Understanding Learning Styles
A guide for teachers and parents
- Emotional
- Social
- Cognitive
- Physical
- Reflective
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- To find the best way to assist with the education of the children (and possibly adults) in their charge
- The best method of teaching someone a skill
- To tailor the method to the individual’s strengths
Course Structure:
Learning Styles Through The Ages
- History of Learning Styles
- Learning Style Approaches
- Controversy Over Style
- Support for a New Learning Style Model
- Comments
Teaching Style
- Teacher Learning Styles
- Teacher Roles
- Comments
Emotional Learning
- Motivation
- Persistence
- Structure
- Responsibility
- Setting Personal Goals
- Relating Daily Assignments to Personal Goals
- A Dare to Imagine Story
- Comments
Social Learning
- Learning Alone and In Groups
- Small Group Learning
- Team Learning
- Circle of Knowledge
- Case Studies
- Action Reaction
- Working with an Adult or Expert
- Comments
Cognitive Learning
- information Processing
- Modality Preferences
- A Multi-Modal Unit of Study
- Global and Analytic Learners
- Brain Damage and Hemisphericity
- Comments
Physical Learning
- Mobility
- Food Intake
- Time of Day
- Comments
Reflective Learning
- Reflective Versus Impulsive
- Impulsiveness As An Elaboration Deficit
- Reflections on Environmental Conditions
- Reflections on Thoughts, Attitudes and Behaviors
- Teaching Reflective Thinking
- Comments
Observation of Individual
- Language and Learning Styles
- Leisure and Learning Style
- Interactive/ Observational Style Identification
- Comments
Practical Applications