In today's society learning styles are a lot more prevalent and held with a higher level of importance in all aspects of learning; as people have recognised everyone is different and have their own unique way of completing tasks. The two learning styles I will critically compare and evaluate whilst applying it to studying business are: The VAK learning style(Visual, Auditory and kinesthetic) by Nick Fleming and Honey and Mumford learning style based on the work of Kolb.
VAK
The VAK method is arguably the most used test to find out which learning style suits an individual best. Personally I have taken this test and I came out as a visual learner. I have found this beneficial when applied to business studies especially when revising for exams. …show more content…
Auditory
Auditory learners gather information best through listening to people explain topics and talking through their ideas rather than using pictures like visual learners. This can be very beneficial in business studies as there is a lot of information that can only be taught through the medium of lectures and seminars. However this can get repetitive for some students and de-motivate them causing them not to pay attention in lectures which is inevitably a bad thing.
Kinesthetic
This method is when learners use practical things (such as touching and moving) to do their work, usually expressing themselves through movement. For example, people work by using their body actions and movements or touching an object. This method might not be feasible for all aspects of business as there is not a lot of examples of where you can make physically touch a tangible product to explain a theory
Honey and …show more content…
http://www.le.ac.uk/users/rjm1/etutor/resources/learningtheories/honeymumford.html
Comparing learning styles
When comparing both theories, there is a lot more similarities than differences. For example, Kinesthetic learners like to physically take part in a task which is the same concept as Activists and Pragmatics to some extent. If you apply these theories to business studies the results might not be favourable as there is not a lot of aspects of business studies where you can produce a tangible product.
Benefits and drawbacks of learning styles
Each method of testing has their benefits as every individual is different so inevitably the way people learn will be different depending on the individual. Another benefit of these both learning styles is that it can improve the confidence of the student. For instance, having the knowledge of the most effective way you learn can make working seem less daunting as you know a basis of where to
VAK
The VAK method is arguably the most used test to find out which learning style suits an individual best. Personally I have taken this test and I came out as a visual learner. I have found this beneficial when applied to business studies especially when revising for exams. …show more content…
Auditory
Auditory learners gather information best through listening to people explain topics and talking through their ideas rather than using pictures like visual learners. This can be very beneficial in business studies as there is a lot of information that can only be taught through the medium of lectures and seminars. However this can get repetitive for some students and de-motivate them causing them not to pay attention in lectures which is inevitably a bad thing.
Kinesthetic
This method is when learners use practical things (such as touching and moving) to do their work, usually expressing themselves through movement. For example, people work by using their body actions and movements or touching an object. This method might not be feasible for all aspects of business as there is not a lot of examples of where you can make physically touch a tangible product to explain a theory
Honey and …show more content…
http://www.le.ac.uk/users/rjm1/etutor/resources/learningtheories/honeymumford.html
Comparing learning styles
When comparing both theories, there is a lot more similarities than differences. For example, Kinesthetic learners like to physically take part in a task which is the same concept as Activists and Pragmatics to some extent. If you apply these theories to business studies the results might not be favourable as there is not a lot of aspects of business studies where you can produce a tangible product.
Benefits and drawbacks of learning styles
Each method of testing has their benefits as every individual is different so inevitably the way people learn will be different depending on the individual. Another benefit of these both learning styles is that it can improve the confidence of the student. For instance, having the knowledge of the most effective way you learn can make working seem less daunting as you know a basis of where to