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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
• Identify your preferred learning style and two approaches that are best suited to your learning
style
• Identify your current level of learning
• Identify your target level of learning by the end of the term
• Apply the Learning Process Methodology to a specific task

READING

Learning Styles

Would Whitman have enjoyed the lecture more if he’d had a different learning style? Perhaps. But then he
never would have written this poem to share with us.
What is meant by a “learning style?” Why are learning styles important? On the web site for this course,
you will see many references to information about learning styles and we encourage you to take a look
at some of them. From reading what follows and the information available on the web site, you will get a
better sense of your learning style. Knowing your learning style can help you create learning environments
that will make learning easier for you.
Learning styles have been defined and classified in different ways, according to different systems. In some
systems, three basic preferences for learning are identified, in others, including the model we’ll introduce
here, there are four: kinesthetic/tactile, visual/verbal, auditory, and visual/nonverbal.

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