Characteristics of learning styles
Learning styles are something I have always been aware of as we were always completing various questionnaires to determine what kind of learner we are, there are Auditory, Visual and Kinaesthetic.
Auditory:
Like to talk
Talk to self
Lose concentration easily
Prefer spoken directions over written directions
Enjoy music
Read with whispering lip movements
Remember names
Sing
Cannot concentrate when noisy
Extroverted
Like listening
Prefer lecture and discussion
Prefer verbal praise from teachers
Kinaesthetic:
- Move around a lot
- Prefer not to sit still
- Move a lot while studying
- Like to participate in learning
- Like to do things rather than read about them
- Do not prefer reading
- Do not spell well
- Enjoy problem solving by doing
- Like to try new things
- Talk with hands or gestures
- Select clothes according to comfort
- Like to touch objects
Visual:
Thoughts wander during lectures
Observant but may miss some of what is said
Well organized
Like to read and show intense concentration while reading
Good speller
Remember better by seeing charts, diagrams, etc.
Concentrate well
Need to see directions; not hear them
Good handwriting
Good memory for faces but forget names
Plan ahead
Not really talkative
Attention to details
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