Learning Style Instrument: Right Brain/Left Brain and Whole Brain Prepared by: Baranda‚ Jareth Joy L. Dr. Roger Sperry -brain functions in many ways as two brains -brain composed of two hemispheres Left hemisphere of the brain: -vocal‚ analytical side‚ which is used for verbalization and for reality-based and logical thinking. Right hemisphere of the brain: -emotional‚ visual-spatial‚ nonverbal -thinking processes using the right brain are intuitive‚ subjective
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Learning styles are various approaches or ways of learning[1]. They involve educating methods‚ particular to an individual‚ that are presumed to allow that individual to learn best. Most people prefer an identifiable method of interacting with‚ taking in‚ and processing stimuli or information. Based on this concept‚ the idea of individualized "learning styles" originated in the 1970s‚ and acquired "enormous popularity".[2] Proponents say that teachers should assess the learning styles of their students
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VARK Learning Style Solly Chacko Grant Canyon University NRS-429V Melinda Darling May 25‚ 2013 VARK Learning Style In 1987‚ Neil Fleming developed an inventory designed to help students and others learn more about their individual learning preferences. That invention is the VARK Assessment. “VARK is a questionnaire developed and used at Lincoln University‚ identifies the preferences of students for particular modes of information presentation”(Fleming‚ 1995). After taking the VARK quiz‚
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Guide to Learning Styles Analysis Paper Grand Canyon University: NRS 429V 09-20-2014 What is VARK The acronym VARK stands for Visual‚ auditory‚ read/write‚ and kinesthetic. These four sensory modalities are used to determine an individual’s learning style. Based on an individual’s specific learning style‚ teaching and learning plans can be developed to teach effectively and to learn the material in one’s own style (Fleming‚ 2014). Summary of Preferred Learning Style My preferred learning style
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Trident University Explore the different learning theories and learning styles TUX101- The Trident University Experience 17 February 2013 Introduction For this case study assignment‚ I will be writing about what Visual‚ Aural‚ Read/write‚ and Kinesthetic (VARK) learning style or styles I have and how it relates to two different learning theories. I will also be discussing how my identified VARK learning style or styles will affect my online educational pursuit.
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Visual Learning Style I took the learning style quiz to determine what my learning style is. I was not surprised when it came back stating I was a visual learner. As a visual learner I remember what has been written down‚ even if I don’t read it more than once. I like to write things down and pay attention to lectures if I watch them. That way I can stop them and take notes and rewind if necessary. That is why I enjoy online learning. If I were in a typical classroom setting I would have to
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Bill Fisher Preparing to teach in the lifelong sector Learning Styles- V A K VAK theory is widely recognised by teachers - particularly those who recommend accelerated learning techniques - but the idea that we receive information via different modes has been around considerably longer than that and can be traced back to the work of Grace Fernald ("Remedial Techniques in Basic School Subjects") who promoted kinaesthetic learning techniques; Samuel Orton’s work on dyslexia; Anna Gillingham’s subsequent
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My Learning Style Learning is defined by Webster as a cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge‚ while a learning style is the preference for a manner in which you encounter and or learn information. The one learning style that I feel best suits me is diverging‚ for the simple reasoning of theory that divergers often look at from different perspectives. Although it is said that with this learning style people tend to watch rather than do is one area where I differ‚ I’d rather watch
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Learning styles and Competencies Did your personality spectrum profile and competency results surprise you? Why or why not? 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
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The Learning Styles for Becoming a Master Student The Learning Styles for Becoming a Master Student Marian L. Harris-Gooden Columbia College Abstract The learning style inventory (LSI)‚ has no restriction in balancing ones preferences to learn however‚ the individual will favor one over the others in the four stages. I used converges‚ diverges‚ assimilator‚ and accommodator method to deciding which approach works best for me. Kolb’s theory differs from Gardener’s theory for learning and
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