Learning Styles - Kaleb Kaufman, 05/08/2022

Learning Styles - Kaleb Kaufman, 05/08/2022

1. V.A.R.K.

   • Visual
     • Learning through visually expressed information, i.e. pictures, graphs, diagrams, etc (Lehman, 2019).
   • Aural
     • Learning through hearing information, i.e. lectures, discussions, etc (Lehman, 2019).
   • Read/Write
     • Learning through reading or writing printed information, i.e. books, articles, notes, etc (Lehman, 2019).
   • Kinesthetic
     • Learning through all available senses and hands-on information, i.e. practice, experiences, etc (Lehman, 2019).

2. Three Types of Learning

   • Associative
     • The relationship between two or more pieces of information (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019)
     • Classical Conditioning - Learning stimuli predict other stimuli (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).
     • Operant Conditioning - Learning behaviors lead to certain outcomes (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).
   • Non-Associative
     • Learning about stimuli in the external world (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).
     • Sensitization - Increased behavioral responses to stimuli (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).
     • Habituation - Decreased behavioral responses to stimuli (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).
   • Watching Others
     • Learning through watching others (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).
     • Vicarious Conditioning - Engaging in or disengaging in a behavior due to observing rewards or punishments for said behavior (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).
     • Modeling - Performing a behavior through mimicry after observing it (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).
     • Observational Learning - A behavior is altered or learned due to watching another perform said behavior (Grison & Gazzaniga, 2019).

3. Generative Learning Strategies (GLSs)

   • Questioning
     • Learning through questioning prior knowledge to show gaps in known information (Brod, 2021).
   • Testing
     • Learning through self-testing and repeated testing of known and unknown information (Brod, 2021).
   • Predicting
     • Learning through predicting information or outcomes before receiving the pertinent information (Brod, 2021).
   • Drawing
     • Learning through drawing illustrations to connect information with spatial relationships and their elements (Brod, 2021).
   • Concept Mapping
     • Learning through generating a visual map that shows the relationships and hierarchies among concepts (Brod, 2021).
   • Explaining
     • Learning through developing explanations for information causing connects to prior knowledge and integrating new infromation (Brod, 2021).