Learning styles

To be honest, we have covered this topic in some of the other forums that were in the 3250 class, but it is worth noting that learning styles are used in order to help teach an individual. However, there are a few things to realize.

1. First there are usually more than one type of learning style per classroom
2. There is the learning styles of the students and the teaching style of the teacher to consider, not to mention all of the other input that is received in a student's education. In other other words, it is not just that teacher that teaches
3. Learning styles are not personality types, but they have bearing on them
4. Just as personality types change (Myers-Brigs) and may be different at two different testing times, so too learning styles may vary with time
5. Learning styles are more tendencies than absolutes, and usually people are combinations of styles to varying degrees

At it's basic level, we can break learning styles into three main types. Visual, auditory and kinaesthetic.

When we look at multiple intelligence, we realize that the brain has areas that are stronger and weaker than others. We have a learning preference based on these strengths and weaknesses.

Least we forget Kolb's Learning styles, and things start to get interesting.

all of these factors are involved when looking at how a student studies. Of course we have forgotten one more thing that was mentioned earlier. and that is personality. Are they introverted or extroverted, and so on. Jung has a lot to say about that, but his work was taken over by Myer-Brigs. But as just stated, there is a bit of debate about how accurate those tests are, because they do not supply consistent results over time.