Major Learning Styles Essay

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Everyone learns differently, that’s nothing new. However, over the years the different styles of learning have usually been cut down to visual, physical (learn-by-doing), or audible. Truth is, we could probably dissect each of these learning three styles down even further and arrive at a handful of sub-levels.
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Learning is a complicated concept as everyone is unique in their own way, and learns in their own way as well. That said, it is still very much possible to classify a learning style into one of seven categories. Perhaps you fall into one of the following: http://www.learndash.com/7-major-learning-styles-which-one-is-you/ 7 Major Learning Styles – May 17, 2013 by Justin Ferriman
1. Visual: These people prefer to use pictures, images, diagrams, colours, and mind maps.
2. Physical: These …show more content…

Consider the following statement: The identified ‘learning styles’ should rather be seen as learning preferences than formal ways of learning. Comment on this view.

7. How would you make use of the information from these and other resources to create a positive learning environment for teaching Physical Sciences? Form groups of four members, identifying each member’s responsibility within the group, and then find ways and means to fulfil the creating of a positive learning environment. Refer to examples you will utilise in this process.
According to Larry Nolan Davis, author of Planning, Conducting and Evaluating Workshops,

The first few minutes of the training are the most crucial. If you cannot always produce a positive attitude toward learning, you should at least attempt to ensure that you are not the cause of a negative one.

Robert Mager, an expert on training and human performance improvement issues, believes

The learning climate should be arranged in such a way that the participant is in the presence of as many pleasant conditions as possible and as few as possible unpleasant