2. Definition of Learning Styles
Learning styles are different methods of learning
& understanding new information.
Learning Styles are the way a person takes in,
understands , expresses & remembers
information.
8. Benefits of Knowing
Your Learning Style
Academic Advantages
• Gives you a head start and maximizes your learning
potential
• Enables you to succeed in school, work or college
• Allows you to learn “your way” through your own best
strategies
• Shows you how to overcome the limitations of poor
instructions
• Reduces the stress & frustrations of learning experiences
• Expands your existing learning & studying strategies
9. Benefits of Knowing
Personal
• Increases your self-confidence
• Improve your self image
• Teaches how to use your brain best
• Enables you to enjoy any learning process
• Inspires you to greater curiosity, motivation for life long
learning
• Shows how to take advantage of your natural skills &
inclinations
10. Benefits..
Professional
• Enables you to stay up to date professionally
• Gives you an edge over your competitors
• Allows you to manage teams more effectively
• Guides you in delivering effective presentations to diverse
audiences
• Improves persuasive & sales skills
• Helps you improve cooperation among colleagues
• Translates learning power into earning power
11. Barriers to Learning
• Many other responsibilities – families, careers, social
commitments
• Lack of time
• Lack of money
• Lack of child care
• Scheduling Problems
• Transportation problems
• Insufficient confidence
12. Strategies for Auditory Learners
• Participate in frequent discussions and debates
• Make speeches and presentations
• Use a tape recorder if possible instead of (or well as) making
notes
• Read text aloud
• Create musical jingles and mnemonics to aid memory
• Discuss your ideas verbally
• Dictate to someone else while they write down your ideas down
• Speak onto an audio-tape and listen to your own ideas played
back
13. Strategies for Visual Learners
• Use visual materials such as pictures, charts and maps
• Brainstorm using illustrations, mind maps and models
• Use multi-media where possible
• Visualize information as a picture
• Skim-read to get an overview before reading in detail
• Take notes or use hand outs; look carefully at heading and
patterns of topics
14. Strategies for Tactile/Kinesthetic
Learners
• Study or brainstorm while working or exercising
• Skim through reading materials to get a rough idea of what it is
about before looking for the details
• Play music in the background while working or studying
• To help you stay focused in a meeting/classroom, sit near the front
of the room and take notes. Jot down key words or draw pictures to
help you remember the information that you are hearing