LEARNING STYLES QUESTIONNAIRE Adapted from FEDA Project (RP M132 H) 1998 This questionnaire will help you to discover the way you learn best: visual‚ audio or practical. You may show a strong preference for one learning style and‚ if so‚ you can become a more effective learner by developing the alternative styles. • There are no right or wrong answers and there are no trick questions. • You can take as long as you need to complete the questionnaire. (It will probably take between
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LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES Richard M. Felder Hoechst Celanese Professor of Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University Barbara A. Soloman Coordinator of Advising‚ First Year College North Carolina State University ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LEARNERS * Active learners tend to retain and understand information best by doing something active with it--discussing or applying it or explaining it to others. Reflective learners prefer to think about it quietly first. * "Let’s try
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As a result of the work of many Educational Psychologists-over many years-various explanations of learning styles have evolved. All of these studies were undertaken to determine how we as humans learn. "In its broadest sense‚ learning can be defined as a process of progressive change from ignorance to knowledge‚ from inability to competence‚ and from indifference to understanding....In much the same manner‚ instruction-or education-can be defined as the means by which we systematize the situations
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features can play a part in the type of learning style the child prefers. The personality and genetic makeup of the learner also affects the way in which they perceive and process information differently to other learners. (Gregorc‚ 1982) According Ellis (1985‚ p.14) a learning style is “the more or less consistent way in which a person perceives‚ conceptualizes‚ organizes and recalls information.” Therefore it is extremely vital that teachers adapt their teaching styles within the classroom so that each
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Learning Style Essay As a result of completing this unit on learning styles‚ I have determined that my style of learning is “Kinesthetic/tactile learner“(Kolb‚ 1984).This is based on completion of the Multiple Intelligence Survey (McKenzie‚ 1999) and Learning style Assessment (Kolb‚ 1984). This means that learning comes easily for me by touching‚ feeling‚ and applying what has been learned to something physical rather than sitting in a lecture hall or just reading a book. Distractions and restlessness
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My Learning Style After completing the Kolb Learning Style Inventory I learned that I am a converging learner. A converging learner is someone who learns by thinking and doing. Each learning style have five behavior levels which consist of an assertive personality‚ education in engineering or medicine‚ professional career in engineering‚ medicine‚ or computer science‚ current job in a technical field‚ and adaptive capabilities in decision skills. I work best from thinking and doing over reading
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Kolb learning styles A four-stage cyclical theory of learning‚ Kolb’s experiential learning theory is a holistic perspective that combines experience‚ perception‚ cognition‚ and behaviour. Kolb’s four-stage learning cycle shows how experience is translated through reflection into concepts‚ which in turn are used as guides for active experimentation and the choice of new experiences. The first stage‚ concrete experience (CE)‚ is where the learner actively experiences an activity such as a lab session
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Learners use all three to receive information. However‚ one or more of these receiving styles is normally dominant. This dominant style defines the best way for a person to learn new information by filtering what is to be learned. This style may not always to be the same for some tasks. The learner may prefer one style of learning for one task‚ and a combination of others for another task. Classically‚ our learning style is forced upon us through life like this: In grades kindergarten to third‚ new information
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Learning Styles and Competencies My personality spectrum profile and competency results did not surprise me. I knew what kind of personality and learning style I had beforehand. It just reconfirmed what I already knew about myself. I have an organized style of approach to everything I do‚ from learning‚ daily everyday tasks‚ and work. It showed the strengths of my character. I like to learn in structured‚ organized environment. Especially when the instructor give exactly what they want out of you
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Have you ever taken a leader‚learning style‚ or a personality test? Well I think you should‚ because it will help you learn more about yourself. You should probably find out about these tests because they really helped me. Let me tell you how. My personality test was really cool and awesome. My personality came up as a debater. I love to prove people wrong on things. I also love being in charge‚ because it just gives me a sense of pride. I am a really controlling person when I work in a group or
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