Learning Styles
- 1. Learning Styles Stacey Meister University of Phoenix
- 2. The 3 Learning Styles Visual Learners learn through seeing . They prefer to create pictures in their heads to help them remember information. They like charts, graphs, and hand-outs. Auditory Learners learn through listening . They like talking things out and listening to what others have to say. Tactile/Kinesthetic Learners learn through moving, doing and touching. They like hands on activities and don’t like to sit still for long periods of time.
- 3. My Personal Learning Style I am a visual learner. I like to picture the information as I learn. It is hard for me to listen to a lecture and not take notes. I am very organized and like teachers and students to be as well.
- 4. My Strengths I provide my students with very organized notes. I often use fun charts and diagrams to present my information. I try to help my students to improve on organization.
- 5. My Weaknesses I have a hard time remembering things when I don’t write them down. It is hard for me to process information unless it is presented in a neat, logical way. I don’t learn well by doing – I prefer to fully understand the task before physically doing something with the information.
- 6. How my learning style effects my teaching As a visual learner I love to give my students hand – outs. I always organize my information into charts and diagrams. I love using pictures to help illustrate my ideas.
- 7. I try to help my students visualize the information we are learning. I help them to form pictures in their heads. I love using color. I highlight important information and color code notes for my students. I give my students detailed notes, but I highlight the important information so they don’t get overwhelmed.
- 8. In the past I haven’t incorporated a lot of kinesthetic activities into my lessons. I don’t give my students as much of an opportunity to move around as I should. Now that I understand the importance of incorporating all learning styles, I be able to incorporate more auditory and kinesthetic activities into my lessons.
- 9. The Importance of Understanding Learning Styles: Now that I fully understand learning styles and how I learn, I can better incorporate all learning styles into my classroom. I have given my students the opportunity to take learning inventory tests so they can better understand how they learn.
- 10. In Conclusion… I am a better teacher for understanding how I learn. This allows me to play up my strengths and improve on areas of weakness. By knowing how my students learn, I can gear my lessons towards their learning styles.