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Learning
Styles
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Learning Styles Students taught partly in a
manner they prefer, leads
to an increased comfort
level and willingness to
learn. Taught partly in a
less preferred manner,
provides practice and
feedback in ways of
thinking and solving
problems which they may
not initially be
comfortable with but
which they will have to
use to be fully effective
professionals.
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Learning Styles - Categories
Visual
Input into
Verbal mind
Sensory
Perception of
Intuitive Information
Active
Processing to
Reflecti Retain
ve
Sequent Building
ial Understanding
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Global
Learning Styles Visual - Verbal
•Identify Input

information
•People tend to
prefer to take in
information
either visually or
verbally
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 Learning Styles Visual - Verbal

Visual 70%
Prefer charts, diagrams, and pictures

Verbal 30%
Prefer the spoken
and written word

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Learning Styles Visual - Verbal
Visual Learner Verbal Learner

Instruction Video Clips Lecture

Diagrams & Images Audio clips
Maps
Assignments Mind Mapping Interviews
PowerPoint With Seminars
Images Reports & Speeches
Assessment Id on Maps Sound Identification
Drawings and Sketches Verbal tests
Read & response
Reference Reference maps Video/Audio Clips
Diagrams/Pictures
Articles
Communication Whiteboard Phone
Chat Audio Conferencing
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Learning Styles Sensing-Intuitive

• Perception of information
• Sensors like to work with real
data and like details
• Intuitors like to work with
theories and like concepts
• Making it fit in the real world
or the world of ideas Facts and Data Concepts
• Concrete   Conceptual

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Learning Styles Sensing-Intuitive

Sensing 58% - (Logical)

Prefer data and facts
Want a connection to real world

Intuitive 42% - (innovators)

Prefer theories and interpretations
of factual information
Want a connection to other ideas

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Learning Styles Sensing - Intuitive
Sensing Intuitive Learner
Learner
Instruction Images Case Studies
Sounds Hypothesis Setting
Demos
Assignments Creation of Demos Problem Solving
Images Resolution Building
Case Studies
Assessment Detail Tests Outcome Projections
Audio Tests
Reference Field Trips Compare & Contrast
Virtual Field Trips
Communication Conferencing Tools Group Work

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Learning Styles Active-Reflective
•Processing to Retain
•Active learners need to
interact with the material
directly and/or talking
with others
•Reflective learners need
to think about where the
new information fits

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 Learning Styles Active-Reflective

Active 68%
Learn best by doing something physical with
the information
Let’s try it and see how it works out

Reflective 32%
Do the processing in
their head
Let’s think it through

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Learning Styles Active - Reflective
Active Reflective Learner
Learner
Instruction Class Critical Thinking
Participation Reflection Time
Assignments Model Problem Sets
Building Journaling
Assessment Projects Problem Solving
Reports Essays
Reference Field Trips Observations
Virtual Field Readings
trips
Communication Meetings Webcasts
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Learning Styles Sequential-Global
•Building
Understanding
•Sequentials want
to follow a linear
process
•Global learners
want to work from
the big picture
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 Learning Styles Sequential-Global

Sequential 72%
Easily makes linear connections between
individual steps

Global 28%
Must see the big picture
Before the individual
pieces fall into place

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Learning Styles Sequential - Global
Sequential Learner Global Learner

Instruction Video Clips Lecture

Diagrams & Images Audio clips
Maps
Assignments Mind Mapping Interviews
PowerPoint With Seminars
Images Reports & Speeches
Assessment Id on Maps Sound Identification
Drawings and Sketches Verbal tests
Read & response
Reference Reference maps Vide/Audio Clips
Diagrams/Pictures
Articles
Communication Whiteboard Phone
Chat Audio Conferencing
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Learning Styles - Helping Learners
Learning Style Teaching Style

Visual Visual
Input - Presentation
Verbal Verbal

Sensory Concrete
Perception - Content
Intuitive Abstract

Active Active
Processing - Participation
Reflective Passive

Sequential Linear
Understanding - Perspective
Global Sweeping
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References

• http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/learning_Styles.html

• http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

• http://www.uncw.edu/cte/soloman_felder.htm

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