Perceptual Modality Preference
The term "Learning Style" is used in a variety of ways in the teaching and learning process. Generally, it refers to the uniqueness of each learner. Individual difference might include personality, mental processing, confidence, attitude, sensory intake processes or some complex combination of these and other differences.
The threshold of learning is receiving new information; therefore, sensory intake deserves special attention. Measuring the seven elements of the perceptual modality of learning styles can give the learner valuable information about their sensory processes. The seven perceptual learning styles are print, aural, interactive, visual, haptic, kinesthetic, and olfactory. This survey will help you identify and rank your seven perceptual learning styles. The results of this survey can help you plan your future learning experiences. This is not a test; there are not right or wrong answers. You will be responding to forty-two statements concerning how you best learn. When responding, consider past learning successes and your intuition about how you learn. The response choices are : always, usually, seldom, or never. An always response indicates that the statement is a strong representation of your learning style preference. If a statement is a good way for you to learn, but not your most preferred, you should select usually. Seldom is the response for statements that reflect a way you can learn, but you would prefer other learning methods. A never response is appropriate for a statement that you reject as a way for you to learn.
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The threshold of learning is receiving new information; therefore, sensory intake deserves special attention. Measuring the seven elements of the perceptual modality of learning styles can give the learner valuable information about their sensory processes. The seven perceptual learning styles are print, aural, interactive, visual, haptic, kinesthetic, and olfactory. This survey will help you identify and rank your seven perceptual learning styles. The results of this survey can help you plan your future learning experiences. This is not a test; there are not right or wrong answers. You will be responding to forty-two statements concerning how you best learn. When responding, consider past learning successes and your intuition about how you learn. The response choices are : always, usually, seldom, or never. An always response indicates that the statement is a strong representation of your learning style preference. If a statement is a good way for you to learn, but not your most preferred, you should select usually. Seldom is the response for statements that reflect a way you can learn, but you would prefer other learning methods. A never response is appropriate for a statement that you reject as a way for you to learn.
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Seven Perceptual Styles
PRINT MODALITY - A PRINT ORIENTED LEARNER
AURAL LEARNER - AN AURAL LEARNER
VISUAL MODALITY - A VISUAL LEARNER
HAPTIC MODALITY - THE HAPTIC LEARNER
INTERACTIVE MODALITY - THE INTERACTIVE LEARNER
KINESTHETIC MODALITY - THE KINESTHETIC LEARNER
OLFACTORY MODALITY - THE OLFACTORY LEARNER
- Often takes notes
- May like to write on the blackboard
- Remembers quickly and easily what is read
- Learns better after seeing or writing something
- Is often perceived as a “bookworm”
- Grasps important concepts on first reading of material
- Loves to read books, journals, magazines
AURAL LEARNER - AN AURAL LEARNER
- Tends to remember and repeat ideas that are verbally presented
- Learns well through lectures
- Is an excellent listener
- Can reproduce symbols, letters or words by hearing them
- Likes to talk
- Enjoys plays dialogues, dramas
- Can learn concepts by listening to tapes
- Enjoys music
- Can repeat or fulfill verbal instructions
VISUAL MODALITY - A VISUAL LEARNER
- Learns by seeing and by watching demonstrations
- Likes visual stimuli such as pictures, slides, graphs, demonstrations, etc.
- Conjures up the image of a form by seeing it in the “mind’s eye”
- Often has a vivid imagination
- Often stares
- Needs something to watch
- Is often quiet and does not talk at length
- Becomes impatient or drifts away when extensive listening is required
- Prefers the visual arts and media
HAPTIC MODALITY - THE HAPTIC LEARNER
- Likes a “hands-on" approach to learning
- Involves the sense of touch in learning
- Likes to do artwork
- Likes to piece things together
- May be fond of doodling
- Likes to trace words and pictures
- Is often seen “fiddling” with something
- Is successful with tasks requiring manipulation
INTERACTIVE MODALITY - THE INTERACTIVE LEARNER
- Learns best through verbalization
- Often hums or talks to self or others
- Usually is not quiet for great lengths of time
- Often talks at length…just to hear him/herself talk!
- Likes to use other people as a sounding board
- Enjoys question/answer sessions
- Finds small group discussions stimulating and informative
- Prefers to discuss things with others
KINESTHETIC MODALITY - THE KINESTHETIC LEARNER
- Learns by doing, direct involvement
- Often fidgets or finds reasons to move
- Is not very attentive to visual or auditory presentations
- Wants to be “doing” something
- Tries things out and likes to manipulate objects
- Gestures when speaking
- Is often a poor listener
- Responds to music by physical movement
- Often finds success in physical response activities
- Learns better when able to move during learning
- Likes to move hands (doodling, tapping,) while learning
- Uses movement to help concentrate
OLFACTORY MODALITY - THE OLFACTORY LEARNER
- Learns best though the sense of smell and taste
- Smells have a special significance
- Associates a particular smell with specific past memories
- Is frequently able to identify smells
- Finds that smells add to learning
MY RESULTS
I preferred Print, Visual and Aural.
- I often learn best by reading and writing. Reading books, magazines, or journal articles helps these learners to easily retain information. When print types attend a lecture, you often find them jotting down notes. Being able to see and record what they hear helps them focus and learn better.
- In addition, I like to observe people and situations. A visual learner often has to see something, not just hear it, to learn. Slides, pictures, demonstrations, graphs, tables, and overhead transparencies are useful ways of helping these people learn best. Research indicates that most people in their twenties and over the age of fifty use this perceptual style as their primary way of learning material.
- Finally, I learn best by listening. In fact, unless they combine this way of taking in information with an interactive mode, these learners often are annoyed by interruptions to a lecture. In general, aural learners like to listen carefully, rarely speak out during a lecture, and easily remember what they hear. People who listen to audiotapes of popular speakers or books are probably aural learners.