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Take the Learning Style Inventory

Take the Learning Style Inventory. 7 th Grade Learning Styles Inventory #2. Microsoft, 2011. Objectives. Take the Learning Style Inventory to identify the best and most difficult ways you learn. Name your top Learning Style categories

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Take the Learning Style Inventory

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  1. Take the Learning Style Inventory 7th Grade Learning Styles Inventory #2 Microsoft, 2011

  2. Objectives • Take the Learning Style Inventory to identify the best and most difficult ways you learn. • Name your top Learning Style categories • Name the types of learning that are most difficult for you • Name one way you can use this learning style information to help you in school

  3. Take the Learning Style Inventory • If you are not sure if the answer is “yes” or “no”, just circle the choice that is most often true • Answer all the questions

  4. Learning Style Inventory Results • Every “yes” answer gets one point • Tabulate the total for answers 1-5 • Tabulate the total for answers 6-10 • Tabulate the total for answers 11-15

  5. My Learning Styles • If your total for answers 1-5 is the most • You are a visual learner • If your total for answers 6-10 is the most • You are an auditory learner • If your total for answers 11-15 is the most • You are a kinesthetic learner

  6. Visual Learner • Learns things best by seeing them • Often likes sitting toward the front of the class • To be close to visuals in the front of the room • Understands lectures better when close to the teacher • Information clicks when aided by a • Chart • Picture Microsoft, 2011

  7. Visual Learner: Characteristics • Good at spelling • Forgets names • Needs quiet study time • Likes color and fashion • Dreams in color • Understands/likes charts • Good at sign language Microsoft, 2011

  8. Visual Learner: Techniques • Drawing: map of historical events, scientific process • Making outlines/outlining reading • Copying what is on the board/taking notes/making lists • Asking the teacher for a diagram/diagram sentences • Watching videos • Color coding words/researching notes • Using highlighter/circling words • Using flashcards

  9. Auditory Learner • Learns things best through hearing things • May struggle after reading a chapter • But then gain understanding after hearing a lecture • Good at understanding true meanings of people’s words • Listens to audible signals like changes in tone • When trying to remember a phone # • Say it out loud Microsoft, 2011

  10. Auditory Learner: Characteristics • Likes to read to self out loud • Good at grammar/foreign languages • Will talk in front of the class/likes acting • Difficult to keep quiet for long periods of time • Likes oral reports • Notices sound effects in movies • Enjoys music • Remembers names Microsoft, 2011

  11. Auditory Learner: Techniques • Using word association to remember facts and lines • Recording lectures • Using audio tapes for language practice • Audio taping notes after writing them • Watching videos • Repeating facts with eyes closed • Participating in group discussions • Studying in groups Microsoft, 2011

  12. Kinesthetic Learner • Also called tactile learner • Learns best through doing/experiencing things • May become bored by lecture more quickly • Can remember directions by acting them out

  13. Kinesthetic Learner: Characteristics • Good at sports • Likes dance or martial arts • Difficult to sit for long periods of time • Spelling/Handwriting may be hard • Likes science • Can study with music on • Likes adventure books and movies • Builds models Microsoft, 2011

  14. Kinesthetic Learner: Techniques • Studying in short blocks • Studying with others • Taking lab classes • Role playing • Taking field trips, visiting museums • Using memory games • Using flash cards to memorize Microsoft, 2011

  15. Update Postsecondary Plan

  16. Update Postsecondary Plan: LS • Enter information in the Learning Style box on the Personal/Social section • Write about your strong learning style and things that you do well within this style • For Learning Techniques • Enter learning style strategies that will help you in school

  17. Pair and Share • Do you agree with the Learning Style Inventory results? Why or why not? Microsoft, 2011

  18. Review • What are the major types of learning styles? • Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic • What are characteristics for a Visual learner? • Good at spelling, forgets names, needs quiet study time • Likes color and fashion, dreams in color • Understands and likes charts, good at sign language • What are learning techniques for an Auditory learner? • Recording lectures, using audio tapes • Watching videos, repeating facts with their eyes closed • Participating in group discussions, studying in groups

  19. References • Microsoft Office Images. (2011). Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/

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