Online or mobile learning, as well as traditional learning, is perceived by every student differently. Consequently, the perception of the quality is influenced by the learning style of the student. This is why, understanding and addressing the unique learning profile of each student is key to high productivity.
Definition of learning styles
Learning style is how a single individual best understands any learning subject. Practically, it is the best way to present data so the student can easily remember it.
Visual Learning Style:
These students prefer visual representations of information. They learn best through images, diagrams, and charts
What do they need? - Mind maps and flowcharts, colors and highlighting in notes, educational videos, and demonstrations.
Auditory Learning Style:
These students learn best through listening and speaking They learn from lectures and discussions, participate in group discussions, and use mnemonic devices and rhymes.
Kinesthetic Learning Style:
They learn through physical activities and hands-on experiences, prefer movement and tactile learning, engage in role-playing and simulations, use manipulatives and models, and take frequent breaks for physical activity.
Reading/Writing Learning Style:
They prefer written information, learn best through reading and writing activities, take detailed notes during lectures, rewrite information in their own words, and create written summaries and outlines.
Logical/Mathematical Learning Style:
They excel at understanding and manipulating numbers and patterns, prefer logical reasoning and problem-solving, organize information into lists and categories, look for patterns and relationships in data, and use logic puzzles and games to reinforce learning.
Social Learning Style:
They learn best through interaction with others, thrive in group settings and collaborative environments, form study groups, teach concepts to others, and engage in peer-to-peer learning activities.
Solitary Learning Style:
They prefer independent study and self-paced learning, work best in quiet, individual settings, create a personal study space, set individual learning goals and track progress, and use self-reflection and journaling techniques.
For individual teaching, it is very important to understand the profile of the student and apply the exercises that are most suitable to his 1-2 dominant learning styles.
On the other hand, for group classes, the most productive way is to cover as many learning styles as possible when presenting and exercising the learning material. This will help all students understand the material. In addition, exposure to versatile techniques will make the students more flexible and will improve their learning capacities.
Research has shown that lectures that have covered each learning style in teaching a single topic, have significantly higher results of information retention than traditional lectures.