
O Depends on hearing and speaking as a main way of learning ,prefer using sound and music
O Must be able to hear what is being said in order to understand and my find it difficult to follow written instruction
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Teaching Tips - Auditory
O Use verbal direction, group discussions, verbal reinforcement, group activities, reading aloud
O Allow the students to complete an assignment using a rap, poem, or song
O Allow students to record your lecture, in addition to taking notes
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Examples
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VerbalO Also known as linguistic
O Prefer using words, both in speech and writing
O These learners find it easy to express themselves both in writing and verbally
O Love reading and writing. They know the meaning of many words, and regularly make an effort to find the meaning of new words.
O Find mnemonics to recall lists of information.
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Teaching Tips - Verbal• Traditional lecture-based instruction works best for
these students
• Verbal learners do well with lessons involving written or verbal communication, class presentations, or call and repeat strategies
• Allow students to read quietly to themselves
• Allow presentations as a form of grading
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Logical
O Learns best using logic and reasoning.
O CharacteristicsO Recognizes patterns and connections
between content.O Will classify and group information to
understand itO Work through problems in a systematic way.O Often support points with logical examples
or statistics.
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Teaching Tips - Logical
O Implement lessons that incorporate:O Problem solvingO Logic games O Reasoning
O Worksheets and charts/graphs engage these learners.
O Have logical learners teach games to class such as chess.
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SocialO Communicates with people verbally and non-
verballyO InterpersonalO Listen and understands other’s viewsO Prefers learning in groupsO Likes to bounce thoughts off other peopleO Will stay after class and talkO Common phrases
O Tell me what you are thinkingO Help me understand thisO Let's pull some people together to discus O Let's explore our options.
Teaching Tips - SocialO Group work / Projects
O Allows students to bounce ideas off each other
O Study groupsO When reviewing for quizzes or tests
O Social activitiesO Not straight lecture
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Solitary
O More private, introspective and independentO IntrapersonalO Aware of own thinking and analyzes things
differentlyO Spends time on self-analysisO Most likely keeps journal or personal logsO Likes to spend time alongO Takes responsibility for themselvesO Common phrases
O I'd like some time to think it over.O This is what I think or feel about that.O I'd like to get away from everyone for a while
Teaching Tips - SolitaryO Give students the option to choose to work alone or
with a group
O Be prepared to answer questions that the student themselves cannot answerO Students will count on teacher or classmates to fill in the
blank
O Assign individualized projectsO Can concentrate better
O Allow certain time period in class for students to look over materials
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Paper Airplane Exercise
ORound 1 – AuditoryORound 2 – VisualORound 3 – Kinesthetic
O http://collegesuccess1.com/HandoutsLearningStyle.htm
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ORound 4: With appropriate safety measures, fly the airplanes (Make sure you’re cleared for takeoff)
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ReferencesO http://video.about.com/homeworktips/Study-Tips-for-Kinesthetic-Learners.h
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O www.classroom-management-success.org/kinesthetic-learners.html
O www.learning-styles-online.com/overview
O www.learning-styles-online.com/logical-mathematical/
O www.learning-styles-online.com/style/verbal-linguistic/
O www.collegesuccess1.com/HandoutsLearningStyle.htm
O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory-learning
O www.ehow.com/about_5306568_verbal-visual-learning.html
O www.youtube/watch?v=08RVO1sP3Gs
O www.youtube/watch?v=08RVO1sP3Gs
O http://www.learning-styles-online.com/style/visual-spatial/
O http://www.learning-styles-online.com/style/social-interpersonal/
O http://www.learning-styles-online.com/style/solitary-intrapersonal/
