Learning Theories
How many learning theories are there
Four
What is the VARK
A questionnaire that focuses on how learners prefer to use their senses
What does MBTI stand for
MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR
verbal/linguistic intelligence
likes to read, write, and tell stories and is good at memorizing information
What Are learning theories used for
understanding more about the learning process
what do the VARK letters stand for
visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic.
Who Created the MBTI
Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother (Katharine Cook Briggs)
visual/spatial intelligence
likes to draw and play with machines and is good at puzzles and reading maps and charts
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs about
self-actualization
(Basic needs must be met for max potential)
How does the Vark help us?
Help discover strategies
What does the MBTI score represent?
“psychological type,” or the combination of your preferences on four different scales.
interpersonal intelligence
likes to have many friends and is good at understanding people, leading others, and mediating conflicts.
What are at least 3 assumptions of Knowles’s Theory of Adult Learning
Adults are self-directed learners.
Adults possess valuable past learning experiences
Adults are ready to learn
Adults recognize the need to learn
Adults are more internally motivated
What does A high score mean in the Vark test
That is your strongest preferance
where would you have taken the MTBI test
School workplace college
intrapersonal intelligence
likes to work alone, has a high level of self-understanding, and is an original thinker.