Farringdon Community Sports College
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How we learn
Whats your style
Complete the questionnaire in order to find out your preferred learning style.
Choose ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ to complete the sentences.
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B |
C |
When you keep up with the news, do you: |
read the newspaper thoroughly? |
listen to the radio and/or watch the TV news? |
quickly read the paper and/or spend a few minutes watching the TV news? |
When you dress, are you:
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a neat dresser? |
a sensible dresser? |
a comfortable dresser? |
When you read novels, do you:
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like the passages which describe scenes or characters? |
enjoy the parts where characters talk? |
not a keen reader? |
When you spell, do you:
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try to see the word? |
try to sound out the word? |
write the word down to find out if it ‘feels’ right? |
When you are angry, do you:
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clam up, seethe, give others the silent treatment? |
quickly let others know and express it in an outburst? |
storm off, clench your teeth or grip something tightly? |
When you are free and have spare time, would you rather:
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watch TV, go to the cinema/ theatre or read? |
listen to CDs or the radio, go to a concert or play an instrument? |
do something physical, for example, sport, DIY? |
When you forget something, do you:
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forget names, but remember faces? |
forget faces, but remember names? |
forget names and faces, but remember what you were doing at the time? |
When you have to discuss something important with someone, do you:
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prefer face-to-face meetings or writing letters? |
use the telephone? |
talk it out during another activity, for example, walking or having a meal? |
When you enjoy the arts, do you like:
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paintings? |
music? |
dancing? |
When you are talking, do you:
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only talk a little, but dislike listening for too long? |
enjoy listening, but are impatient to talk? |
use your hands and arms to express yourself? |
If you are going to a meeting, do you:
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come prepared with notes? |
enjoy talking through issues, hearing other points of view? |
spend the time doodling and wish to be somewhere else? |
When you are with others, might they tell how you are feeling by:
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the expression on your face? |
how your voice sounds? |
general body language? |
When you try to picture something, do you:
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see clear detail and/or picture? |
think in sounds? |
see few pictures, but those that you do have involve movement? |
When you are concentrating, are you:
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put off by untidiness or movement? |
put off by sound or noises? |
put off by movement? |
When you are praised, do you:
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like written comments? |
like spoken comments? |
like a pat on the back or a hug? |
If you needed to discipline a child, would you:
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keep the child away from others for a while? |
reason with the child and discuss what has happened? |
use ‘acceptable’ forms of punishment? |
When you try to guess someone’s mood, do you:
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look mainly at their facial expressions? |
listen to their tone of voice? |
watch their body language? |
When you are bored, do you:
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look around, doodle, watch something? |
talk to yourself or other people? |
fidget? |
When you are learning, do you:
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like to see demonstrations, diagrams, slides, posters? |
like to listen to talks and lectures? |
prefer to be active by discussing or role-playing? |
When you go on a long journey, do you:
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get the route from a book, for example, the AA guide? |
talk to someone to get information? |
get out maps and make a plan? |
Add up the ticks for A, B and C.
If you have most ticks for ‘A’, then your preferred way of learning is by visualising. You probably learn best by seeing videos, diagrams or pictures or by watching demonstrations. You like reading to find out information. If you have to memorise something, you might prefer to use mind maps, flow charts or spidergrams which use colour and shape. You are a visual learner.
If you have most ticks for ‘B’, then your preferred way of learning is by hearing things. You like to listen to your information and learn well from hearing people talk. You may prefer to be given information line by line, rather than diagram or picture. If you have to remember something, it might help you to tape the information. You are an auditory learner.
If you have most ticks for ‘C’, then you learn best by demonstration and by doing practical tasks. You enjoy learning by roleplay and you often feel you need to ‘feel’ or ‘touch’ something to understand. For example, if you were learning about fractions, if would help if you could cut a cake into five pieces to understand what a fifth is. You are a kinaesthetic learner.
WHAT ARE LEARNING STYLES? It is a fact that not everyone learns in the same way. We have different ways of taking in information and understanding things. Most people can use a combination of learning styles but often we have a ‘preferred one’. There are two groups of learning styles that are discussed. ‘VAKOG’ You can process information in the following ways:
GARDNERS MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
WHATS THE POINT IN KNOWING ABOUT LEARNING STYLES? Well, if we know how we learn and take in information we can make sure as often as possible we access learning in the right way so we can get the most out of our education. See the following for more information on VAKOG: See the following for more information ON Gardner’s MI: |
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