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 Sep 23 2008, 09:14 AM
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 Tick tock, Bill  Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948  |
I was typing up a mini essay for school last night and the topic was learning style - what best suits you.
I remember back in grade school (AGES ago) our class participated in a program designed to determine one's learning style. It was determined that I was a kinesthetic learner. I've found that as I've grown older, I'm definitely a learn by doing type. My brother is an elementary school teacher and his wife works with special needs kids (she has her masters in psychology). I got into a conversation with them about this and they had a slightly different take (from myself and from eachother). My sister-in-law thinks that there is validity to these types of determinations but that most people are a combination. My brother puts less stock in these ideas and feels that depending on the subject matter, a student will employ varying "learning styles." http://www.chaminade.org/INSPIRE/learnstl.htm Small chart to sort of demonstrate different attributes between learning styles. Which do you think you are? |
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Sep 23 2008, 09:32 AM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
I'm definitely a combination of visual and kinesthetic. Like when I studied for tests, I would reorganize my notes and re-write them (either by hand or typing). There was something about actually writing/typing out the words and seeing them on paper/screen that just did it for me.
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Sep 24 2008, 02:50 PM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
I totally understand the need to re-write notes. There is something about physically writing something over again that makes it sink in more.
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Sep 24 2008, 03:05 PM
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 Hello Newman. Group: Member Posts: 912 Joined: Sep 2007 Member No: 578,620 |
visual, defffff.
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Sep 24 2008, 03:11 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,435 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 506,205 |
I'm definately a visual learner. Rewriting things or just listening to someone never helps me. Short attention span.
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Sep 25 2008, 08:12 AM
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 An original Harry Potter fan Group: Official Member Posts: 1,469 Joined: Jul 2007 Member No: 552,023 |
I am a hands on learner.
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Sep 25 2008, 01:22 PM
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 The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
QUOTE(hi-C @ Sep 23 2008, 10:32 AM)  I'm definitely a combination of visual and kinesthetic. Like when I studied for tests, I would reorganize my notes and re-write them (either by hand or typing). There was something about actually writing/typing out the words and seeing them on paper/screen that just did it for me. |
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Sep 25 2008, 01:31 PM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
I have to touch it with my penis. Then I forever remember it. I mean, how many things to do you touch with your penis? For most people, it's limited to a few different things. For people like Sean, just your hand. If you touch something random, chances are you'll remember it.
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Sep 25 2008, 05:05 PM
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 That's what she said. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200 |
I swear I was gonna make a topic just like this one! Yeah, my Latin teacher was out for a few days and a lady who specialized in this type of stuff decided to analyze us.
I'm a visual learner, who works in dim lighting and silence, needs to be chewing gum, and sitting in an upright chair. 
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Sep 25 2008, 05:47 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
Sorry Jane you can't use my method, but perhaps you could learn from it and develop your own.
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Sep 25 2008, 06:05 PM
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 /人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
Mixture of all three, but mostly auditory.
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Sep 25 2008, 06:07 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
visual the most, auditory the least
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Sep 25 2008, 08:41 PM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
According to the list, I'm a mixture of all three. I'm mostly kinesthetic, but visual and auditory play a huge part too.
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