The Importance Of Learning Styles Survey

By Carolyn King


Knowing your learning style helps you understand the content of different subjects better. You will also avoid wasting time in exercises that do not better your grades. For teachers, learning styles survey helps you identify the best way to handle different pupils and make the most of your contact hours. The concept of styles explains why pupils perform better in some subjects and not others.

Learners are grouped into three main categories depending on their style. Some are tactile while others are visual and the last group being that of auditory learners. Most learners utilize a combination of methods but one of them will be the most dominant. By consulting a professional, it is possible to identify a style that suits a particular child. With this in mind, it is easier to deliver content and get expected results.

The survey involves questions aimed at establishing the character of a learner. They range from the books he or she reads, how to find solutions in difficult situations, action in public areas, etc. The questions may also touch on reaction when something happens, e. G. When attacked by an animal. The answers provided point at reactions and perspective about life.

Visual learners are a category that best absorb information from maps, charts and diagrams. Their minds work by creating relationships or connections between information and images or techniques. This is their best way of remembering concepts taught in class. Long texts and narrations are always boring for this group. It is usually a waste of time to sit through narratives. Their solutions are based on diagrams or images.

Auditory learners understand what is taught by listening to presentations. Their memory of spoken words is excellent. Such a learner depends on listening and speaking to internalize and digest information. The eyes and mind of such a pupil might appear distance and distracted, but as long as he can hear what is being said, he understands it. These are the people who will repeat what was said word for word or ask a question on a subject you thought was being mentioned in passing.

Tactile learners are also referred to as kinesthetic learners. Their mode of acquiring knowledge is through active engagement. An idea becomes clearer to them when they perform or experiment it. They easily get bored watching presentations or listening to long speeches. Such people also use their bodies or activeness to covey ideas and feelings. A concept is never true until they can experiment and ascertain it.

Each class comprises of different types of learners. It is upon a teacher or facilitator to find a dynamic way of accommodating all of them. The best way is to consider the concepts being taught and thus find a way of delivering it effectively. A history or literature teacher can take care of different preferences by taking them on a tour to the theater or historical site.

Use professionally designed tests to identify the style. Some tests developed by amateurs will be misleading and thus affect delivery of content to students. Do not be restricted by the results to stick to one method. Determine the most appropriate approach depending on the concept being taught.




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