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    GEMSx: GE001x The Art of Teaching ElsonGaringo H

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  • TheVARKModel

    LearningSession

    Thelearningprocessstartsbypickingupstimulifromoursurroundings.Intheclassroom,thestimulusistheinformationthatyou,asateacher,presenttoyourstudents.Howstudentspickuptheinformationdependsupontheirindividuallearningstyle,whichisbasedontheirstrengths,weaknesses,andpreferences.Eachstudenthasadifferentlearningstyle.Inaddition,theywillhavedifferentmethodsofeffectivelyretainingtheinformationyoupresenttothem.Evenyou,asatrainer,haveyourownlearningstyle.ThemostcommonlearningstylesareexplainedintheVisual,Auditory,Read/Write,andKinesthetic(VARK)Model.

    Asyouexplorethedifferentstylesoflearning,thinkaboutwhatyourlearningstyleis.Doesthisinfluenceyourteaching?Youneedtogaugethelearningstylesofyourstudents,andbalancethewaysinwhichyoudeliveryourteachingmaterialtoyourclass.

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    Visual

    Auditory

    Read/Write

    Kinesthetic

    Peoplewhoexhibitthislearningstylelearnbestthroughseeing.

    Pictures,graphs,maps,charts,movies,andvideosandothervisualmediahelpsuchpeopleretaininformationbycreatingavisualaidtomemoryandunderstanding.

    Encouragesuchlearnerstoillustrateandcolourcodetheirnotes,prepareflowcharts,andlearnthroughvisualizing.

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