Chapter 8: Learning Styles

Chapter 8: Learning Styles

1. Auditory: learn best by hearing, listening, tape recording, audio flashcards, proofreading outloud, or explaining something to someone out loud

2. Visual: learn best by seeing, words that are written down, pictures, timelines, reading material during class, charts, maps, graphs, mental videos

3. Kinesthetic: learns best by sense of touch, mapping, being physically involved, walking and reciting words, note taking, flash cards, sample tests, games, mnemonic devices

4. Sides of the brain: Left& Right

   • Left side of the brain is studious, logical, put parts into wholes, drawling conclusions, outlines, list maker, memorizes, good spellers, ect..
   • Right side of brain is learning to be studious, visual, goes by their gut feeling, random, make connections, creative, rebels, color sensitive, toruble outlining, jumps tasks, knows answer but cant express it, ect..
   • Eight kinds of Intelligence
     • Linguistic: involve your verbal skills
       • Logical-mathematical: deals with your ability to reason
         • Spatial: uses pictures and images to learn
           • Musical: deals with rhythms and melodies
             • Bodily-kinesthetic: is where hands on activity is required
               • Interpersonal: involves working with and understanding others
                 • Intrapersonal: involves how well you are intuned with yourself
                   • Naturalist: your ablility to work with nature