Attending to your natural preferences can greatly facilitate understanding, memory, retention, and retrieval. Personality, who you are and how you relate to others, impacts learning style because basic preferences for relating to the world are manifest in preferences for learning about the world. The Type Indicator is based on the work of Katharine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers who wanted to make practical the theories of psychologist Carl Jung. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) identifies one's preferences for ways of taking in and processing information, this describes aspects of both personality and learning style. It is also helpful to look at learning style in relation to personality-based preferences. Learning Style: Personality & Preferences As you become familiar with learning and teaching style, seek out and develop the most comfortable and effective balance necessary for your academic success. The subsequent kind of syllabus and listing of course objectives, tests and other assignments, timelines for course work completion, kinds of class discussions, desire to arrange tutoring and review sessions, all reflect that style preference. Instructors often present course material using their own preferred style.
It is also Important to recognize that each faculty member has their own learning style and therefore teaching style. You can identify your learning style preference through simple reflection on your ideal learning situations. Independent study sessions are usually preferred. As a field independent student, you can more easily structure your time independently, and may appreciate designing your own assignments and assessments. Look for well-articulated course objectives, requirements, and class discussions. As a field dependent student you may find study groups bridge gaps between instructor distance and your preference for interactive learning. Self-knowledge will help to identify learning and training needs and therefore find compatible learning situations. These differences are important to understand in the context of adaptation to medical school. Field dependent students rely more heavily on external stimuli in a task they learn best with a group and may have difficulty separating individual parts from the whole. Students who are field independent rely on internal cues for the processing of information, analyzing things into parts these students easily work independently. These cognitive styles describe the way people process information. Learning Style: Process InformationĪnother way of identifying learning preference is the dichotomy of cognitive styles known as f ield dependent and f ield independent. You can learn to draw upon several learning styles and modalities, trying a different style and studying approach to new material, as learning situations warrant. Learners can think in pictures and need to create mental images to retain information. Learning by forming mental pictures, by devising diagrams and concept maps. They think in words rather than pictures. Learning by reading about it, talking about it. They learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through. Learning by hearing, speaking, listening. By interacting with the space around them, they are able to remember and process information. It may be hard to sit still for a long period of time. Kinesthetic learners need to be active and take frequent breaks. Learning by touch, by doing, by movement, by involvement. Everyone uses these in different circumstances, but most people also have a favorite or preferred modality. The following categories suggest learning styles, but are actually learning modalities. What are your most successful approaches to conquering course work? When you understand your preferred learning styles, you can bring a greater sense of control and flexibility to the demands of each course as required. A basic part of understanding the learning process is to think critically about the way you learn.
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