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Learning Style Strategies - Sidra Javed

This document discusses learning styles and strategies. It begins by outlining the objectives and topics to be covered, which include defining learning styles and strategies, describing different types of styles and strategies, and discussing principles for teaching styles and strategies. It then defines learning styles as a person's natural way of absorbing information and strategies as techniques to stimulate effective learning. The document outlines three main types of learning styles - cognitive, sensory, and personality styles - and examples within each type. It also describes cognitive, metacognitive, and social teaching strategies. Finally, it discusses principles for teaching styles and strategies, such as varying activities and encouraging students to develop new styles.

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Learning Style Strategies - Sidra Javed

This document discusses learning styles and strategies. It begins by outlining the objectives and topics to be covered, which include defining learning styles and strategies, describing different types of styles and strategies, and discussing principles for teaching styles and strategies. It then defines learning styles as a person's natural way of absorbing information and strategies as techniques to stimulate effective learning. The document outlines three main types of learning styles - cognitive, sensory, and personality styles - and examples within each type. It also describes cognitive, metacognitive, and social teaching strategies. Finally, it discusses principles for teaching styles and strategies, such as varying activities and encouraging students to develop new styles.

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LEARNING STYLES

& STRATEGIES
Presented by: Sidra Javed
OBJECTIVES/SEQUENCE OF PRESENTATION
 How do we learn
Background of learning style and strategies
Definition
Learning style
learning strategies
Differences between style and strategy
Importance of learning style and strategy
OBJECTIVES/SEQUENCE OF PRESENTATION

Types of learning styles and strategies

Teaching strategies

Principles for teaching learning styles and strategies

Important features of your own learning style and


strategies ( questionnaire )
How do we learn?
 By Seeing (visual)

 By Hearing (auditory)

 By touching (tactile)
BACKGROUND ON LEARNING
STYLES AND STRATEGIES
The research bases on the work of twentieth century
psychologist: Carl Jung (1976) and Jean Piaget (1968).
In the last decade we have seen work specifically devoted
to learning style and English Language teaching appear on
the market-Reid (1995, 1997), Kinsella (1995), Oxford
(1990), and Oxford and Anderson (1995).
WHAT ARE LEARNING STYLES AND
STRATEGIES?
Learning styles refer to
“an individual’s natural habitual, and preferred
ways of absorbing, processing, retaining new
information and skills.”
Where do learning styles come from?
Why should teachers know about learning
styles?
WHAT ARE LEARNING STYLES
AND STRATEGIES?
Teaching Strategies refer to
“Characteristics we want to stimulate in
students through different methodologies of
teaching in an effective learning process, to
enable them to become more proficient
learners.”
IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING STYLE

•Diverse learning communities


•Determine what’s best for your students
•Mismatch between instruction and
learning styles: disastrous
LEARNING STYLE
Type 1: Cognitive Styles
LEARNING STYLE
Type 1: Cognitive Styles
Field Dependent — learns best when information
is presented in context. They are often more
fluent language learners
Field Independent — learns most effectively
step-by-step and with sequential instruction.
They are often more accurate language learners
LEARNING STYLE
Type 1: Cognitive Styles
Analytic — work more effectively alone and at
his/her own pace
Global — works more effectively in groups
LEARNING STYLE
Type 1: Cognitive Styles
Reflective — learns more effectively when they
have time to consider new information before
responding
Impulsive — learns more effectively when they
can respond to new information immediately; as
language learners, they are risk takers
LEARNING STYLE
Type 2: Sensory Styles
LEARNING STYLE
Type 2: Sensory Styles
Perceptual:
Visual — learns best when there is visual
reinforcement such as charts, pictures, graphs,
etc.
LEARNING STYLE
Type 2: Sensory Styles
Perceptual:
Auditory — learns more effectively by listening
to information
LEARNING STYLE
Type 2: Sensory Styles
Perceptual:
Tactile — learns more effectively when there is
an opportunity to use manipulative resources
LEARNING STYLE
Type 2: Sensory Styles
Perceptual:
Kinesthetic — learns more effectively when
there is movement associated with learning
LEARNING STYLE
Type 2: Sensory Styles
Environmental:
Physical — sensitive to learning environment,
such as light, temperature, furniture
Sociological — sensitive to relationships within
the learning environment
LEARNING STYLE
Type 3: Personality Styles
Tolerance of Ambiguity: refers to how
comfortable a learner is with uncertainty; some
students dc4well in situations where there are
several possible answers; others prefer one
correct answer.
LEARNING STYLE
Type 3: Personality Styles
Right and Left Hemisphere Dominance:
Left-brain dominant learners tend to be more
visual, analytical, reflective, and self-reliant
Right-brain dominant learners tend to be more
auditory, global, impulsive, and interactive
TEACHING STRATEGY
Metacognitive Strategy:
Planning: Evaluating:
Previewing main ideas, making plans to Developing the ability to determine
accomplish a task paying attention to how well one has accomplished the
key information seeking out and task
arranging for conditions to promote
successful learning.

Monitoring:
Self-checking ones comprehension
TEACHING STRATEGY
Cognitive Strategy:
Summarizing: Auditory Representation:
Saying or writing the main idea Mentally replaying a word,
Induction: phrase or piece of information
Figuring out the rules from Making Inference:
samples of language Using information in the text to
Imagery: guess the meaning
Being able to visualize a picture Using Inference:
and use it to learn new Developing the ability to use
information reference materials
TEACHING STRATEGY
Cognitive Strategy:
Grouping:
Classifying words, terminology, quantities, or concepts

Note-Taking:
Writing down key word and concepts in verbal, graphic,
or numerical form

Elaboration of prior knowledge:


Relating new to known information and making
personal associations
TEACHING STRATEGY
Social/Effective Strategy:
Cooperating:
Learning how to work with peers- completing a task, pooling
information, solving problem, and obtaining feedback.
Clarifying:
Learning how to ask questions to get additional explanation
or verification from the teacher or someone else who might
know the answer
Self-Talk:
Reduce anxiety by talking positive to oneself
PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING
LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES
Vary activities and materials

Make all learning styles value neutral

Audit your teaching

Encourage students to stretch their learning styles

Find ways to link both learning styles and strategies


Conclusion
Picture describes itself

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