PPTUNDERSTANDING LEARNING STYLES.docx
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PPTUNDERSTANDINGLEARNINGSTYLES
HowLearningStylesMakeYouSmarter!
ByPatWyman,M.A.
Jerryreadthepagesslowly,oneatatime.Thenhere-readthem.Hetooknotes,hepainstakinglyhighlightedwhathethoughtwasimportantinyellow.Heknewhewouldbegrilledonthematerialthefollowingweek.Ifhedidnotlearnthisstuffrightawayandpassthetest,hewouldn’tgetthepromotionhewanted.He’dbestuckinthesameoldjob–again!
Hereallywantedtomoveahead,buthe’dalreadyfailedtwice.Hecouldnotunderstandhowhisothertwoco-workersmanagedtosailrightthroughandpasstheveryfirsttime.Hewasfeelingworseandworseabouthimself,thinkinghewasdumb,andbeginningtowonderwhetherheshouldjustgiveuphisdream.
TherearemillionsofpeoplejustlikeJerry,bothatworkandinschool.Theyaresufferingbecausetheythinklearningisaboutbeingsmart.
Thegoodnewsis,they’rewrong.Brainresearchtellsuswhy,andlearningexpertsshowushowtouselearningstylesandlearningstrategiestolearnanythingfast.
LearningIsNotAboutBeingSmart–It’sAboutStrategy
Rememberthefirsttimeyoulearnedhowtodrive?
Didn’titseemoverwhelming?
Wereyounervous,didyougetthepedalsmixedup,didyouwonderwhetheryou’deverpassyourdriver’stest?
Ifyou’reanexperienceddriver,doesitstillfeelthesameaswhenyoufirstlearned,orareyouconfidentandcanautomaticallygothroughthecomplicatedmotionsittakestodriveacarwell?
Ifyouthinkaboutitforamoment,thewayyoureallylearnedtodrivewastoduplicateaseriesofstrategiesthatothershadalreadydiscoveredworked.Onceyouusedtheirrecipe,yourstruggletolearntodriveendedquicklyandtoday,it’ssoeasy,youcouldeventeachthosesamestrategiestosomeoneelse.
Thinkaboutwhatthismeansforamoment.Youdon’thavetobeaworldclassathletetolearntohitabaseball.NordoyouhavetobeMozarttolearntoplaythepiano.Andthatgoesforanytypeoflearning.Justlikedriving,onceyoulearnthestrategies,andputthemintopractice,thoseneuralpathwaysinyourbraingetcarvedout,actuallygetthicker,andguesswhat–youlearned.You’resmarterthanyouthink.
Insider’sGuideToUsingLearningStylesToMakeYouSmarter
Whetheryou’reacook,astudent,aCEO,anemployee,orawriter,here’syourinsider’sguidetohowlearningstylesandstrategiesmakeyou“smarter”.Justfollowmytop5InstantLearning™strategiesandyou’lldiscoverhoweasyitistolearnanythingfast!
Top5InstantLearning™Strategies
1.First,youneedtoknowyourlearningstyle.FindouthowyoulearnbestbytakingthefreePersonalLearningStyleInventory.
Areyoumoreofavisuallearner,thinkinginpictures;anauditorylearnerwholearnsbylisteningandrepeating;oratactile,hands-onkindoflearner?
Knowingthisisincrediblyimportantbecausethestyleinwhichyouhavetoshowthatyou’ve“learned”somethingnew,won’talwaysbethesameasyourpreferredlearningstyle.
‘Howcanthatbe’,youmightbeaskingrightaboutnow.I’vealwaysheardthatIshouldlearnnewthingsinmyownstyle,theoneIlikebest.
Thisisn’texactlytrue–atleastifyoudon’twanttostrugglelikeJerrydid.AlthoughJerrydidnotknowitatthetime,hewastryingtolearnthenewmaterialinastylethatwasincompatiblewiththestyleinwhichhewastested.
Thereasonyoucan’talwaysuseyourpreferredlearningstyletolearnnewthings,isbecausetheworlddoesn’talwayscatertohowyoulearnbestwhenitevaluateswhetheryou’ve“learned”ornot.JustlikeinJerry’scase,theremaybeamis-matchbetweenhowyoulearnandhowyou’retestedonwhatyouknow.Andifyoudon’tknowhowtoplaythelearningstylegame,andeliminatethatmis-match,youcouldbemakinglearningnewthingsmorecomplicatedthanyouthink.
Here’saquestiontogetyouontherighttrack.Dobasketballplayersdemonstratetheirabilitytoplaywellbytakingwrittentests?
Whileyou’relaughingoutloudathowsillythatsounds,youcanactuallyusethatquestiontosimplyaddacoupleoflearningstylestrategiestoyourpreferredlearningstyle,andmakeyourlifeeasierwheneveryouhavetolearnanythingnew.
2.StartAnyNewLearningWithTheEndinMind
Beforeyoubeginto“learn”somethingnew,usethisstrategy.Askyourself,whatisthe“style”inwhichIwillbeevaluatedonwhatIknow?
Example:
WillIbetakingawrittentest,willsomeoneaskmetotellthemoutloudwhatIlearned,willIhavetoactuallyphysicallyshowwhatIknow?
DoIneedtouseavisualpicturestyle,talkingstyle,anactualphysicaldemonstration,orsomecombinationofeachtoprovethatIlearned?
Onceyouknowthe“style”thatwillprovethatyou’velearnedsomething,you’vejustcreatedmostoftherecipeforlearningsuccess.Thisistheexactsamerecipethatallthosepeopleyouthinkarereally“smart”alreadyuse.
3.MatchLearningStylesWithTestingStylesforSlamDunkLearningSuccess
O.K.Nowthatyouknowhowyoulearnbest,howyou’llbetestedonwhatyou’velearned,youmustbeaskingwhat’snextinthisInstantLearning™recipe?
Theshortanswerissimplytomodelyour“learning”afterallthosefolksyouthinkarereallysmart.Youdon’thavetoreinventthewheelhere.Remember,learningisaboutstrategyandstyle–notI.Q.Ifsomeoneelsecanlearntodrive,socanyou.Ifsomeoneelsecandemonstratewhatthey’velearned,socanyou.Thisistrueforthesimplestandseeminglymostcomplextasks.
HowtoMatchVisual,AuditoryandTactileStyles
UseTheEye-BrainConnection
A.MatchingVisualLearningWithVisualTesting
Ifyouknowyou’regoingtobetestedinwritinglikeinJerry’sjob,you’llalsohavetoknowthatwrittentestsarehighlyvisualintheirstyle.Remember,you’resimplygoingtomodelsuccesshere.Peoplewhodowellonwrittentestsreadthematerial,transformthosewordsintopicturesintheirmindandthenusethosepicturestoretrievetheinformationduringthetest.Seeingthepicturestriggerthewords(remember,onepicturereallyisworthathousandwords).It’sthatsimple.
Here’sthe“how”foraddingvisualstrategies,whetheryou’reavisuallearnerornot.Usetheeye-brainconnection.
Visuallearnersdoreallywellonwrittentestssimplybecausetheythinkinpictures.Thewaytheyactuallydothisisto“lookup”withtheireyesastheyarecreatingthosepictures,andthen“lookup”againwhentheyretrievetheirpictures.Theireyemovementsareactuallyanindicationofwhat’sgoingoninsidetheirbrain.
Haveyoueveractuallywatchedaspellingbeechampion“retrieve”awordfromtheirbrainduringthecompetition?
(Remember,thesepeoplehavealreadymasteredhowtowritethosewordsduringwrittentests).Newspaperphotosrevealtheirstrategy–paycloseattentiontotheireyes.Theyhaveaninternalimageofthewordintheirmind.Theylookupeithertotheirleft,theirrightorevenstraightup,and“see”thewordwrittenontheirinnerblackboard.
Askachampionhowtheydowhattheydo.Theanswerisalwaysthesame–they“see”thewordintheirmind.Theydon’thearthesounds,theydon’tusephonicsbecausethetruthis,fartoomanywords,inEnglishanyway,don’tevenlookliketheysound.Sotheexpertsusewhatworks–avisualstrategy.AndallthosekidsinschoolwhogotA’sontheirspellingtestseveryweek,didthesamething.Theystudiedthewordsbycreatingamentalimageofthem,andduringthetest,lookedup,sawtheimageoftheword,andsimplywroteitdown.Itwasfast,efficient,andsuccessful.
Toaddavisuallearningstrategyandbecomeamorevisuallearner,here’sallyouhavetodo.Askyourselfaquestionthatrequiresyougetapictureinyourmindtoanswerit.Howaboutwhatyourfirstcarlookedlike?
Whatcolorweretheseats?
Howdidthesteeringwheellook?
(Stopreadingthisandlookuptoseeapictureinyourbrain).
Nowquick–whichdirectiondidyoureyesgointo“see”andrememberwhatthecarlookedlike?
Didtheygouptotheright,uptotheleftorupandstraightahead?
Tryitagain–whatwasyourbestfriend,yourspouse,yourco-workerwearingyesterday?
Getapictureinyourmind.Lookup.Wheredoyouseethatimagebest–uptoyourleft,uptoyourright,orstraightupandforwardahead?
Simple,isn’tit?
Nowyou’velearnedhowtoaddavisuallearningstylestrategy,whetheryou’reavisuallearnerornot.Youcanusethistypeofstrategyanytimeyou’llbetestedinwriting.
IfyouwereJerry,you’dstopstruggling,wouldn’tneedtohighlightstuffinyellow,andsimplycreateimagesofwhatyoureadbylookingupinthesamedirectionthatyoudidwhenyourememberedthatfirstcar,andthendoingthesamewhenyoutookthewrittentest.
Youcanmatchhowyoulearnwithhowyou’retestedbyusingtheeye-brainconnection.Youreyeswillbeacluetowhat’sgoingoninsideyourbrain.
Nowreadon,forhowtoaddauditoryandtactilestrategiesincaseyou’retestedonwhatyouknowinoneofthosetwostyles.
Basically,you’regoingtodosomethingsimilarasyoudidabove.
B.MatchingAuditoryLearningWithAuditoryTesting
Askyourselfthisquestion.Whatwasafamouslineyouheardinamovielately?
Whatdidmyboss,spouse,childsaytomeyesterdayabout…?
WhatdidmyfatherormothersaytomewhenIwasakid?
Onceagain,noticethedirectionyoureyesgointorecallsounds,words,etc?
Theywilleithergotowardyourleftear,ortowardyourrightear.SoundscrazyIknow,butyoucanproveittoyourselfbyaskingthesamekindsofquestionstopeopleyouknowandwatchwhathappenswiththeireyes.
Ifyouknowyou’regoingtobeevaluatedonsomethingoutloud,learnitinthesamestyle.Us
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