Study Skills

1. Study Skills Topic 6 Learning Styles & Teaching Styles PowerPoint by JoAnn Yaworski ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

2. Learning Styles Identifiers • Social or independent learners • Spatial or verbal learners • Applied or conceptual learners • Auditory or visual learners • Creative or pragmatic learners ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

3. Social Learners: Prefer to work with other people. Are people oriented. Enjoy personal interaction. Independent Learners: Prefer to work and study alone. Are self-directed or self-motivated. Often are goal oriented. Social vs. Independent Learners ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

4. Spatial Learners: Visualize or mentally see how things work or are positioned in space. Their strengths include drawing, assembling things, or repairing. Verbal Learners: Lack skills in positioning things in space. Rely on verbal or language skills. Spatial vs. Verbal Learners ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

5. Applied Learners: Prefer tasks that involve real objects and situations. Prefer examples that make an idea clear and understandable. Conceptual Learners: Prefer to work with language and ideas. Enjoy working with theories and concepts. Tend to work from rule to example. Applied vs. Conceptual Learners ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

6. Auditory Learners: Learn more easily by hearing and listening. Visual Learners: Processes information by seeing it in print including: Film Picture Diagram Auditory vs. Conceptual Learners ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

7. Creative Learners: Are imaginative and innovative. Learn through discovery or experimentation. Are comfortable taking risks and following hunches. Pragmatic Learners: Are practical, logic, and systematic. Seek order. Are comfortable following rules. Creative vs. Pragmatic Learners ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

8. Intentional Learning • Pay close attention to the topics that your instructor emphasizes. • Review previous exams and quizzes. • Use textbook patterns to identify key ideas. • Take note of chapter objectives. • Make use of end-of-chapter review questions. • Talk with other students who have taken the course. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

9. Intent to Learn • What actions can you take to strengthen your intent to learn? • What personal purposes or reasons do you have for learning the course material? • What do you aim to do with this material later that makes you want to learn it now? ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

10. Learning Strategies for Applied Learning Styles • Associate ideas with their application. • Take courses with a lab or practicum. • Think of practical situations to which learning applies. • Use case studies, examples, and applications to cue your learning. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

11. Learning Strategies for Conceptual Learning Styles • Use outlining. • Focus on thought patterns. • Organize materials into rules and examples. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

12. Learning Strategies for Auditory Learning Styles • Tape review notes. • Discuss/study with friends. • Talk aloud when studying. • Tape lectures. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

13. Learning Strategies for Visual Learning Styles • Use mapping. • Use visualization. • Use computer-assisted instructions. • Use films and videos. • Draw diagrams, charts, and maps. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

14. Learning Strategies for Spatial Learning Styles • Draw diagrams, make charts, and make sketches. • Use outlining. • Use visualization. • Use mapping. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

15. Learning Strategies for Verbal Learning Styles • Record steps, processes, and procedures. • Write summaries. • Translate diagrams and drawings into language. • Write for your interpretation next to text book drawings, maps, and graphics. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

16. Learning Strategies for Creative Learning Styles • Take courses that involve exploration, experimentation, or discussion. • Use annotation to record impressions and reactions. • Ask questions about chapter content and answer them. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

17. Learning Strategies for Pragmatic Learning Styles • Write lists of steps, processes, and procedures. • Write summaries and outlines. • Use structured study environments. • Focus on problem-solving and logical sequences. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

18. Learning Strategies for Social Learning Styles • Interact with instructor. • Find a study partner. • Form a study group. • Take courses involving class discussion. • Work with a tutor. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

19. Learning Strategies for Independent Learning Styles • Use computer-assisted instructions. • Enroll in courses using traditional lecture-exam format. • Consider independent study courses. • Purchase review books and study guides. ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

20. If you are an independent learner, but your teacher has a social teaching style: Spend time reviewing class activities alone. Make notes. Repeat activities by yourself. If you are a social learner, but your teacher has an independent teachingstyle: Join a study group. Study regularly with a classmate. Adapting to Social vs. Independent Teaching Styles ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

21. If you are a spatial learner, but your teacher has a verbal teaching style: Draw diagrams, charts, and pictures to learn the material. If you are a verbal learner, but your teacher has a spatial teaching style: Translate diagrams and flow charts into words to learn the material. Adapting to Spatial vs. Verbal Teaching Styles ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

22. If you are an applied learner, but your teacher has a conceptual teaching style: Think of examples. Leave space in your class notes to add examples during class or when you review the notes. If you are a conceptual learner, but your teacher has an applied teachingstyle: Use space in your class notes to write in generalizations that state what the examples are intended to prove. Adapting to Applied vs. Conceptual Teaching Styles ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

23. If you are a visual learner, but your teacher has an auditory teaching style: Record as much information as possible in your notes. If you are an auditory learner, but your teacher has a visual teaching style: Tape-record summaries of these visual aids. Adapting to Auditory vs. Visual Teaching Styles ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

24. If you are a creative learner, but your teacher has a pragmatic teaching style: Create a column in your class notes to record creative thoughts and responses. If you are a pragmatic learner, but your teacher has a creative teaching style: Rewrite and restructure class notes. Ask for specific guidelines for completing assignments. Adapting to Creative vs. Pragmatic Teaching Styles ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

25. Evaluate Your Learning • At what pace am I working? • How much do I remember? • How does this information fit with other material I have learned? • What does this topic have to do with earlier discussions? • How does this topic fit with current lectures? • What principle do these problems illustrate? ©2003 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Longman Publishers.

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