Understanding Your Learning Styles.

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Once upon a time, there were four superheroes

with four different powers.

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Kinesthetic Man loves movement and physical activity,

has a strong sense of touch.

Dances until his shoes fall off.

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Visual Picture Woman likes to see, rather than hear.

Enjoys art and mapping.

Favourite quote: "Seeing is believing."

Auditory Woman has good listening skills,

has a big mouth, but also has big ears.

Likes to have discussions -- even discussions

about discussions.

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Visual Reading Man gets lost in library on purpose,

eats alphabet soup only after reading the letters.

Doesn't think a picture is worth a thousand words.

In the hall of the school lies one sneaky super villain,

making it hard for us to learn.

His name is Dr. F.

He loves to go to parties uninvited and

even worse, classrooms.

[sound of school bell ringing]

TEACHER: Good morning, Class.

CLASS: Good morning.

TEACHER: I really hope everybody have plenty of

rest because this week we're going to start with

Chapter 7 in our advanced Algebra.

Yes.

STUDENT: You mean math?

TEACHER: Yes, like math, but for big guys.

So who's ready to learn here?

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DR. F: Oh, yeah.

TEACHER: Oh, what's wrong?

What's -- who are -- who are you?

DR. F: You learners.

I'll greet you all...

NARRATOR: Dr. F has hypnotized the students

with his spell -- and his body odour.

When the students are hypnotized,

it's really, really hard for them to process knowledge,

especially very, very, very complex problems.

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NARRATOR: Meanwhile, in the superheroes'

poorly lit fortress, they discuss the situation

Dr. F has created.

AUDITORY WOMAN: Dr. F has been causing a lot of trouble.

KINESTHETIC MAN: We must do something.

VISUAL PICTURE WOMAN: I think I see.

The students are looking very troubled.

KINESTHETIC MAN: Oh, yeah.

VISUAL READING MAN: Okay.

We should make a plan.

First off, laundry, eggs, hit the gym,

save the world from Dr. F.

VISUAL PICTURE WOMAN: Wait a minute.

I think I'm seeing something.

AUDITORY WOMAN: What is it?

KINESTHETIC MAN: What is it?

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KINESTHETIC MAN: Oh.

VISUAL PICTURE WOMAN: I think he is more dangerous than...

AUDITORY WOMAN: Than we heard.

Let's save the world.

[sound of hands slapping the table]

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NARRATOR: The superheroes are on their way

to help the students.

KINESTHETIC MAN: We don't have time for this.

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KINESTHETIC MAN: We are here.

VISUAL PICTURE WOMAN: Oh, my God.

The spell is really strong now.

AUDITORY WOMAN: Listen to me.

You're all enchanted.

VISUAL READING MAN: Dr. F has put a spell on you.

He's made it very difficult for you guys to learn.

KINESTHETIC MAN: Wake up.

Wake up.

In order to break the spell, we have to get you

in touch with your true powers.

VISUAL PICTURE WOMAN: That means we have to know

what kind of a learning style you have.

VISUAL READING MAN: In all of us,

we have four distinct powers but in each of us,

one is stronger than the rest.

VISUAL PICTURE WOMAN: Now we're going to find out

what your power is.

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NARRATOR: People with visual reading preferences

enjoy reading and would rather read

than be read to.

Often they re-read silently,

re-write notes and ideas.

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NARRATOR: People with kinesthetic preferences

need to move around a lot.

They can't sit still for a long period.

They like to experiment and practice.

They respond to movement, gestures,

dance and often want to act things out.

They may have difficulty remembering a place

unless they've actually been there.

And they often have messy handwriting and use a

finger as a pointer while reading.

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NARRATOR: People with auditory preferences

talk to themselves and often like

to talk through problems.

They read aloud and may repeat words to hear them.

They are good speakers, speak in rhythmic patterns.

They don't visualize well, often find writing difficult.

They are talkative and love discussion.

They also can find it difficult to read facial

and body language.

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NARRATOR: People with visual preferences remember

what they see rather than what they hear.

Often they forget to relay verbal messages.

They need the whole picture before they have a clear idea.

They respond to colour, art and mapping.

They like to arrange their work and their work space.

They may know what to say, but may have difficulty

coming up with the right words.

They like to plan and are often good organizers.

They would rather verbal instructions be repeated.

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NARRATOR: The superheroes helped the students

understand that we use all four preferences and

we put them in order to know where to start.

The heroes will now need to train them to identify

strategies that will work best for the students.

There may be one prominent strength area or students

can play with strategies from each preference.

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NARRATOR: For a visual reading preference,

you may like to read and write about what you are learning,

ask for handouts and readings.

You should utilize manuals and written instructions,

rewrite notes and terms multiple times,

take complete lecture notes and turn pictures

and diagrams into words.

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NARRATOR: For a kinesthetic preference,

you may like to act out and touch what you are learning.

You should ask for breaks.

You should also use games and role playing for

learning and for presentations.

Also ask for opportunities to move about physically.

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NARRATOR: Now, if you have an auditory preference,

you may like to hear and talk about

what you are learning.

You should attend lectures and ask for discussion time.

Also, form a study group.

Use rhythm to help you remember things and,

whenever possible, collect data through interviews

and questionnaires.

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NARRATOR: Now, if you have a visual preference,

you may like to see what you are learning.

Look for charts, diagrams, pictures,

use highlighters, replace words with symbols,

utilize videos, computer resources,

and do a demonstration rather than a speech.

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NARRATOR: After the students received help

from the four superheroes, they wrote a very hard test.

Let's see how they did.

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DR. F: But how is this possible that

everybody gets A-pluses?

(growls)...

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