Online Course
Nurs 787 - Theory Teaching and Learning
Module 2: Contexts of Learning and Learner Characteristics
What is Your Learning Style?
Learning styles are simply different ways in which we think and learn. Understanding and addressing learning styles when preparing instructional materials will enhance the entire teaching and learning process. There are many approaches to categorizing learning styles. Let's start by exploring the three most widely recognized:
Here are two interesting and fun questionnaires you can complete to help you identify you’re your individual learning style and/or preferences.
| VARK | 13-item online questionnaire that provides users with profile of their visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learning preferences. (Copyright VARK Learn Limited, free for individual students or teachers in high schools and colleges, not free for large groups.) |
| Index of Learning Styles (ILS) | 44-itemonline questionnaire that can be used to assess preferences on these four dimensions (active/reflective,sensing/intuitive,visual/verbal, andsequential/global). It was developed by Richard M. Felder and Barbara A. Soloman of North Carolina State University. |
After exploring various learning styles, what have you learned about yourself? Did the results surprise you? How have you seen your learning styles reflected in class, at home, or at work?