Learning styles
Cards (6)
- Learning stylePeople differ in how they learnMatching teaching to a student preferred learning style should improve learning
- The 3 learning stylesVerbaliseVisualiserKinaesthetic
- VerbaliserSomeone who prefers to process informaton verbally, by hearing it or reading itThey remember best by repeating sounds, talking or writing in words
- VisualiserSomeone who prefers to process information visually, by seeing itThey remember best using diagramsThey find it more difficult to process written information
- KinaestheticSomeone who is a 'hands-on' learner, preferring active exploration, making things and experimentingThey prefer physical activities rather than watching others or reading
- EvaluationImproved teaching- teachers have been encouraged to adopt a more varied approach, benefited students learningNo supporting evidence- Challenges the claim that learning styles improve performance Too many different styles- Another researcher found 71 different styles, makes it difficult for people to work out their preferred learning