Learning Styles

Many youths and kids make the mistake of attempting to copy their academically more successful friends in the way they study. For example, struggling student Henry, in a bid to do better in his studies, mimics his straight-A friend, Gregory. Yet, in spite of doing exactly what Gregory does- right down to the way he makes his notes, the timings of this study sessions- Henry still finds himself not much better off. Why?

Each of us has our own innate learning styles and profile type that is unique to ourselves. Often, students that find themselves struggling in school, are simply studying with a method that is not suited to their learner type. This workshop takes a step further than simply identifying each learner’s profile, it also shares with them practical strategies that each participant may use to apply directly to their studies- learner type specific, of course.

Rather than offer a blanket formula that pretends to give participants A1s, we feel it is more important to offer them tools that they can modify and apply differently whether it be in primary school science, secondary school physics, A ’level geography or polytechnic mass communication. These components are embedded within a greater study template we call ‘The Creative Participant’s Toolkit’, which is a collection of tools, rather than a blanket formula, drawn from iconic models and experts in the field beginning first with learning style profiling then learning techniques.

Learning Profile. The profile, based on the Hemispheric Dominance Processing theory and Dr. Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory, allows them to better understand what their natural learning style provides for them, as well as what their blindspots are so that they may find and learn better, more effective ways of structuring their study plans and techniques.

Learning Environment. This segment shares applicable methods on how each of them may best customize their study environment at home and at schools.

Note making/Note taking. Participants will learn multifaceted method of note-taking and note-making from the fundamentals of the Pareto Principle which allows them to save time to the technicalities of whole brain notes.  

Memory. This segment shares with them fundamental memory techniques that they can use to capitalize on their innate memory-learning styles in encoding information.