Learning styles (power point)

Strategies, Resources and Competences in English

What is a learning style?What is a learning style? Learning style is described as a group of characteristics,

attitudes and behaviours that define our way of learning.

Different styles influence the form students learn, how teachers teach and how is the interaction between them.

The VAK modelThe VAK model

The VAK model is divided in three different learning styles depending on the way each one receives and processes the information.

Visual learnerVisual learner

Someone who is a visual learner tends to observe things, pictures, demonstrations, films, etc. in order to improve her or him level of knowledge.

Characteristics of visual Characteristics of visual stylestyle

“When I see it, then I understand”

1.- Visual learners understand written instructions better than oral.

2.- Visuals pay more attention to gestures, facial expressions, corporal language, movements…

3.- Once they know the spelling of a word, they can look for it easily in the dictionary.

4.- Visual learners can be distracted by noise. They need a calm and a quiet environment so as to concentrate.

5.- Highlighting and using colour coding help them visualise new concepts and learn the items quickly.

6.- Mind maps, short outlines, lists and notes are good techniques for them to memorise information.

7.- Visual learners tend to watch the other person’s lips when he or she is speaking because it facilitates their comprehension.

8.- They are used to drawing math problems. Then, they have less difficulty in order to solve them.

9.- When visual learners are in a unknown place, they often examine and observe what surrounds them accurately.

10.- When they meet new people for the first time, they stare at physical characteristics and the way they are dressed. So, they often remember these details more than the people’s name.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

To sum up, visual learners have more facility to assimilate information through pictures, sketches and other techniques which involve the sight.

Cristina Aldabó Anna Roqué Sheila Orrit