Getting to Grips With Learning Styles
Jennifer Dalton,
NCVER,
Aug 26, 2005
The authors distriguish between learning styles, preferences and strategies (noting that the latter two may be modified by teachers) and then surveys major learning styles theories, including Kolb, McCarthy, and Gardner. Under the heading of learning preferences, they briefly describe Canflield's learning styles inventory. They finally list some learning strategies. The study then looks at the characteristics of VET learners in Australia, suggesting they are more visual, hands-on, social, and not self-directed. The authors then offer some suggestions regarding how to use learning styles in such things as task selection, resource selection and delivery medium. They end with a short discussion of learning style tests. This is a fairly basic overview, and does not get into the academic debate surrounding learning styles. It makes a good introduction for practicing teachers and instructors. PDF and MS-Word downloads.
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