Learning styles
- 1. + Learning Styles INTC 5110 Fall 2010
- 2. + What Style AreYou? http://www.ldpride.net/learning-style-test.html http://www.chaminade.org/inspire/learnstl.htm http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/ http://www.learningstyles.org/ http://agelesslearner.com/assess/learningstyle.html
- 3. +Different Theories of Learning Styles Myers-Briggs (http://www2.gsu.edu/~dschjb/wwwmbti.html ) Not really a learning styles theory, but a personality test Used heavily in business Not corroborated in studies that measure achievement
- 4. +Different Theories of Learning Styles Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences verbal-linguistic musical-rhythmic logical-mathematical visual-spatial bodily-kinesthetic intrapersonal interpersonal
- 5. +Different Theories of Learning Styles Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Intelligence redefined as: a biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture Gardner himself has always held that his is a theory about intelligence, not a prescriptive theory for instruction or learning
- 6. +Different Theories of Learning Styles Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Intelligence redefined as: a biopsychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value in a culture Gardner himself has always held that his is a theory about intelligence, not a prescriptive theory for instruction or learning. Also, he states it is not a good idea to try to teach all things to all intelligences.
- 7. +Different Theories of Learning Styles Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Zero research supporting claims of MI increasing student achievement http://educationnext.org/reframing-the-mind/ http://educationnext.org/files/ednext20043_18.pdf
- 8. +Different Theories of Learning Styles Brain based Learning Caine and Caine suggested that the structure of the brain is predictive of how people learn http://www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=fa/brain- based2 Again, based loosely on neuroscience, but neuroscience community does not support extrapolation of its research in this manner
- 9. +Different Theories of Learning Styles Locus of Control External or Internal http://wilderdom.com/psychology/loc/LocusOfControlWhatIs. html Similar issues How is it measured? Is it stable? Does it predict? If we change instruction does it help?
- 10. + Conclusion While learning styles have been touted as very important, there is little evidence that they are More practice than research based Little or no evidence in favor of wholesale changes in how we instruct So what do we do with this?