Optimum Learning Styles

Continuing on from my previous post, there are many different learning styles that suit individual students; what might suit one student won’t necessarily suit another.

In a module that I was reading for this ICT course, I read the quote, “A student learns most effectively when they are taught in the preferred learning style” (Howard-Jones 2014). The main different types of learning styles are visual, auditory and kinaesthetic.

 

Visual

Auditory

Kinaesthetic

The setting where learning experiences are created for students need to take place where students are comfortable and are given the tools to learn the most effectively.

Technology provides the tools for student’s learning to be enhanced, and provides the students with a setting where every learning type can grow in their educational journey.

ICT helps with auditory learners and visual learners by sounds and images on a variety of different devices, and kinaesthetic learners by using their fine motor skills with educational games and programs on these devices.

With the setting around the students being calming and encouraging of new ideas, and the use of technology within the classroom, the enhancement of effective learning can be afforded to students.

Essentially this post was to try and figure out techniques to find the “best” way (from my previous post) for students to learn. If educators use what they know about different learning types, I think that it may be possible to meet the students half way with making them feel comfortable in their surrounding environment.

Hopefully this follow on post was successful and made sense with how to include technology to help the different learning styles in students.

Until next time,

Keep smiling!