My Learning Style
Learning styles are a cognitive indicator of how learners comprehend information. There is no doubt that everybody understands information differently. Students, in particular, have different learning styles. The primary learning styles include auditory, visual, and tactile. To achieve excellent learning, teachers must combine different teaching techniques. For instance, if a student comprehends information by listening, that is called an auditory learning style. Similarly, a visual learner learns more through illustrations, whereas a tactile learner understands information through physical learning.
Understanding learning modalities is vital in developing an efficient learning curriculum. Over the decades, various tools have been created to determine learning styles. They include Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (LSI), Marshall & Merritts’ LSI, or Honey & Mumford’s Learning Style Questionnaire (LSQ), (Tomruk et al, 2018). Kolb’s tool insinuates that learning is experimental, and students learn continually. Likewise, Marshall & Merritts’ tool defines different learning styles and preferences, whereas or Honey & Mumford developed a questionnaire scheme from various researchers.
The self-assessment carried out follows Honey and Mumford’s learning tool scheme. These questionnaires determine students learning styles. This technique has been used widely by teachers to assess their students’ learning styles. Generally, I can term the online assessment as precise and logical. Personally, the online evaluation I carried out graded my learning as visual. Even though this is the case, studies have proved that the majority of students can adapt to different learning styles in different learning situations. Therefore, knowing one’s learning style is sufficient. However, flexibility in learning style is advised for active learning
Work Cited
Tomruk, M., Ilçin, N., Yeşilyaprak, S. S., & Karadibak, D. (2018). The relationship between learning styles and academic performance in TURKISH physiotherapy students. BMC Medical Education, 18. doi:10.1186/s12909-018-1400-2
Learning Styles: The Models, Myths, and Misconceptions – and What They Mean for Your Learning. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.mindtools.com/mnemlsty.html