Not all students learn in the same way.
Not all teachers should teach in the same way.
This site is designed to help students and teachers understand learning
styles,
improve study habits and design more "learner-friendly"
classes.
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Please review our extensive list of web links
about learning styles, including the following new additions:
 | Seven Styles of Learning
by Elaine Winters (based on Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences): http://www.bena.com/ewinters/styles.html
"As Interactivity
and MultiMedia move away from the 'point and click' mentality of 'learning as action game'
perhaps these seven ideas of learning can be used as a jumping off point toward developing
new and challenging ways to impart information. If we do this, I think we can accommodate
all the intelligences that compose the human mind." Feedback?
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| Benziger Thinking Styles Assessment
by Dr. Katherine Benziger (based on Dr. Carl Jung's Theory of Psychological Types): http://www.benziger.org/
"Here you will find the most recent physiological research
corroborating C.G. Jung's theory of Psychological Types. Current physiological and
neurological insights enabled Dr. Benziger to extend Jung's work further and to find new
ways to apply his theory of "thinking styles" toward our understanding of
relationships, work, and psychological and physical health." Feedback?
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| DVC Online Style Survey
by Catherine Jester at Diablo Valley College, adapted for the Web by Suzanne Miller:
http://silcon.com/~scmiller/lsweb/dvclearn.htm.
Feedback?
Four learning
styles and strategies are discussed:
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Please take the online VARK Inventory by Neil Fleming to learn more about what study practices work best
for you;. Then return here to discuss your style(s) with others.
No matter what your style type, or combination of types, you will benefit from
"knowing thyself" and understanding those around you.You might want to
examine some online courses that seem
particularly suited for Visual, Aural, Reading/Writing,
and Kinesthetic learners. If you're not in
the market for an online course, here are some popular resources listed
by learning style type:
| Visual learners will "see" benefits in
the following links:
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| Aural Learners will think the following links
"sound" pretty good:
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| Reading/Writing learners will want to
"scan" the following links:
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| Kinesthetic learners will "feel"
pretty good about the interactivity of the following links:
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Some demonstrations require the Shockwave
"plug-in" for Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. It lets you interact with
animations directly online. To download a free copy of Shockwave from Macromedia
click here:
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Last updated 08/23/99
by Jeff Zamjahn
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