learning styles and strategies

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1、LEARNINGSTYLESANDSTRATEGIESRichardM.FelderHoechstCelaneseProfessorofChemicalEngineeringNorthCarolinaStateUniversityBarbaraA.SolomanCoordinatorofAdvising,FirstYearCollegeNorthCarolinaStateUniversityACTIVEANDREFLECTIVELEARNERS·Activelearnerstendtoretainandu

2、nderstandinformationbestbydoingsomethingactivewithit--discussingorapplyingitorexplainingittoothers.Reflectivelearnersprefertothinkaboutitquietlyfirst.·"Let'stryitoutandseehowitworks"isanactivelearner'sphrase;"Let'sthinkitthroughfirst"isthereflectivelearne

3、r'sresponse.·Activelearnerstendtolikegroupworkmorethanreflectivelearners,whopreferworkingalone.·Sittingthroughlectureswithoutgettingtodoanythingphysicalbuttakenotesishardforbothlearningtypes,butparticularlyhardforactivelearners.Everybodyisactivesometimesa

4、ndreflectivesometimes.Yourpreferenceforonecategoryortheothermaybestrong,moderate,ormild.Abalanceofthetwoisdesirable.Ifyoualwaysactbeforereflectingyoucanjumpintothingsprematurelyandgetintotrouble,whileifyouspendtoomuchtimereflectingyoumaynevergetanythingdo

5、ne.Howcanactivelearnershelpthemselves?Ifyouareanactivelearnerinaclassthatallowslittleornoclasstimefordiscussionorproblem-solvingactivities,youshouldtrytocompensatefortheselackswhenyoustudy.Studyinagroupinwhichthememberstaketurnsexplainingdifferenttopicsto

6、eachother.Workwithotherstoguesswhatyouwillbeaskedonthenexttestandfigureouthowyouwillanswer.Youwillalwaysretaininformationbetterifyoufindwaystodosomethingwithit.Howcanreflectivelearnershelpthemselves?Ifyouareareflectivelearnerinaclassthatallowslittleornocl

7、asstimeforthinkingaboutnewinformation,youshouldtrytocompensateforthislackwhenyoustudy.Don'tsimplyreadormemorizethematerial;stopperiodicallytoreviewwhatyouhavereadandtothinkofpossiblequestionsorapplications.Youmightfindithelpfultowriteshortsummariesofreadi

8、ngsorclassnotesinyourownwords.Doingsomaytakeextratimebutwillenableyoutoretainthematerialmoreeffectively.SENSINGANDINTUITIVELEARNERS·Sensinglearnerstendtolikelearningfacts,intuitivelearnersoftenpreferdiscoveringpossi