Need 2 projects GBA5

29 March 2015

It was quite interesting taking the Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire. The results from this questionnaire have helped me to learn so much that I did not know about my learning style preferences. Taking this questionnaire helped me to understand that there are different ways of categorizing learners, including active and reflective learners, sensing and intuiting learners, visual and verbal learners, and sequential and global learners. Considering the active and reflective learners dimension, my score lies between 1 and 3. This implies that I happen to be fairly well balanced on the two dimensions of that scale. This means that I prefer both styles of learning fairly equally. Active learners gain more by engaging in activities that boost what I have learnt. On the other hand, reflective learners tend to think quietly about what they have learnt first. As an active learner, I can improve this score by studying in a group that facilitates active participation of all members in that group. To boost my ability as a reflective learner, I can take summaries of materials that I have learnt in class as well as taking time to review what I have learnt. With regard to the sensing and intuiting dimension, I had a score that was close to 9. This score indicates that I happen to have a strong preference for the sensing style of learning. This shows that I have a strong preference for learning facts. I also have a strong preference for practical and well-established approaches to solving problems, and am also more patient with details. On the visual and verbal learners’ dimension, my score was lying between 3 and 5. This score means that I have a moderate preference for the visual style of learning. I have learnt that visual learners tend to remember very well the things that they see such as charts, diagrams, pictures, films, time lines, low charts, and demonstrations. On the other hand, verbal learners tend to learn more from what they hear. On the sequential and global learners’ dimension, my score was lying between 9 and 11. This score showed that I am more of a sequential learner than a global learner, and that my preference for that style of learning is quite strong. As a sequential learner, I tend to understand what I learn more through linear steps and logical approaches. I will use the results from this questionnaire to improve the learning styles that I prefer as well as to boost those that I do not demonstrate a strong preference.