Understanding Your Learning Styles: Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic, Cheat Sheet of Technical Writing

Download Understanding Your Learning Styles: Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic and more Cheat Sheet Technical Writing in PDF only on Docsity! ee CHA ily UNIVERSITY of 4s? GREENWICH Alliance with GGG. Education UNIVERSITY of St Outli |. Characteristics of successful students Il. Understanding your learning styles Ill. Understanding instructors’ teaching styles IV. Meet instructors’ expectations V. Career awareness UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH —« |, Characteristics of successful a students e Although there is no exact formula fo{cont.) success, research indicates that some factors do lead to success. — Active learner: talk and listen, write, read, and reflect on (think about) what they are learning. — Strategic learner: are students who view studying and learning as a systematic process that is, to a good degree, under their control. UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH 1. Active ¢ Talking about the information isteearner others discuss the information in a study group [1 gets you actively involved in the learning process. In addition to reviewing information, you are elaborating on it by putting it in your own words. ¢ Active reading involves previewing, highlighting, predicting questions, and thinking critically about the material, all of which force you to interact with the printed words [] help you activate your prior knowledge (what you already know about the topic), identify the key information, check your understanding of it, and form connections within the material. Ses UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH 1. Active learner - . , nt , e Writing summaries, taking (con veloping concept maps and study sheets, and writing out answers to predicted essay questions [] help you organize and synthesize (combine the parts into a whole) the information as you learn it. ¢ Reflecting on the information helps you gain a deeper understanding of the material and form connections between the new information and your prior knowledge. 0) Getting actively involved in your learning is the first step toward succeeding in college. You'll learn many active learning strategies in this course. Ses UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH 2. Three main learning asncewan ag econ styles ° Activity 2: Complet=*¥e questionnaire ‘What's Your Learning Style?’ — The questionnaire is taken from Course book 1 (Blerkkom, 2008, p.54). — Task: * Complete the Learning Style Inventory in Figure LIA. ¢ Then use the information in Figure 1.1B to determine your pr@farodule monothe following three styles styles. DiscoveraYour, Learning SA UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH asncewan ag econ Activity 2 (cont.) = 0 2 I'd rather read about “lapping” (extracting the sap frorn) trees than take a field trip and actually tas a tree. I'd rather watch a vi an article about it. {a news item on the Intemel than read I'd rather build a model of a valeano than read an article about famous velean: When I'm having trouble understansing my text chapter, | find that reading it out loud helps imarove my comprehension. 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Circle your yes and no responses in the boxes below. Not all numbers will 92 circled they app Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Yes: Yes: Yes: 1 3 5 9 2 7 11 4 6 8 18 1006412 «15 16 13 14 17 No: No: No: 6 7 ll 13 1 3.44 5 2 10 16 7 14. 18 8 9 12 16 2. Then total your circled yes and no answers in the chart delow. A (Auditory) V (Visual) K (Kinesthetic) Number oF yes responses Number oF no resgons Total points Cuteff score & 8 5 3. Total your scores for each column. 4, Compare your tetal with the cutoff socre. 5. | your score is equal to or higher than the cuto* score, then you show a areterence for that style of learning. The higher your scare is, the stronger your preference for that style of learning. You may find that you have high scores in two areas; that's okay. You may learn well using more than one earning style. Nate: Your total points for the A, V, and K columns should add up to 18. UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH a. Aud itory a | learner ¢ Leam best by hearing information. — Probably prefer to go to class and listen to the lecture before reading the text chapter. — Reading difficult text passages out loud is also a ood idea for the auditory eamer. — Discussing the course material, mumbling information when 4 RI reading and studying, asking and answering questions out UDITO# loud, and listening to study notes on tape — You may find that you can ee “hear” the an S UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH ° Active learning b. Visual learner (cont.) Read & highlight your text Read related materials Write self-test questions Create charts Edit your lecture notes Outline information Visualize pictures, Color code your notes Take modified-block diagrams and study sheets notes Write questions in the | Write out steps ina Create visual images margin and | process for solving to connect information underline the | math and science to acronyms & answers problems acrostics Map information Create study sheets Take online tests Use method of loci to recall information Write word & question cards Ses UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH c. Kinesthetic paces IG secs ¢ Learn best by doing things. learner — Prefer hands-on tasks that allow to touch and feel. — Many of the strategies used by visual and ane auditory learners also appeal to kinesthetic leamers. E.g: ¢ Mapping: Whereas the visual learner can recall the information from a concept map by seeing it, the kinesthetic leamer will be able to remember it by the feel of how he or she created it. ¢ Flash cards: Many auditory learners use flash cards to recite definitions or information about a topic. The kinesthetic leamer also leams well from making up the flash cards as well as STHE 7, UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH Alliance with GG. Education ° Active learning c. Kinesthetic learner (cont.) Take notes as you read the assignments Work problems Practice in study groups and review sessions Predict questions in the margin at the end of each headed section Create word, question, problem cards & practice them in groups of 10 or 15 Make up self-test in the same format as the actual test & take them Practice labelling diagrams, recreating maps, filling in charts to learn information for exams Construct diagrams, models, problem cards to practice math & science material Make up puzzles or games (e.g. Jeopardy or the Match game) to learn text & lecture material Develop acronyms & acrostics to recall information & practice using them Take end-of-chapter & online tests to prepare for exams Ses UNIVERSITY ws GREENWICH Activity asncewan ag econ 3 (Find Out More About How You Learn Best * Rank the four responses to each item according to the following scale in order to determine more about how you learn best: 4 = best, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor. 1. | learn best when | study in the morning. in the afternoon. in the evening. late at night. 2. | learn best when | study in complete quiet. ——— with soft background noise. with moderate levels of noise. ——_— in a noisy environment. 3. | learn best when | study ———_ by myself. with my regular study partner. —____ with a small group. in a large-group review session or recitation class. 4. When | take exams, | generally just guess to get done. pick the first answer that looks right. read all the possible answers before | choose one. eliminate incorrect responses before | select the correct answer. he J Ses GREENWicH III, Understanding instructors’ ue fiji teaching styles Activity 4: Evaluate your instructors’ teaching styles — Activity is taken from Course book 1 (Blerkkom, 2008, p.60). — Task: ¢ 5 mins to do this quick quiz by yourself. ¢ 10 mins to discuss & compare your learning and instructors’ teaching wy styles with your peer(s) Ses UNIVERSITY ws GREENWICH Activity asncewan ag econ 4 fice > valuate Your Instructors’ Teaching Styles Use the chart to evaluate three of your instructors’ teaching styles. Check the appropriate space if your instructor uses any of these activities. Then count the check marks for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic activities to determine your instructors’ preferred teaching styles. Do your instructors’ teaching styles match your learning style? Instructional Mode Instructor’s Name: Instructor's Name: Instructor’s Name: . Lectures . Writes on board . Uses transparencies . Shows videos . Uses handouts . Includes discussions . Does experiments . Does demonstrations - Gives directions orally 10. Gives directions in writing 11. Uses group activities Instructor's preferred teaching style: Your preferred learning style: Ne i Ses CON IO} B] nr je wo UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH IV. Meet instructors’ expectations ¢ Apply the active learning strategies for your learning styles to adapt to your instructor’s teaching style. E.g. — lf the professor lectures in every class, but you are a visual learner and not an auditory one, you can create your own charts, graphs or visual aids from the notes you take in class. — Auditory learners probably would do well in a lecture- based classroom but not so well in a classroom where the professor uses diagrams, charts or graphs to teach. If so, you can record the lecture to re-listen after class or re-discuss the materials with your friends to fully understand the materials. — Kinesthetic learners would struggle with both lectures and visual teaching methods as they do best when completing a task. If you are a kinesthetic leamer in a lecture-based or visually driven classroom, it may be helpful to create your own hands-on approach, take eeeeiaiiansanianiainibianiaiaiab aimee camsielei abasic UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH sce ING ton There are different key Skill sets and career Opportunities for each major: 1. Business 2. lT/Computer Science 3. Graphic design V. Career awareness The Skil Companies Need Most in 2020 Top 5 Soft Skills Top 10 Hard Skills @ Crectivity @ Blockchain @ Cloud computing @ Analy © Attific: telligence @ UXdi © Busin inalysis (Linkedin, 2020) UNIVERSITY of GREENWICH 1. 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