Learning Styles

By Damian Gordon

Learning Styles

The individual learning style represents the particular set of strengths and preferences that an individual or group of people have in how they take in and process information

Learning depends on a large number of factors, many of which are specific to the individual person. 

Individual Learning Style

Factors

Learning Styles

The most commonly accepted definition is by Keefe (1979) who defines it as "the composite of characteristic cognitive, affective, and physiological factors that serve as relatively stable indicators of how a learner perceives, interacts with, and responds to the learning environment.“

The VARK Model

V

R

A

K

Likes pictures and imagery

Likes to listen and speak

Likes to read and to write

Likes hands-on activities

Visual

Auditory

Read/write

Kinesthetic

of

The VARK Model

Neil Fleming:

• Born on 1940 in New Zealand
• Died on June 16, 2022
• He was the creator of VAK/VARK

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Take the test here: https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire

The History of Leaning Styles

Carl Jung

Born on July 26, 1875 in Kesswil, Switzerland

Died on June 6, 1961

A psychoanaliyst who founded analytical psychology

William James

Born on January 11, 1842 in New York City, United States

Died on August 26, 1910

A philosopher, historian, psychologist, and educator

William James

• Based on letters exchanged with William James, Carl Jung developed a theory early in the 20th century to describe basic individual preferences and explain similarities and differences between people. educator

Learning Styles

• Your natural response in daily situations
• Used when we are generally not stressed and feel competent, and energetic
• Could be defined as those behaviors you often don’t notice

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Main postulate of the theory is that people have inborn behavioral tendencies and preferences

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Isabel Myers and Katherine Briggs (mother-daughter team) expanded on Jung’s work by developing an instrument to help people identify their preferences

Isabel Briggs Myers

Born: October 18, 1897

Born in Washington

Died: May 5, 1980

Katharine Cook Briggs

Born: January 3, 1875

Born in Pennsylvania

Died: July 10, 1968

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The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator��So, what does this tell us about training:�

• Some people like working in groups and others don’t
• Some people like quiet time to reflect and others spontaneous
• Some people like facts and some like to connect emotionally

Some people like creative problems and others practical ones

The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator��Take the test here:

• https://www.humanmetrics.com/personality/test

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The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Inventory�

Rita Dunn & Kenneth Dunn

Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Inventory

Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Inventory

• 4MAT Model
• Gregorc Model
• Kolb Model
• Honey-Mumford Model
• Herrmann Brain Dominance

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Other Models of Learning Styles

• The Nexus Metamodel developed by Damian Gordon:

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Other Models of Learning Styles

Learning Styles��Bottom Line:�

Vary your mode of delivery (visual, auditory, text, practical, groupwork, individual work, emotional, logical, puzzle, problems, games).

Thanks!

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