Learning Preferences and Active Learning

Learning PreferencesVisual-verbal: looking at words

Visual-nonverbal: looking at symbols, numbers, graphs, pictures, and etc.

Auditory: hearing

Tactile-Kinesthetic: Learning by doing/physical action

Myth versus TruthMyth: Focus on just one learning preference (learning “styles”)

Fact: use as many learning preferences as you can all at one time

QuestionsDescribe learning situations that

challenge a person with your group’s learning preference.

What strategies could a person use to adapt to each of those situations?

Based on the strategies discussed in Question #2, how could your group use it’s learning preference while also using active learning strategies?

Active versus Passive LearningPassive Learning: Using one or two

learning preferences at the same time (if using two) while learning.

Active Learning: Using three or more learning preferences at the same time while learning.