When I took the Learning Styles Inventory my style was computed as Read/Write. I’m not sure if this it 100% accurate because, I have always thought of myself as more of a visual learner. After reading our assigned chapter I feel that I fall into the experience driven category, which is learning by doing or observing. However, at the same time when I’m given new information to learn, I have to read it multiple times for the information to sink in and by writing the information out it helps me digest the new material. So with that being said, I don’t think that everyone should be defined as having only one particular learning style.
When I first started seeing patients in clinic I found it helpful for the instructors to point out calculus and had me feel the calculus that was still remaining. This did’nt just teaching me how to remove the calculus, but to identify the different types of calculus (grainy, rings, ledges, bumps), and it also helped me in making sure that I was using my explorer correctly. Prior to clinic I made sure I completed all the readings so that I could apply the information I read to the clinical setting.
I am positive that there are different learning styles. Whether you fall under one learning style or are a mixture of styles, I feel that as a student if you are aware of how you learn best it can help you achieve better study habits.
I like the point that you make that maybe people can’t fall exactly into one and only one learning style but I do believe that a certain learning style can work for a certain individual and not for another person given the occasion.
I also find that maybe some people learn didactic knowledge better one way and clinical skills better another way.
I agree, I don’t think everyone just learns in one specific way. I think most people are able to learn information through it being taught in multiple ways whether its through a demonstration or reading from a book. Also, I think it’s very rare to fully learn all the information just from being in class. I know from my own experience that I always had to take the information I learned in class and study it in different ways. This puts you at an advantage to know what learning style is best for you so you can manipulate the information you have and try to put it in such a way that you will learn it best, or ask your instructor to explain it in this different way for better understanding.