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Chapter 3 Recognizing Your Learning Styles, Self-Concept, and Values. Recognizing Your Learning Styles . 3- 2. Learning styles How we acquire and use knowledge Many different methods What is your preferred receptive learning style? Read/write style Visual/graphic style
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Chapter 3Recognizing Your Learning Styles, Self-Concept, and Values
Recognizing Your Learning Styles 3-2 • Learning styles • How we acquire and use knowledge • Many different methods • What is your preferred receptive learning style? • Read/write style • Visual/graphic style • Auditory/verbal style • Tactile/kinesthetic style
Recognizing Your Learning Styles 3-3 • Theory of Multiple Intelligences – “How Are You Smart?” • Logical-mathematical • Problem solving and scientific thinking • Linguistic intelligence • Production and use of language • Spatial intelligence • Spatial configurations, such as those used by artists and architects • Interpersonal intelligence • Interacting with others and a sensitivity to moods, temperaments, motivations of others
Recognizing Your Learning Styles 3-4 • Theory of Multiple Intelligences – “How Are You Smart?” • Intrapersonal intelligence • Strong understanding of the internal aspects of oneself and access to emotions • Musical intelligence • Skills related to music • Bodily kinesthetic intelligence • Skill in using the body in the solution of problems – dancers, athletes, actors, surgeons • Naturalist intelligence • Skills in identifying and classifying patterns in nature
Personality Styles 3-5 • Four major personality dimensions • Most of us fall between the end points of each dimension • Introverts vs. Extroverts • Intuitors vs. Sensors • Thinkers vs. Feelers • Perceivers vs. Judgers
The Origins of Our Learning Styles 3-6 • Left-brain processing • Verbal competence (reading, speaking, thinking and reasoning) • Information is processed sequentially • Right-brain processing • Nonverbal competence (spatial relationships, recognition of patterns and drawings, music and emotional expression) • Information processed globally
The Origins of Our Learning Styles 3-7 • You have a variety of styles • Your style reflects your preferences regarding which ability you like to use • Your style will change throughout your life • You should work on using less-preferred styles • Work cooperatively with others who have different styles
Self-Concept: “Who Am I?” 3-8 • Self-concept has 3 parts: • Our physical self: how we look, and our opinion of our physical self • Our social self: the roles we play during our social interactions • Our self-concept: our personal self or inner core which contains our innermost thoughts and experiences
Self-Concept and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 3-9 • Self-fulfilling prophecy – how our beliefs and expectations affect our behavior • To get a clearer picture of who you are: • Examine the roles you play • Identify your strengths and weaknesses • Construct your own definition of who you are • Accept your entire self-concept
Self-Esteem: Building a Positive View of Yourself 3-10 • Self-esteem is the overall evaluation we give ourselves as individuals • People with high self-esteem are generally happier and cope better • Low self-esteem can produce a cycle of failure • Self-efficacy: the expectation that you are capable of achieving goals
Breaking the Self-Esteem Cycle of Failure 3-12 • Accept who you are • Accept that everyone has value and self-worth • Distinguish the different parts of who you are • Don’t be dependent upon others’ praise • Building self-esteem is a lifelong undertaking
Preparing a Personal Mission Statement 3-13 • Prepare • Identify your values • Organize • Impose order on what motivates you • Understand Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Preparing a Personal Mission Statement 3-15 • Work • Move from abstract values and motivational needs to concrete and specific goals • Summarize your most important values and needs • Consider what you want your major outcome to be • Reflect on the kind of person you want to be
Preparing a Personal Mission Statement 3-16 • Evaluate • Does your personal mission statement reflect who you are? • Does it take a long-term view? • Is it general enough? • Rethink • Your personal mission statement is a living document • It changes as your goals become clearer • Periodically revisit your mission statement
Making Wise Personal Decisions 3-17 • Although we should consider the ideas and opinions of others, we need to make our own decisions and choose our own path.