Personal Essay
Personal Essay and Learning Style
John Smith
Maryland University
Martha Elks
Personal Essay and Learning Style
Identifying the perfect learning style for an individual is a question that many professionals have dedicated time to understand. Thanks to these professionals any person with access to the Internet or local library may take a quick Learning Style assessment. In a matter of minutes a person can have a better understanding of their personal Learning Style. After personally completing a number of these assessments I have realize that out of all the learning styles out there, I am an Auditory and Visual learner. Completing the Learning Style quiz that was provided by (The Center for New Discoveries
in Learning, 2012) a 36 question assessment which results were clear, that I understand
and better remember learning material by Auditory means. I have always preferred auditory
instructions rather than written instructions. The assessment also categorized my style of
learning as part Visual Learner, which the majority of us are. As a Visual Learner I always
prefers visual aids, for example; pie charts, colored graphs and pictures always assist the
quantity of material that I can absorb and retain memorized. I will have to agree strongly
with the results of the assessment. It clearly depicts my preferred and confirmed Learning
style.
The results of a second Learning Style assessment where very much like the first
one. I used the assessment provided by (Bixler, 2010) a 24 question quiz which in addition
to a Auditory and Visual learner, it characterized my learning style as a Tactile learner. A
Tactile learner is a hands on learner, taking note and repeating learning material many time for
memorization. I do agree with these results as well, I take many notes when completing tasks
and when attending meetings. Reassuring the Tactile learning style result.
Now that I have a better
John Smith
Maryland University
Martha Elks
Personal Essay and Learning Style
Identifying the perfect learning style for an individual is a question that many professionals have dedicated time to understand. Thanks to these professionals any person with access to the Internet or local library may take a quick Learning Style assessment. In a matter of minutes a person can have a better understanding of their personal Learning Style. After personally completing a number of these assessments I have realize that out of all the learning styles out there, I am an Auditory and Visual learner. Completing the Learning Style quiz that was provided by (The Center for New Discoveries
in Learning, 2012) a 36 question assessment which results were clear, that I understand
and better remember learning material by Auditory means. I have always preferred auditory
instructions rather than written instructions. The assessment also categorized my style of
learning as part Visual Learner, which the majority of us are. As a Visual Learner I always
prefers visual aids, for example; pie charts, colored graphs and pictures always assist the
quantity of material that I can absorb and retain memorized. I will have to agree strongly
with the results of the assessment. It clearly depicts my preferred and confirmed Learning
style.
The results of a second Learning Style assessment where very much like the first
one. I used the assessment provided by (Bixler, 2010) a 24 question quiz which in addition
to a Auditory and Visual learner, it characterized my learning style as a Tactile learner. A
Tactile learner is a hands on learner, taking note and repeating learning material many time for
memorization. I do agree with these results as well, I take many notes when completing tasks
and when attending meetings. Reassuring the Tactile learning style result.
Now that I have a better
References: The Center for New Discoveries in Learning. (2012). Learning styles inventory. Retrieved from http://www.howtolearn.com/learning-styles-quiz Bixler, B. (2010). Learning style inventory. Retrieved from http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm