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IT IS A VERY GOOD TOOL TO GET TO KNOW YOUR STUDEBTS LEARNING STYLE BY GIVING ASSESSMENTS ON THE SUBJECT AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUCTOR CAN ADAPT TO THE STUDENTS LEARNING STYLE. mAKING THE INSTRUCTOR MORE FLEXIBLE ON HOW TO CONVEY THE MATERIAL
I like to do it in an even easier way. I give an example of going to the grocery store and ask them how they remember their list. If you need to write it down, you are most likely visual; if you do it orally, like making a little song about it, you are probably auditory; if you just wander down every aisle and pick out things, you are probably kinesthetic. It isn't as scary as an assessment (test) especially on the first day.
Kathleen,
Thanks for sharing this simple yet effective way of getting a general idea of the learning preferences of students.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
