Learning theory question

[glenatron]

I am sure I have heard people talking from time to time about the psychology of learning and how different people learn in different ways and need different learning strategies to be able to get the best from learning stuff. I'm sure this is the kind of stuff the NLP folks are all about.

Can anyone point me at useful resources on this?

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[z111.livejournal.com]

No, I have no good pointers. But I can share something relevant with you.

Many years ago, more than I care to say, I decided to study NLP for my doctoral dissertation, because it fascinated me.

At least at that time, it turned out (research) to seem like the biggest crock of shit in the world.

I haven't gone near it since.

[life-of-tom.livejournal.com]

Someone I refuse to mention these days was made to read up on NLP by her boss, because it was amazing, allegedly. He worked in Marketting. She hated it. I read bits of the book on it. Sounded like nonsense.

Though I would imagine you need to be talking to Lucy about learning types. I'm sure I remember her doing stuff on that during her PGCE.

[baddynono.livejournal.com]

Well, one school of thought about learning (or at least it was at the time I was studying it) was three main types of learner: Visual, Auditory, Kinaesthetic with most people tending to fall into visual and auditory types. Kinaesthetic was often something tricky to cover in more academic subjects where you don't tend to do so much 'learning by doing/moving things around'.

I had some tests somewhere where the answers you give determines how much you are of each type. I never put a great deal of faith in the tests themselves, they ask things like do you say 'I see/hear what you're saying' but I quite like the VAK bit as I find I am definitely more one than any other and I know that if somethings presented to me in a different style then I find it harder to pick up.

I'm sure there's other models out there. I'll see what I can find.

[baddynono.livejournal.com]

Actually I meant there's 3 types of learning and people often like a mix of them but have some preference for one in particular.

[ownedbyhorses.livejournal.com]

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/a/learningstyle.htm

http://www.eduguide.org/Parents-Articles/Visual-Auditory-or-Kinesthetic-Make-the-Most-of-Your-Childs-Learning-Style-632.aspx

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/50294/how_do_i_learn_discover_if_you_are.html?cat=4

Most people are not one or the other - usually a mix.

[http://users.livejournal.com/blitzen_/]

google "Multiple Intelligences" by gardner.

[shiva-matimbres.livejournal.com]

sometimes they include a forth - reading.

I don't know if there is anything specific, but I'd be fairly confident there is something on this page: http://www.geoffpetty.com/activelearning.html

he's the least awful person to read on the PGCE

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this.

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Useful stuff, thanks.

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

I figured you'd probably have some helpful knowledge here, thanks.