2. Students take in and process information
in different ways. Instructors present
information in different ways.
3. Active Learners: Reflective Learners:
• Learn best by doing • Learn best by thinking
something active with it about it quietly first
• “Let’s try it out and see • “Let’s think it through
how it works.” first.”
• Like group work • Prefer working alone
4. Sensing Learners: Intuitive Learners:
• Like learning facts • Like to discover
• Dislike complications possibilities
and surprises • Tend to work faster
• Patient with details and • Better at grasping new
good at memorization concepts
• Practical • Innovative
5. Visual Learners: Verbal Learners:
• Best remember what • Best remember words
they see • Written and spoken
• Like explanations
pictures, diagrams, films
and demonstrations
6. Sequential Learners: Global Learners:
• Gain understanding in • Absorb information
steps randomly, then
• Follow steps to find suddenly “get it”
solutions • Can solve complex
• Logical problems quickly but
not able to explain how
they did it
8. What happens when styles clash
between the student and the
instructor?
9. Mismatches in learning and
teaching styles can result in
limitation of materials learned
and frustration for both the
student and instructor.
10. Study in an interactive group
• Take turns explaining concepts.
• Work with others to guess
what you think will be asked on
the next test and figure out
how you will answer.
11. • Don’t just read or memorize the material;
stop to review what you have read and to
think about possible questions or
applications.
• Write short summaries of readings or class
notes in your own words.
12. • Ask your instructors for specific examples of abstract
concepts and procedures, and find out how the
concepts apply in practice.
• If the instructor does not provide enough specifics, try
to find some in your course text or other references or
by brainstorming with friends or classmates.
13. • Ask your instructor for interpretations or
theories that link the facts, or try to find the
connections yourself.
• On tests, take time to read the entire
question before you start answering and
check your results.
14. • Try to find diagrams, sketches, photos, flow charts
etc.
• Ask your instructor, consult reference books, and
see if any videotapes or CD-rom displays of the
course materials are available.
• Prepare a concept map by listing key points,
enclosing them in boxes or circles, and drawing
lines with arrows to show connections.
• Color code your notes
15. • Write summaries or outlines of course
materials in your own words.
• Whisper words aloud to self while
reviewing notes.
• Record class lecture
and play back while
reviewing notes.
• Work in groups.
16. • Ask the instructor to fill in the skipped steps, or
fill them in yourself by consulting references.
• Take time to outline the lecture material for
yourself in a logical order.
• Relate each new topic you study to things you
already know.
17. • Look over the entire chapter before you start to
study the first section.
• Instead of studying every course subject each
night , study individual courses for longer
periods.
• Try to relate the subject to things you already
know.
18. Review
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