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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Kolb (1984)‚ in introducing the idea of the experiential learning cycle and of learning styles‚ defines learning as the process whereby "knowledge is created through the transformation of expertise". He suggests that ideas are not fixed but are formed and modified through current and past experiences. His learning cycle consists of four stages; completing each stage is important to improve learning in the next stage : Active Experimentation (The learner actively uses the theories formed and also
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Learning Style Essay As a result of completing this unit on learning styles‚ I have determined that my style of learning is “Kinesthetic/tactile learner“(Kolb‚ 1984).This is based on completion of the Multiple Intelligence Survey (McKenzie‚ 1999) and Learning style Assessment (Kolb‚ 1984). This means that learning comes easily for me by touching‚ feeling‚ and applying what has been learned to something physical rather than sitting in a lecture hall or just reading a book. Distractions and restlessness
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My Learning Style After completing the Kolb Learning Style Inventory I learned that I am a converging learner. A converging learner is someone who learns by thinking and doing. Each learning style have five behavior levels which consist of an assertive personality‚ education in engineering or medicine‚ professional career in engineering‚ medicine‚ or computer science‚ current job in a technical field‚ and adaptive capabilities in decision skills. I work best from thinking and doing over reading
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on the personal learning processes of individuals’ David Kolb published his learning styles model in 1984 from which he developed his learning style inventory. ‘Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience’ (David A. Kolb 1984). He believed that our individual learning styles emerge due to our genetics‚ life experiences‚ and the demands of our current environment. The Experiential Learning Cycle Kolb’s experiential learning style theory is typically
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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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Learning Styles and Competencies My personality spectrum profile and competency results did not surprise me. I knew what kind of personality and learning style I had beforehand. It just reconfirmed what I already knew about myself. I have an organized style of approach to everything I do‚ from learning‚ daily everyday tasks‚ and work. It showed the strengths of my character. I like to learn in structured‚ organized environment. Especially when the instructor give exactly what they want out of you
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Have you ever taken a leader‚learning style‚ or a personality test? Well I think you should‚ because it will help you learn more about yourself. You should probably find out about these tests because they really helped me. Let me tell you how. My personality test was really cool and awesome. My personality came up as a debater. I love to prove people wrong on things. I also love being in charge‚ because it just gives me a sense of pride. I am a really controlling person when I work in a group or
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Motivational learning styles There are three major types of learning styles in regards to what motivates a person to learn. These styles are defined as goal motivated‚ relationship motivated and learning motivated. Motivational learning can be summarized as‚ the foundation of learning. In addition to your motivational style there are five more learning aspects which influence’s learning abilities as identified in Marcia L. Conner (2004) book Learn More Now: 1. How you learn; visual‚ auditory
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Learning Style Instrument: Right Brain/Left Brain and Whole Brain Prepared by: Baranda‚ Jareth Joy L. Dr. Roger Sperry -brain functions in many ways as two brains -brain composed of two hemispheres Left hemisphere of the brain: -vocal‚ analytical side‚ which is used for verbalization and for reality-based and logical thinking. Right hemisphere of the brain: -emotional‚ visual-spatial‚ nonverbal -thinking processes using the right brain are intuitive‚ subjective
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