• Explain Key Influences On Personal Learning Processes Of Individuals
P1 – Explain key influences on personal learning processes of individuals
VAK Learning Styles
Introduction
VAK stands for Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic learning styles. VAK helps to provide a simpler way to help someone to understand their own learning styles. Everyone has different ways that they like to learn in and how effective that learning style is for them. Some people may have a more than one type of learning style. For example, during a previous lesson we took a questionnaire independently to find out what was the best learning style was for us and my results showed that I am a visual learner and I believe this to be true as I like to look at examples and watch video clips to help me to complete a task however I believe that I am a kinaesthetic learner as well as I like to be hands on with certain tasks.
Visual Learner
Visual learning style usually involves the use of seeing something or observing something. Someone who learns visually would usually have characteristics like: need to be able to see something to be able to know it, have a strong sense of colour and may possibly have an artistic ability. People who learn visually may prefer activities like watching videos, looking at pictures and diagrams, watching demonstrations and looking at displays …show more content…
Of particular importance are any inconsistencies between experience and understanding)”, (McLeod, S. A. 2010). The second stage of the cycle is where the learner would step back from the task and look at different perspectives on what has been done. At this stage the learner may question themselves or others around them to see how they have got that far with the new task. Some of the activities that this stage could include: writing a short report on what had happened throughout the task, giving feedback to themselves or the others in the team, they may take breaks throughout the task to write down and log what they have done so far throughout the
VAK Learning Styles
Introduction
VAK stands for Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic learning styles. VAK helps to provide a simpler way to help someone to understand their own learning styles. Everyone has different ways that they like to learn in and how effective that learning style is for them. Some people may have a more than one type of learning style. For example, during a previous lesson we took a questionnaire independently to find out what was the best learning style was for us and my results showed that I am a visual learner and I believe this to be true as I like to look at examples and watch video clips to help me to complete a task however I believe that I am a kinaesthetic learner as well as I like to be hands on with certain tasks.
Visual Learner
Visual learning style usually involves the use of seeing something or observing something. Someone who learns visually would usually have characteristics like: need to be able to see something to be able to know it, have a strong sense of colour and may possibly have an artistic ability. People who learn visually may prefer activities like watching videos, looking at pictures and diagrams, watching demonstrations and looking at displays …show more content…
Of particular importance are any inconsistencies between experience and understanding)”, (McLeod, S. A. 2010). The second stage of the cycle is where the learner would step back from the task and look at different perspectives on what has been done. At this stage the learner may question themselves or others around them to see how they have got that far with the new task. Some of the activities that this stage could include: writing a short report on what had happened throughout the task, giving feedback to themselves or the others in the team, they may take breaks throughout the task to write down and log what they have done so far throughout the