Shana Shaw
Kelly
ITEC 299
8 Oct 2012
Describe Your Learning Style
Before taking the questionnaire, I knew I was more of a verbal learner more than a visual learner. I have done well in classes where I was able to listen to the teacher’s lectures rather than just read the material on my own. Moreover, I have done well in classes where I was able to participate in a study group where everyone discusses their perspectives on the material we currently covering in class. While I didn’t “know” I was also a global, sensing, and reflective learner, I had preferences when learning new material that Felder and Solomon describe in “Learning Styles & Strategies.”
The results of the survey match how I see myself as a learner. As I stated before, I already knew I was more of a verbal learner than a visual learner. But I’m not dominantly a verbal learner. I can still learn just as well using visual aids; it just takes more time for the material to connect. My difficulty grasping the material is more visible if the visual aids I’m provided with are not something I’m familiar with. I am a sensing learner and as Felder and Solomon state in “Learning Styles & Strategies,” sensing learners “remember and understand information best if they can see how it connects to the real world,” (1988). Relating the material to something from the real world, I am able to get a basic framework and grasp the bigger picture of the concept. As a global learner, this is better strategy for me when I am learning because I will be able to more effectively absorb the large chunks of material I’m attempting to learn. When looking at the material in large chunks, I need to stop and think at regular intervals as a reflective learner. As a reflective learner, that break allows me time to think of questions or ways to effectively summarize the material for myself. Nevertheless, because I am pretty