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Learning how you learn

Learning how you learn. Personal Learning Styles or… VAK to the future Talk 5. Review of last week. Teaching Others – 90%. Practice by doing – 75%. Discussion – 50%. Demonstration – 30%. Audio-Visual – 20%. Reading – 10%. Copying – 5%.

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Learning how you learn

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  1. Learning how you learn Personal Learning Styles or… VAK to the future Talk 5 The Class of 2003

  2. Review of last week Teaching Others – 90% Practice by doing – 75% Discussion – 50% Demonstration – 30% Audio-Visual – 20% Reading – 10% Copying – 5% Figures shown are amounts of information remembered after revision session The Class of 2003

  3. Haemoglobin La Maison Radio Microwave Infra-red Visible Light Ultra violet X-Ray Gamma Rays The Class of 2003

  4. Preferences for taking in information - VAK Symbols Visual Text Auditory Kinaesthetic The Class of 2003

  5. Visual Learners • Learn well when they are taught and revise using images • Like to record information in words and symbols • Appreciatetheuseofcolour The Class of 2003

  6. Auditory Learners • Prefer to hear an explanation of something rather than read about it • Find it helpful to record notes of audio cassette and play them back • Are easily distracted by noise The Class of 2003

  7. Kinaesthetic Learners • Like to learn by trying things out rather than following any instructions • Remembers things by physical repetition e.g. flashcards The Class of 2003

  8. VAK Proportions Most people can work in all three modes but have a preference for one and will learn best if they use methods which emphasise these characteristics The Class of 2003

  9. How can you determine your preferences • Anecdotally • You have bought a new hi-tech TV set, do you… • Read all of the instructions in the booklet and follow a step-by-step procedure • Ask a friend to explain to you how to do it • Play with the settings until it works The Class of 2003

  10. How can you determine your preferences • Asking specific questions: • For example, how do you spell… Mediterranean The Class of 2003

  11. How can you determine your preferences • Observations • Visual learners tend to follow you with their eyes, talk quickly and have relatively shallow breathing • Auditory learners often tilt their head to the side when listening and repeat phrases in their minds • Kinaesthetic learners speak slowly, breathe deeply and tend to fidget – always need something in their hands The Class of 2003

  12. How can you determine your preferences • Learning Style Questionnaires • A series of questions which allows you to determine your learning preference • Outcomes which give you guidance of which revision techniques should work best for you! The Class of 2003

  13. Tomorrow Morning Registration • You will all be completing a VAK questionnaire and identify your personal learning preference • You will be able to see the methods of revision that should be best suited to your own personal learning styles The Class of 2003

  14. Next Session You’ve learnt information in your preferred learning style… How do you keep it there? The Class of 2003

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