StylesofLearning

Howmanydifferenttypesoflearningstylesarethereandhowmany
learningstylesdoschoolsuse?Therearemanytypesoflearning,butthemost
commontypesarevisual,auditory,reading/writingpreference,andkinesthetic
(VARK).Theotherlearningstylesarenotcommonlyusedbystudents/people.
Whatlearningstyledoyouuse?

https://gradeslam.org/blog/multiple-intelligence-theory-is-it-real

WhyShouldSchoolsUseDifferentLearningStyles?
Whatwoulditbelikeifyourschoolonlyusedonetypeoflearningstyle?
Letssayyouaremoreofavisualperson,butyourschoolonlyteachesina
verbal/linguisticlearningstyle.Itwouldbehardforyoutofullyunderstandwhat
yourteacheriswantingyoutodo.Thisisonereasonwhyusingdifferenttypesof
learningstylesaregoodforschools.Schoolwouldbemuchmoreeasierfor
students.Studentsfavoredlearningmodeshaveremarkableinfluenceontheir
behaviorandlearning.Also,informationthatisobtainedthroughstudentsuseof
modalitypreferencesshowsanincreaseintheirlevelsofmotivation,
metacognition,andcomprehension.

https://teach.com/what/teachers-teach/learning-styles/

WhataboutTeachers?
Whatdoteachersgetoutofthesedifferentlearningstyles?Studentswith
differentlearningstylesandviewscanexposeteacherstodifferentlearning
views.Withthehugevarietyoflearningstyles,teacherswouldnotonlyhelp
studentswiththeirclasswork/homeworkusingthestudentslearningpreference,
butteacherswouldalsobeeducatingthemselvesonthedifferentlearningstyles.
Thisexperienceofdifferentlearningstyleswillhelptheminthefuturefornext
yearsstudents.

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/12-secrets-teachers-will-never-tell

DiversityinAssessmentsandProjects
Notonlydotheselearningstyleshelpstudentsandteachers,butit
alsohelpscreatedifferentkindsoftestsandprojects.Becauseofstudents
learningpreferences,teacherscreateassessmentstoadapttoalmostevery
studentlearningintheirclass.Mosttestshavedifferentsectionsinthemlike
multiplechoice,anessayquestionoratrueorfalsequestion.Assessmentsarent
theonlythingthatincludedifferentviewpointsonlearning.Projectsarealso
anotherthingthatacknowledgesdifferentlearningtypes.Mostprojectswould
giveyouachoiceofakindofprojectyouwouldliketodo.Forexample,some
teachersgiveyoutheoptionofdoingapowerpointordoingahugeposter.These
varietyofprojectswouldnotonlybeeasy,butyouwillalsogetareallypromising
grade(ifyouputallofyoureffortintoit).



























"AllStudentsAreCreatedEqually(andDifferently.)."LearningStyles.N.p.,n.d.
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