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Learning Styles
By Joanna Brightwell
What is a Learning Style?
A learning style is the way a person learns.
Innovative Learners (type 1):
Ø Look for the .
Ø Need to be .
Ø Learn by and ideas.
Ø Tend to key in on and developing .
Ø Move through life by .
Ø Innovative learners also:
o Are interested in people and culture
o Are imaginative thinkers
o Value insightful thinking
o Work for harmony, to bring unity to diversity
o Seek commitment
o Enjoy observing others
o Model themselves after those they respect
o Want to be involved in important issues
Strengths:
Ø Innovation
Ø Imagination
Favorite Question: “ ?” or “ ?”
Favorite Ways To Learn:
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Ø listening
Ø speaking
Ø interacting
Ø brainstorming
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Analytic Learners (type 2):
Ø Look for the .
Ø Need to know what the think.
Ø Learn by through ideas.
Ø Tend to key in on and developing .
Ø Move through life by to the experts.
Ø Analytic learners also:
o Are interested in ideas and concepts more than people
o Are data collectors and critique information
o Value sequential thinking
o Are thorough, industrious and like continuity
o Enjoy traditional classrooms
o Are uncomfortable with subjective judgments, need the details
o Want to find self-satisfaction
o Want intellectual recognition
Strengths:
Ø Creating concepts
Ø Producing models
Favorite Question: “ ?”
Favorite Ways To Learn:
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Ø observing
Ø analyzing
Ø classifying
Ø theorizing
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Common Sense Learners (type 3):
Ø Look for .
Ø Need to know how things .
Ø Learn by ideas in ways that seem sensible.
Ø Tend to key in on and developing .
Ø Move through life by drawn from hands-on experiences.
Ø Common sense learners also:
o Use factual data to build design concepts
o Need hands-on experiences
o Enjoy solving problems
o Resent being given answers
o Have limited tolerance for “fuzzy” ideas
o Stick their judgment to concrete things or facts
o Need to know how things they are asked to do will help in ‘real life’
o Want to have future security through how they see things working today
Strengths:
Ø Practical application of ideas
Favorite Question: “ does this work?”
Favorite Ways To Learn:
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Ø experimenting
Ø manipulating
Ø improving
Ø tinkering
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Dynamic Learners (type 4):
Ø Look for the .
Ø Need to know what can be with things.
Ø Learn by - and - , self-discovery.
Ø Tend to key in on , and .
Ø Move through life by and experiences.
Ø Dynamic learners also:
o Are adaptable to change and actually enjoy it
o Like variety
o Excel in situations calling for flexibility
o Tend to take risks
o Are at ease with people but sometimes are seen as pushy
o Often reach accurate conclusions in the absence of logic
o Want to make things happen
o Want to turn concepts into action
Strengths:
Ø Taking action
Ø Carrying out plans
Favorite Question: “ this … can this become?”
Favorite Ways To Learn:
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Ø modifying
Ø adapting
Ø risking
Ø creating
Preferred Activities
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Putting It All Together
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Subject:
Type 1:
Type 2:
Type 3:
Type 4:
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Type 2:
Type 3:
Type 4:
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The Roles of a Teacher in Learning Styles
Ø Innovative learners (type 1) : By making connections between the subject and the student’s life, the teacher the innovative learner.
Ø Analytic learners (type 2) : By directing the discussion towards providing insight into the subject, the teacher the analytic learner.
Ø Common Sense learners (type 3) : By creating hands-on activities that further explores the subject, the teacher the learning of a common sense learner.
Ø Dynamic learners (type 4) : By discovering new relationships between the subject and their life, the teacher to a dynamic learner.
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