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Learning Styles : An Overview
Adapted from Glover (August 2004)
Presented by Dr. Douglas Gosse, Nipissing University
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The answer is a resounding NO!
Did you know that students retain:
10% of what they read
20% of what they hear
30% of what they see
50% of what they see and hear
70% of what they say
90% of what they say and do!!
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John Dewey on Learning
“Genuine ignorance is profitable because it is likely to be
accompanied by humility, curiosity, and open
mindedness; whereas ability to repeat catch-phrases,
cant terms, familiar propositions, gives the conceit of
learning and coats the mind with varnish waterproof to
new ideas.”
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Multi-sensory approaches work well because of the
way our brain is organized. When we learn, information
takes one path into our brain when we use our eyes,
another when we use our ears, and yet another when we
use our hands. By using more than one sense, we
bombard our brain with the new information in
multiple ways.
Thus, we learn better!!
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Three Major Learning Styles
By Glover (August, 2004)
Visual learners: seeing words, pictures,
directions
Auditory Learners: listening to tapes,
conversation, words with music
Kinesthetic & Tactile Learners:
getting fully involved in role plays and field
trips
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1. Visual learners:
Have a keen
awareness of
aesthetics
Can make movies in
their minds of
information they are
reading
Prefer faceto-face
meetings
Pay close
attention to body
language
Can easily recall
printed information
Are distracted by
untidiness or
movement
Easily understand
information
presented in
charts, pictures,
or diagrams
Good with
visual symbols
Comfortable with books
and graphics
May forget
names, but
remember
faces
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Mind Map of a Visual Learner
http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/wyatt.html
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2. Auditory Learners
Learn best by hearing
Have strong oral communication skills
Tend to be talkers
Forget faces, but remember names and what you talked about
Can hear tones, rhythms, and notes of
music
Accurately remember details from conversations
Sound out words
Prefer verbal directions
Prefer the telephone
Enjoy rapping!
Become distracted by sounds or noises
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3. Kinesthetic or Tactile Learners
Are well coordinated
Learn best by using their hands
Learn best by doing
Able to disassemble and reassemble things
Were labeled as hyperactive
Ignore directions and figure it out as they go along
Jump right in and try activities
Prefer action stories and may not be keen readers
Write words down to see if they feel right
Enjoy role play!
Gesture and use expressive movements
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What does this mean for teachers? For
students??
What types of activities should teachers try
to enhance student learning?
What tips can teachers give students?
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Glover (August, 2004)
provides suggestions
for the 3 types of
learners that follow:
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(a) Instructional Strategies for Visual Learners
Keep the study
environment clutter free
Highlight and write as you study. Use
different colors to select and organize
Always write down what you
need to remember
Make recall cues as visual as
possible with capital letters,
colors, and illustrations
Use charts and pictures to
study
Make class notes visual
with drawings, spacing,
symbols, etc.
Recall information by
visualizing text pages, notes,
or study cards.
When solving problems, draw or
illustrate the problem and
solution
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(b) Instructional Strategies Auditory Learners
Study in groups or with
friends
Recite aloud as you
study
Attend all class
lectures
Tape record lectures in
addition to taking notes and
play them in your car
Talk yourself through the
steps of a problem
Talk to yourself – describe
diagrams or practice
answering test questions out
loud
Recite study cards into a tape
recorder and play it back
Recall information during
exams by hearing yourself
recite in your head
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(c) Instructional Strategies for Kinesthetic
Learners
Use as many of your senses
as possible when you study
Move around when you study – put
study cards on the floor and recite
them as you move around the room
Study in small frequent
chunks
Use a timer to set study periods. Start
with short times and work up. Take a
break when the timer sounds
Study with another
kinesthetic person
When solving problems, move
around and manipulate items to
represent parts of the problem
When taking tests try to feel
how you stored information
by remembering what you
physically did as you studied
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References
 Glover, D. (August 2004). Learning Styles : What Tutors Need to
Know. Retrieved February 15, 2006, from
http://www.brescia.edu/students/sss/learning_styles.ppt
 Joong, P., Shalhorn, J. and Wasserman, A. (2000). Chapter 3:
Teaching Styles: How You Teach is as Important as What You
Teach. In Coping with the new curriculum (pp. 46-80). Toronto:
Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, Educational Services
Committee.
 Villems, A.Learning Styles. Retrieved February 20, 2006, from
http://www.ceenet.org/workshops/lectures2000/Anne_Villems/1
 Yukhina, E.How Designers Think, Cognitive & Learning Styles.
Retrieved February 16, 2006, from
http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/~john/DESC9099CognitiveStyles.ppt
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