Studyguide 1.1 : The Four Learning Styles

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"You learn best when information is presented visually and in a written language format. In a classroom setting, you benefit from instructors who use the blackboard (or overhead projector) to list the essential points of a lecture, or who provide you with an outline to follow along with during lecture." What learning style are you?

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The Visual/Verbal Learning Style

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You benefit from information obtained from textbooks and class notes. You tend to like to study by yourself in a quiet room. You often see information “in your mind’s eye” when you are trying to remember something. What learning style are you?

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The Visual/Verbal Learning Style

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"You learn best when information is presented visually and in a picture or design format. " What learning style are you?

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The Visual/Non-Verbal Learning Style

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" You benefit from information obtained from the pictures and diagram in textbooks. You tend to like to work in a quiet room and may not like to work in study groups. When trying to remember something, you can often visualize a picture of it in your mind. " What learning style are you?

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The Visual/Non-Verbal Learning Style

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"You learn best when physically engaged in a “hands on” activity. In the classroom, you benefit from a lab setting where you can manipulate materials to learn new information. " What learning style are you?

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The Tactile/Kinesthetic Learning Style

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" You benefit from instructors who encourage in-class demonstrations, “hands on” student learning experiences, and field work outside the classroom." What learning style are you?

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The Tactile/Kinesthetic Learning Style

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You learn best when information is presented auditory in an oral language format. In a classroom setting, you benefit from listening to lecture and participating in group discussions. What learning style are you?

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The Auditory/Verbal Learning Style

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" When trying to remember something, you can often “hear” the way someone told you the information, or the way you previously repeated it out loud. " What learning style are you?

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The Auditory/Verbal Learning Style

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List 3 Learning Strategies for the Visual/Verbal Learning Style

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1. “color coding” 2. Write out sentences and phrases that summarize key information 3. Make flashcards 4. diagrams or illustrations, write out explanations 5. use of computer 6.

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List 3 The Auditory/Verbal Learning Style

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1. Join a study group 2. talk out loud to aid recall 3. Tape record your lectures 4. Use books on tape 5. mathematical or technical information, “talk your way” through the new information 6.