A. Suzan ÖNİZ

 

WHAT TYPE OF LEARNER ARE YOU?

 

Learning Style? What's that? 

Each of you has a different learning style so each of you learns in a different way. 'Learning Styles' refers to the different ways in which each of you learns. You have traits and preferences different from those of your classmates or friends. This affects how you process information.  Ideally, if your instructor's teaching style addresses your learning style, then you will learn will greater ease.

 

What are some examples?

Learning Styles can be classified in various ways. The following are just some of these ways. You need to remember that you have some of each of the styles but one or two are probably stronger than the others.

 

Your cognitive style: This is about how you mentally process info.  For instance, you may be field dependent or field independent. If you are field dependent, then you are more holistic; if, on the other hand, you are field independent, you are more analytical. You may be using one side of your brain more than the other. Click here to take a short test to find out!

 

Your sensory style: This is about which senses are dominant or strong in your perception. For example, you may be mainly visual (you learn through seeing), auditory (you learn mainly through hearing), or kinesthetic (you learn through doing or through your body) or use a combination. Click here to view the features for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners!

 

Your affective or temperamental style: how your feelings play a role in perception.

 

What's my Learning Style? Are there any tests?

There are different inventories with different classifications. Click here to view different inventories and take a test to find out more about yourself as a learner.