Learning Style Self-Analysis
Running head: LEARNING STYLE SELF-ANALYSIS
Learning Style Self-Analysis: Syles, Styles Everywhere…
Ronald D Elam
Grand Canyon University: EDU-310 Exploring Education as a Profession
11/07/20111
The industry of education, like many other institutions, has evolved over the years. It has grown in leaps and bounds in recent history, in no small way, due to the overwhelming availability of endless amounts of information. With the advent of the computer age, getting information to those who would like to learn is easier than ever. Deciding how their students will process that information most effectively is now the focus of many educators. In an ideal classroom, everyone would learn at the same rate and with equal results. A classroom is nothing less than a group of individuals with their own personalities, preferences, and abilities. Everyone has their own personal learning style. Recognizing your own personal learning style is important for students who wish to optimize their ability to study more effectively. My own personal learning style leans toward visual perception, predominantly through demonstrations with practical applications. Lessons seem to stick with me longer and with more precision when they are useful in my everyday life. I did notice when I had to learn college algebra, however, that I could only understand the formulas when I figured them out on my own. It was less about my personal learning style at that point and more about the language. It would be an understatement to say that I may have forgotten the verbiage of the algebra instructor since I was in high school way back in the eighties. Without the terminology anywhere in my vocabulary, there was no possible way for me to follow the instructors’ demonstration without extinguishing the limited time allotted for each assignment. This set of circumstances led me to have to process the information at my fingertips in more of deductive way like figuring out a puzzle. My style, while
Learning Style Self-Analysis: Syles, Styles Everywhere…
Ronald D Elam
Grand Canyon University: EDU-310 Exploring Education as a Profession
11/07/20111
The industry of education, like many other institutions, has evolved over the years. It has grown in leaps and bounds in recent history, in no small way, due to the overwhelming availability of endless amounts of information. With the advent of the computer age, getting information to those who would like to learn is easier than ever. Deciding how their students will process that information most effectively is now the focus of many educators. In an ideal classroom, everyone would learn at the same rate and with equal results. A classroom is nothing less than a group of individuals with their own personalities, preferences, and abilities. Everyone has their own personal learning style. Recognizing your own personal learning style is important for students who wish to optimize their ability to study more effectively. My own personal learning style leans toward visual perception, predominantly through demonstrations with practical applications. Lessons seem to stick with me longer and with more precision when they are useful in my everyday life. I did notice when I had to learn college algebra, however, that I could only understand the formulas when I figured them out on my own. It was less about my personal learning style at that point and more about the language. It would be an understatement to say that I may have forgotten the verbiage of the algebra instructor since I was in high school way back in the eighties. Without the terminology anywhere in my vocabulary, there was no possible way for me to follow the instructors’ demonstration without extinguishing the limited time allotted for each assignment. This set of circumstances led me to have to process the information at my fingertips in more of deductive way like figuring out a puzzle. My style, while
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