Learning Styles

Main Questions:

1. How is a learning styles approach different than an intelligence approach to how we think?

2. How does the Kolb Learning Styles Inventory connect learning styles to problem solving?

What are the specific learning styles?
Give examples of kinds of strengths or struggles associated with each style.

Example Questions

4. Describe one situation where you were learning (school, job, working the garage, putting together a quilt) and got frustrated or irritated while you were trying to learn. Based on the learning style inventory in class, what kind of information were you looking for (which type)? What kind was presented (which type)? Also, for the same situation, describe the difficult time in the learning and analyze it by Lazarus's 2 step model of stress (primary and secondary appraisal) , how could you tell it was a challenge, and did you have the resources to handle it?

2. Choose one thing to be taught and 4 activities to teach it, one from each style. Be sure to explain how the activity relates to the style. Notes: You can teach anything, from school stuff to how to make bread to how to ride a horse. Keep in mind that each style teaches different aspects of the concept or skill.

5. Describe one project or thing you learned in your life (or of your friend or family) and tell which style you began the project with. Also describe one difficult time in the project and analyze it by Lazarus's 2 step model of stress , how could you tell it was a challenge, and did you have the resources to handle it?

For each of the following, explain your answer.

24. Learning is about one basic ability, some have more of it, some have less.
a. Learning styles, as discussed in class
b. Intelligence, as discussed in the text

25. Each person begins to think about problems differently.
a. Learning styles, as discussed in class
b. Intelligence, as discussed in the text

26. A student likes to know the steps to solve a problem. They are not so concerned about where the information is used, or why it works, just show me how it works. This is closest to which style?
a. Type 3 "How"
b. Type 4 "What if"

27. A student likes to hear how the content will be used in their lives before they hear the concepts and facts. They know that what you need to know and how you need to learn is dependent on who will use this information, and where. This is closest to which style?
a. Type 1 "Why"
b. Type 2 "What"