The Way They Learn (Cynthia Tobias)

The Way They Learn (Cynthia Tobias) --Learning Styles

Thursday, December 19, 2013

9:07 PM

Learning Styles: General: pg 19-25, then specific chap. On each

Concrete Sequential: predictable, organized, productive...great workers/students.

Abstract/Sequential: researchers, logical, objective, methodical

Abstract/Random: sense needs, get along well, flexible/spontaneous, feeling

Concrete/Random:  creative, independent, uncompromising, not into rules.

Who's what?

Kev : AS very strong some CR

HR:  CS mostly, some CR

IR:  So very CR it's ridiculous

ER: AR but some of all the others

GR: CS, AS, AR--pretty much opposite of IR

How do we study/concentrate?

Things to consider:  noise, light, heat, eating, internal clock,

Radical experiment: let child do work his own way (w/in reason) for 2-3 weeks and evaluate if he's accomplishing what needs to be done well. If he is, let him continue since he knows what's best. If he doesn't, start helping him make better choices.

See pg 80 for a kid to start  thinking about this concept.

Our preferences:

Kev:  quiet, not too bright, cooler, food, better early am

HR: noise OK, likes sun, warm, drinks, better later

IR; quiet, not too bright, warmer, food, better later

ER noise OK?, not too bright (Irlens), warmer, better am

GR: noise ok, bright?, cooler, better am

How do we remember?  Modes of learning

Auditory:  need to hear it, sing it, repeat it aloud

Visual:  need to see pics/books, see the person teaching.

Kinesthetic:  need to move, do actions, take breaks, lg spaces

Who's what: 

KR:  visual

HR: visual, auditory

IR: visual, auditory, kinesthetic

ER: auditory

GR auditory, kinesthetic

What do we understand:

Global:  big picture, groups better, general, multi-task OK, easily distracted, needs help organizing and staying that way, I'll do it, but not on your timetable--procrastination

Analytical:  details, organized, consistent, competitive, one thing at a time, hard to deal w/ interruptions., has to have a system

Who's what:

KR: both

HR both but more analytical maybe

IR: VERY global in tasks, but not good w/ many people

ER: both

GR: both

How can we be smart:   Everyone needs to develop skills in all

Linguistic: verbal/words, reading, communicating

Logical/Math:

Spatial: tangrams, geometry,

Musical

Bodily kinesthetic: proprioception

Interpersonal: working well w/ people

Intrapersonal: working well by self/inside self

What are we?

Kev: ling, logic, spatial, music, body, interperson, intra

HR: ling, math, ?spatial ok, musical, body?, inter--getting better, intra

IR:  good: verbak, logic, spacial, intra...not so much: body, inter...ok, music

ER: good: verbal, math, spactial, inter, intra.   OK; music, body

GR:  good: verbal, math, body, inter, intra: OK; spatial, music

How we put it together;

1. Become AWARE
2. Opposite camps (and I'm better than you)
3. Appreciate (all/others not like you)
4. Excuses: (I can't do that b/c I'm…)f
5. Flex:  I can improve areas of weakness w/ areas of strength.