learning style ppt

1、Learning StyleField-independence vs. field-dependenceRight-brain dominance vs. left-brain dominanceTolerance of ambiguityReflectivity vs. ImpulsivityVisual, Aural/auditory, and Haptic (Kinesthetic & Tactile)Field-independence vs. field-dependence-1Field-independence: to perceive a particular, releva

2、nt item or factor in a field of distracting item.-Advantages:-Advantages: to distinguish parts from wholeto concentrate on sth.to analyze separate variables-Disadvantages:-Disadvantages:“Tunnel vision”“You cant see the forest for the trees.” Field-dependence: the tendency to be dependant on the tota

3、l field-Advantages-Advantages:whole picturelarger viewgeneral configuration-Disadvantages:-Disadvantages:“You may miss your lover in crowd.”“It is hard to read in a noisy enviroment.” Right-brain vs. left-brain dominance-1Right-brain:- to perceive and remember visual, tactile, and auditory images- p

4、rocess holistic, integrative, and emotional informationLeft-brain:- logical, analytical thought, with mathematical and linear processing of information.Both of them work together as a teamRight-brain vs. left-brain dominance-2THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test . do you see the dancer turning THE Rig

5、ht Brain vs Left Brain test . do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?clockwise or anti-clockwise?Right-brain vs. left-brain dominance-3If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa. Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you c

6、an try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.Tolerance of ambiguityAdvantages:to accept innovative and creative possibilities and not be cognitively or affectively disturbed by ambiguity and uncertainty. In second language learning a great amount of apparently contradictory or ambi

7、guous information is encountered Successful language learning requires tolerance of such ambiguities, at least for interim periodsDisadvantages:too much tolerance of ambiguity can have a detrimental effect. People can become “wishy-washy” and may make many mistakes without awareness when using the s

8、econd language.Impulsivity vs. ReflectivityImpulsivity (intuitive):To make a quicker or gambling guess at an answer “ faster learner”Reflectivity (systematic):-to make a slower, more calculated decision- “make fewer mistakes”Implications of learning stylenThere is no particular teaching or learning method that can suit the needs of all learners.nLearning styles exist on wide continuums, although they are often described as opposites.nNo one style is better than others.nVery little research has examined the interaction between different learning styles and success in L2 learning; howe