Adult Learning and Learning Styles When one thinks about education thoughts are naturally turned toward adolescents. In today’s society the media is quick to expose flaws in the educational system. One rarely thinks about the educational needs of adults‚ but for many adults there is a large need for continuing their education. One might venture to ask the question what is adult learning? According to Malcolm Knowles adult learning is a process of self-directed inquiry (Urological Nursing‚ 2006)
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Visual Learning Style I took the learning style quiz to determine what my learning style is. I was not surprised when it came back stating I was a visual learner. As a visual learner I remember what has been written down‚ even if I don’t read it more than once. I like to write things down and pay attention to lectures if I watch them. That way I can stop them and take notes and rewind if necessary. That is why I enjoy online learning. If I were in a typical classroom setting I would have to
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Learners use all three to receive information. However‚ one or more of these receiving styles is normally dominant. This dominant style defines the best way for a person to learn new information by filtering what is to be learned. This style may not always to be the same for some tasks. The learner may prefer one style of learning for one task‚ and a combination of others for another task. Classically‚ our learning style is forced upon us through life like this: In grades kindergarten to third‚ new information
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My Learning Style Stacey B. Droogan Managerial Comminication/515 December 11‚ 2009 Ray DePuy Abstract The purpose of this paper will be to help me understand my learning style and give me a chance to analyze it and develop strategies to improve it. Before I was able to understand what my learning style are I had to understand the different learning styles. Learning styles have to do with how our brain process information and what the best ways different
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experiencing things first hand. Basically‚ there are 3 different learning style: visual characteristics‚ auditory characteristics and kinesthetic characteristics. You may have noticed the different struggles that some students have had in school. An auditory student like me may do quite well listening to the lectures‚ while a visual student appreciates having explanations displayed on an overhead projector. According to my own style‚ I have 4 ways that help me study easier such as take notes and
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My Learning Style This essay talks about why I want a college degree‚ my learning style‚ and what I think about my learning styles. I want a college degree to help with my Army career and to help with a career after the military. After completing some online personal learning style quizzes‚ I learned that my styles are solitary‚ visual‚ and logical and I think those styles fit me accurately most of the time. Even though‚ I do believe that styles depend on what exactly you are learning about
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Wk. 2 Learning and Teaching Styles “In almost every actual well-designed study‚ Mr. Pashler and his colleagues write in their paper‚ ‘Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence‚’ the pattern is similar: For a given lesson‚ one instructional technique turns out to be optimal for all groups of students‚ even though students with certain learning styles may not love that technique.” (2009) I wanted to start this paper with this quote since it did involve some sort of evidence that teaching in one style
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Teaching and learning styles Teaching styles (methods) There are many different styles or methods of teaching. Research I did showed at least 150 different styles from lecturing to brainstorming and vocabulary drills. I have identified the following styles as most often used: Demonstrations & Practicals/Experiments: When teachers show learners skills while they watch‚ followed by the learners practicing the skill they’ve learnt. Additionally learners may observe and record results of what they
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#1 - Writing Activity #2 EN 101/T. Silver 02/05/2013 Learning Style Inventory Reactions Just as there are differences in the personality of people‚ there are also differences in the ways that we learn and use information in writing. Some people tend to be reflective while others show non-intellectual manner in the way they process information. As we have different preferences in learning‚ we tend to change and adjust our learning strategies based on our own development and in which we find
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There are four styles of learning. Kinesthetic‚ visual‚ aural‚ and reading/writing. Kinesthetic takes a hands on approach and demonstration would be a good way to learn new material. Aural learns by listening or speaking. Hearing new material and then repeating it works well for this type of learner. Visual learners learn best by seeing what they are expected to learn. Making flash cards and color coding important parts of notes are good ways to visualize new information. A person who learns best
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