* Everyone learns differently
* David Kolb created a model out of four elements
1. Concrete Experience
2. Observation & reflection
3. Formation of abstract concepts
4. Testing in new situations
VARK (Fleming)
Visual
* Want the whole picture
* Holistic in your learning
* Often swayed by the look of an object
* Interested in color, layout and design
* Aware of your environment
* Probably going to draw something
Strategies for Intake
* Instructors with gestures and picturesque language
* Photos, videos, slides
* Graphs, diagrams, flowcharts
* Note-taking-Replace words with symbols or abbreviations, own code words
* Underlining text/ notes (different colored highlighters)
Study Strategies
* Reconstruct notes, ideas, themes in different ways
* Recreate notes/diagrams from memory
* Replace words with symbols, visual cues
* Review the entire page as a whole
Strategies for Output
* Turn the words into visuals
* Draw things, make your own diagrams
* Recall the images you connect with the topic, question, problem
* Write out descriptive answers
Aural (Auditory)
* Prefer to have it explained to you
* Written words are not as valuable as those you hear
* You will probably go and tell somebody about this
Strategies for Intake
* Attend class
* Attend discussions and tutorials
* Discuss topics with others
* Discuss topics with your teachers
* Explain new ideas to other people
* Use a tape recorder, podcasts
* Remember the interesting examples, stores, jokes
* Describe the slides, pictures and other visuals to somebody who was not there
* Leave spaces in your notes for later recall and filling
Study Strategies
* Notes may be poor because you prefer to listen
* Put your summarized notes onto tapes; listen to podcasts
* Ask others to hear your understanding of a topic
* Read your summarized notes aloud
* Explain your notes to another aural person
Streategies for Output
* Imagine talking with the examiner
* Recall conversations you had
* Listen to your voices and write them down
* Spend time recalling the ideas, talking them out, with someone or to yourself
* Practice writing answers to old exam questions
* Speak your answers aloud or inside your head
Read/Write
* You like textbooks, handouts, and powerpoint because the emphasis is on words and lists
* You believe the meanigs are within the words
* Lecture is OK but a handout is better
* You are heading to the library to read some more
Strategies for Intake
* Lists, headings, dictionaries, glossaries, definitions, handouts, textbooks
Study Strategies
* Write out the words again and again
* Read your notes silently again and again
* Rewrite the ideas and principles into other words
* Translate diagrams into statements
Strategies for Output
* Write out exam answers
* Practice with multiple choice exams
* Arrange your ideas into hierarchies and bullet points
Kinesthetic
* You want to experience the material so that you can understand it
* Ideas are only valuable if they sound practical, real, and relevant to you
* You learn by doing
Strategies for Intake
* All your senses
* Labs and design classes
* Field trips, tours, samples
* Instructors who give real-life examples
Study Strategies
* Lecture notes may be poor because the topics were not concrete or relevant
* Put examples into your summary
Strategies for Output
* Write practice answers, paragraphs
* Take practice exams under real conditions
Learning Styles And Functions
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