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Chapter 7
Discovering How You Learn
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| VARK Inventory | A sixteen-item questionnaire which measures learning style by focusing on how learners prefer to use their senses to learn. P:179 |
| What do the letters in VARK stand for? | Visual, Aural, Read/write, Kinesthetic. P:179 |
| Visual learners | Learners who prefer to learn information through charts, graphs, symbols, and other visual means. P:179 |
| Aural learners | Learners who prefer to hear information. P:179 |
| Read/write learners | Learners who prefer to learn information that is displayed as words. P:179 |
| Kinesthetic learners | Learners who prefer to learn through experience and practice, whether simulated or real. P:179 |
| Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) | One of the best-known and most widely used personality inventories that can also be used to describe learning styles. This examines basic personality characteristics and how those relate to human interaction and learning. P:184 |
| Multiple Intelligence | A theory that suggests that all human beings have at least 8 different types of intelligence. P:186 |
| Verbal/linguistic learner | A learner who likes to read, write, and tell stories and is good at memorizing information. P:186 |
| Logical/mathematical learner | A learner who likes to work with numbers, and is good at problem-solving and logical processes. P:186 |
| Visual/spatial learner | A learner who likes to draw and play with machines, and is good at puzzles and reading maps and charts. P:186 |
| Bodily/kinesthetic learner | A learner who likes to move around and is good at sports, dance, and acting. P:186 |
| Musical/rhythmic learner | A learner who likes to sing and play an instrument, and is good at remembering melodies and noticing pitches and rhymes. P:186 |
| Interpersonal learner | A learner who likes to have many friends and is good at understanding people, leading others, and mediating conflicts. P:186 |
| Intrapersonal learner | A learner who likes to work alone, understands himself or herself well, and is an original thinker. P:186 |
| Naturalistic learner | A learner who likes to be outside and is good at preservation, conservation, and organizing a living area. P:186 |
| Learning disability | A general term which covers a wide variety of specific learning problems resulting from neurological disorders that can make it difficult to acquire certain academic and social skills. P:190 |
| Attention Disorders | Attention disorders are common in children, adolescent,and adult.Some students who have attention disorder appear to daydream a lot;even if you do get their attention, they can be easily distracted. P:191 |
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