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CHAPTER 7: Individual Differences in LearningLearning Styles Preferences

Student preferentially take in and process information in different ways by seeing and hearing, reflecting and acting reasoning logically and intuitively, analyzing and visualizing.

There is a large body of research on learning styles and preferences for learning new information and connecting information you already know.

A student’s learning style has to do with the way he or she processes information in order to learn it and then apply it.

Professor Richard Felder of North Carolina State University (1994) has described some of theses varied learning Preferences. Learning preferences can help an individual begin to understand and choose strategies which work best for him.

Some students may be visual learners, and prefer to study graphs, look at models and pictures, and take notes to review later. Such students react well to extensive blackboard use especially drawing, models, etc and handouts with appropriate illustrations.

Others are Aural Learners. They listen closely in class, often read out loud when studying or subvocalize during lectures in class, and find it helpful to confer with their peers in class to confirm information.

Verbal Learners. Are likely to absorb reading materials and lectures more easily than other students.

Both tactile and kinesthetic learners prefer “real-life” connections to the topic, rather than theoretical approaches. They are “active learners.”

The auditory learner might benefit from using poems, hymes, and songs for memorization. These children gain knowledge from reading aloud, speaking, discussions, lectures, and music.

The kinesthetic learner benefits from doing hands-on activities. He needs to take frequent study breaks and move around.