Transcript ABMP Student Success Curriculum Topic 5: Learning Styles 2

ABMP
Student Success Curriculum
Topic 5: Learning Styles
2. Goals of This Lecture
• Identify your personal learning style.
• Use learning styles to maximize
study efficiency.
• Understand how to adapt to your
instructor’s teaching style.
3. Learning Styles Defined
• Defined
– The way in
which a
person
gathers and
processes
information.
• Benefits
– Better information intake
– More efficient study sessions
– Better information recall
– Provides the learner with
new ways to gather
information
– More adaptability to
different teaching styles
4. Overview of Learning Styles
• Visual Learners
– Learn by seeing information
• Auditory Learners
– Learn by hearing information
• Kinesthetic Learners
– Learn by doing or working through
information
5. Learning Styles Inventory
Complete worksheet 5-1 on
page 51.
6. Visual Learners
• Read chapter before
lecture
• Use visual imagery to
link information
• Review visual textbook
elements
• Use flash cards
• Rewrite lecture notes
• Highlight key
information while
reading
• Color code
• Draw the information
(make charts &
diagrams)
• Always write down
needed information
• View movies/videos on
related information
7. Auditory Learners
• Attend lectures
• Record key
information
• Recite information
aloud while studying
• Form study groups
• Recite key headings
from textbooks
• Explain the steps in a
process to yourself (out
loud)
• Ask questions in class
• Use mnemonics
(discussed topic 6)
• Teach the information
to someone else
8. Kinesthetic Learners
• Pace or walk while
studying
• Link information to
physical movement
• Give themselves
rewards for study
goals
• Use their senses
• Take notes and make
flash cards
• Exercise and study
• Create pictures, mind
maps, and lists
• Make models of
information
• Take regular breaks
tied to study goals
• Write information
repeatedly
9. Study Space
Visual
Visually pleasing
Organized
Color coded
Post calendars, goal
statements,
affirmations, and
task lists in view
No noise distractions
Natural lighting best
Auditory
Kinesthetic
No unstructured
noise, but quiet
music or
environmental music
is helpful
Spacious; allow room
for movement
Natural lighting best
Hand-held objects to
allow physical outlet
Swiss ball instead of
chair
Natural lighting best
10. Your Instructor’s
Teaching Style
• Teachers tend to
teach in their learning
style
• Brainstorm Solutions
• Comfortable if styles
match
– Visual instructor,
auditory student
• Uncomfortable if
styles don’t match
– Kinesthetic instructor,
visual student
• Know teacher’s style
and take proactive
steps to fill gaps
– Auditory instructor,
kinesthetic student
11. Learning New Styles
• Massage is predominantly a kinesthetic skill.
• Posture and gait assessment is
predominantly a visual skill.
• Gathering client information is
predominantly an auditory skill.
• Build capacity by working in different
learning styles some of the time.
12. Process Learning Styles
• Will understanding your learning style
help you be successful in school?
• Will understanding your teacher’s
learning style help you be successful in
school?
• How will this understanding change your
approach to homework?
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