| Discussion: | Research Area |
| Topic: | Representation of concepts |
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| Subject: | RE: Representation of concepts |
| Author: | gsw |
| Date: | May 31 2005 |
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> Do you or anyone else know of a quick
> test, computer-based or paper, that could be given to students on
> day 1 in order to determine their learning styles?
The idea that there are two learning styles (verbal & visual/right brain-left
brain) is about as silly as the idea that there is one. We're all different and
we all change with time & experience. Categorizing styles can be instructive,
but mostly because it makes you pay attention to the fact that they exist. I'd
hate to think someone was pigeon-holing students based on a day 1 test.
The key is to keep listening. And I think the pedagogic key is to expose
students to alternatives - just because someone has a propensity for words
doesn't mean they can't think visually, just that it might not occur to them to
do so unless someone suggests it.
-graham
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