Learning styles Different people have different approaches …

Learning stylesLearning stylesDifferent people have different approaches….

ObjectivesObjectivesWhy learning styles 1Honey and Mumford learning

stylesThe questionnaireScoring the questionnaireWhy learning styles 2A practical exercise

Why learning styles?Why learning styles?

The underpinning concepts:

Learners are intrinsically different and

have different preferred learning

styles.

Teaching is a purposeful intervention

with the aims of promoting learning

and causing learning to happen.

AN EDUCATOR’S AN EDUCATOR’S EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE

Honey and Mumford learning Honey and Mumford learning stylesstylesActivistReflectorTheoristPragmatist

ActivistsActivistsThe here and nowJust do itJump in at the deep endHave a goAct without thinking it throughDon’t like preparationGet bored easily

ReflectorsReflectorsTake time to think it throughConsider all angles and

implicationsListen to othersUncomfortable in unplanned

situationsNeed information to work onDislike deadlines

TheoristsTheoristsLogicalRationalAnalyticalObjectivePerfectionistRestricted lateral thinkingDon’t like uncertaintyDon’t like subjectivity

PragmatistsPragmatistsDoes it work in practice?Like linking the theory to the

problemLike to tackle it straight awayEnjoy coaching and feedbackDon’t like open ended

discussionsNeed clear guidelinesNeed immediate reward

THE LSQTHE LSQ

The learning styles The learning styles diamonddiamond

Activist >11

Reflector >15

Theorist >14

Pragmatist >15

The learning cycleThe learning cycle

Add in the learning Add in the learning styles….styles….

Why learning stylesWhy learning styles

Tailoring your teaching style to the learner’s learning style

AND

All learning styles are important for developmental learning

PRACTICAL EXERCISEPRACTICAL EXERCISE