learning style

Visual: You learn best by seeing or creating pictures, images, graphs, and the like, and you often recall information by picturing how things are organized spatially in relation to others.
Auditory: You learn best by listening to people speak, speaking aloud, making lists, and organizing and recalling information using linear tools, such as outlines.
Verbal: You learn best by using words, distinguishing shades of meaning, and selecting each word carefully in your speech and writing. Presentations are your strong suit.
Kinesthetic: You learn best by using your hands and sense of touch. You recall information using writing, building models of concepts, and placing things in order.
Logical or Mathematical: You learn best by using logic and by reasoning through problems. You recall information by setting up problem-solution scenarios with lots of detail for support.
Social: You learn best when you’re in a group and can process input from other people with different perspectives. Your primary style may be any of the ones listed above.
Solitary: You learn best when left to your own devices and are in a quiet environment. You’re a self-starter and a good researcher. As with social learners, your primary style can be any of #1-5.

Purposeful Reading

Reading is like any other activity; the more you know what you want to get out of it, the more benefit you’ll derive. Too often, though, we simply crack open a book and turn to page one without a thought about the process. That can lead to missed information; confusion about characters, plot, or informational … Continue reading “Purposeful Reading”

Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom

It’s pretty much a given that not all students in a classroom are going to be at the same level in terms of both knowledge and ability. While modern schools attempt to group students according to age and basic knowledge, every class still contains students of different backgrounds, abilities, and achievement levels. This situation is … Continue reading “Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom”

Study Skills Part 6 – Learning Styles – Part 1 of 3

Not everybody learns in the same way, and learning styles are a way of grouping together the basic, common ways in which people learn. Most people, while having a dominant form of learning, still rely on many of the other techniques to learn and recall information, but none of this is set in stone — … Continue reading “Study Skills Part 6 – Learning Styles – Part 1 of 3”