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Learning Styles

Submitted by Jill Bean on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 4:01pm.

Having looked over Kolb's learning styles, I think I mostly fit into the assimilator style and am also somewhat  of a diverger as well.  I'm not sure how comfortable I am with these descriptions of learning styles.  They don't seem that helpful for me in thinking about my students.  

Assimilator--> key phrases that remind me of myself

  • like organized and structured understanding
  • to think than to act
  • have a strong control need
  • Give them reading material, especially academic stuff and they'll gobble it down.
  • Do not teach through play with them as they like to stay serious.

Diverger --> key phrases that remind me of myself

  • take experiences and think deeply about them
  • enjoy participating and working with others
  • fret over conflicts
  • are generally influenced by other people
  • like to learn via logical instruction

 

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