Coll 110 Exam 1 (Ch. 1-4, Part Of 6)

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3 Learning Styles

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Visual, Kinesthetic, Auditory

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Visual learners can... (1)

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easily recall information in forms of numbers, words, phrases, or sentences

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Visual learners can... (2)

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easily understand and remember information in pictures, charts or diagrams

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Visual learners have strong... (3)

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visual memory skills

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Visual learners can look __ and __ ___ ____ to "see" information

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up, to the left

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Visual learners make what in their minds of informationt they are reading?

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Movies

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Visual learners have... (4)

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strong visual-spatial skills involving sizes, shapes, textures, angles, and dimensions

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Visual learners have a good eye for...

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colors, design, visual balance, and visual appeal.

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Visual learners pay close attention/learn to interpret what?

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Body language (facial expressions, eyes, stance)

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Visual learners have a keen awareness of

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aesthetics, beauty of the physical environment, visual media

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Learning Strategies for Visual Learners

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Highlight important information, create movies in your mind, visualize graphic materials and short sections of printed information, create visual study tools, expand chapter mappings, use colors and pictures, copy information in your own hadwriting, create visual memory of answers, use your keen observational skills, carry a pen and notepad with you.

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Auditory learns can accurately remember details of information...

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heard in conversations or lectures.

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Auditory learners have strong... (1)

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language skills, well-developed vocabularies, and an appreciation of words.

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Auditory learners have strong... (2)

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oral communication skills and are articulate.

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Auditory learners have "finely tuned ____" and may find learning a ______ _________ fairly easy.

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ears, foreign language

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Auditory learners often excel in areas of music. They hear what?

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tones, rhythms, and notes of music.

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Strategies for Auditory Learners:

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Participate in discussion, read out loud, ask questions, work with others, recite frequently, tape lectures, make your own study tapes, explain information, creates rhymes/jingles/songs, use technology.

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Strategies for Kinesthetic Learners:

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Use hands-on learning, create study tools that you can mvoe around with your hands, cut apart charts or diagrams, use exaggerated movement/hand gestures when you study, use muscle memory, use a computer, walk as you recite/practice information, stand up when you work, use creative movement and action-based activities, create action games.

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Kinesthetic learners learn best by...

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doing/manipulating physical objects and engaging in "hands-on" learning.

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Kinesthetic learners learn well in which two ways?

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1) Through movement (working at large charts, role-playing, dancing) 2) In activites that involve performing (athletes, actors, dancers)

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Kinesthetic learners work well with their hands. Give three examples:

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Repair work, sculpting, art

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Which learners often wiggle, tap their feet, or move their legs when they sit?

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Kinesthetic

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__________ learners are well coordinated, with a strong sense of _____ and ____ movements.

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Kinesthetic, timing, body

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What are multisensory strategies?

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Learning strategies that combine two or more modalities.

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Verbalizing

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Involves speaking/reading out loud to activiate your auditory channel and build auditory memory.

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Reciting:

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Involves explaining information out loud, in complete sentences, and in your own words without looking at printed information.

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What is Brain Dominance Theory?

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A Cognitive model that identifies specific functions of the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere of the brain.

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A linear learner is a person who...

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initially processes information through the left hemisphere of the brain, which deals with logic, structured, and verbal information.

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Another name for Left-Brian Learners

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Linear Learners

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Left-Brained Learners deal with:

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Logic, structure, sequences, lists, specific details, verbal language, words and numbers, analytical, predictable.

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What is a global learner?

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A person who initially processes information through the right hemisphere of the brain, which deals with colors, visualization, creativity, and visual information.

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What is another name for a global learner?

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Right-Brain Learner

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Right-Brain Learners deal with:

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Generalized, Spatial, Colors, Visualization, Imagination/Creativity, Pictures/Graphs/Charts, Intuition, Interactive, Rhythm.

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Strategies for Linear learners in Global-Learning Situations:

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1) Ask for a summary of important 2) Make lists/charts of points/opinions expressed in class 3) Take notes from each source [when working with multiple sources] 4) Add your own headings/subheadings to textbooks/lecture notes that lack organization

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Strategies for Global Learners in Linear-Learning Situations:

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1) During a lecture, ask for specific examples to clarify facts 2) Ask questions about connecctions, trends, or themes when the details seem detached from the "big picture" 3) FInd a study buddy 4) Add color, pictures, or diagrams to emphasize important points 5) Rearrange information to show the "big picture" and important points 6) Preview an entire chapter to get the "big picture" before reading it for the smaller details

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What is the Theory of Multiple Intelligence?

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A cognitive theory that proposes that individuals have at least eight different kinds of intelligences.

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The Eight Intelligences in Howard Gardner's MI Theory:

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Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Musical, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Spatail, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalist

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An intelligence:

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The 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.

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What are subintelligences?

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Core abilities that are part of a larger individual intelligence.

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Linguistic intelligence:

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The ability to use verbal and written language effectively

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Common subintelligences of Linguistic intelligence:

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Love of language, detailed memories of language, good at word games (Scrabble, crossword puzzles), ability to create/recite/remember puns/jingles/poetry, ability to learn languages, ability to express ideas well in public setting and express ideas well in writing

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What are some ideal jobs for someone who is linguistically intelligent?

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author, journalist, editor, poet, newscaster, television announcer, motivational speaker, playwright, politican, consultant, lawyer

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What is Logical-Mathematical Intelligence?

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The ability to use logic, problem solving, analysis, and mathematical calculations effectively.

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What are some common subintelligences of Logical-Mathematical Intelligence?

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Use sound reasoning/patterns/sequential thinking, think concretely and astractly, understand/apply abstract numerical symbols and operations

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Some ideal careers for someone who is logically-mathematically intelligent:

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mathematican, math or business teacher, scientist, computer programmer, accountant, tax expert, banker, researcher