Anna Oliveri

EDUC 359
September 17, 2019
Learning Styles

Visual Learner
Being a visual learner is very self explanatory. I work and learn better with visual cues and
pictures rather than sitting and listening to a lecture without any visuals. I would rather read and
study the pictures and diagrams and graphs.

Ex: To tend to my student who is a visual learner, I would have many visuals throughout my
lesson. Depending on what I was teaching I could use a powerpoint, hard materials such as
manipulatives if it was a math lesson. Having my classroom decorated with visual objects that
relate to the lessons will make the student feel more comfortable.

Conceptual Learning
Being a conceptual learner means that you prefer language and ideas. You do not need real life
applications to understand a concept. I can read a passage from a textbook and be able to
understand what it means and is saying instead of having to have someone relate it to my life in
some way.

Ex: For a conceptual learner, me explaining something to the student would be enough for them
to understand. Letting the student explore and read on their own also is another way for them to
learn, They do not need me to relate everything we learn to their real life or have any type of
application towards them. Self discovery and reading would play a huge role to reinforce the
lesson that I had taught.

Verbal Learning
As a verbal learner, I have trouble seeing things in space. I prefer verbal and language skills. It
is very difficult to visualize or mentally see how things work. I am also not good at drawing or
repairing things as well as building or assembling.

Ex: talking aloud and having casual conversations back and forth with the student will benefit
them to learn material. Explaining things in debt to these students will work better than asking
the students to expand on the lesson and imagine.

Independent Learning
As an independent learner, you prefer to work and study alone. You are likely self-
directed,self-motivated, and goal-oriented. I do not do well in group projects and always
prefer to work alone because I do not like letting other people share responsibility of the
work.
Ex: For an independent learner, doing things on their own is to their own benefit. They
would benefit from being assigned a task by themselves and completing it without
anyone else. If I gave group work in class I could them work on their own if it will benefit
them in the end. Certain students have a certain way of doing things and working alone
works better for them. I also happen to fall under this category.

Pragmatic Learner
Being a pragmatic learner means I am a practical and logical and systematic. I would rather
follow a set of directions when completing a task. I do not like to be creative and take risks. I
would rather have a set of rules or an example.

Ex: For a pragmatic learner in my classroom, I do We do You do can play a huge role. When
assigning a task, showing the student an example of how to do it and then they being able to do
it on their own would be a way of teaching. Also, having printed directions or steps that the
student needs to follow would also benefit them. These students are very logical so asking them
to expand outside their knowledge with creativity would not benefit them as much.

- Knowing the learning styles of a new student, especially an ELL student gives you many
advantages. Knowing the learning styles can help you form curriculum and ways of
teaching the material in the best way so that the student may understand.