Personal Learning Styles

Paper Summary:

This paper relates that the author's own particular learning style, like that of other learners, can help and hinder his academic progress, particularly considering issues of time management, research, and analysis skills. The author points out that there are five distinct "learning strategy" groups based on learning styles, including navigator, monitor, critical thinker, engager, and networker. The paper reveals that the author considers himself a stereotypical "navigator", which is helpful to know because now he can now fairly well predict how much, and more importantly, what kind of problems a particular class or project will present to him personally due to his personal learning style characteristics.

From the Paper:

"Of course, at first, I imagined that this deep desire for autonomy and self-paced learning was unique to me. However, after reading some of the literature on adult education and the characteristics of the average adult learner, I found that many (if not most) older students also place a high regard on autonomous learning. In fact, after reading the landmark "The Inquiring Mind" (Houle, 1961), I began to understand just how prevalent it is for adult learners to undertake their continuing education with an independent nature."

More papers on Personal Learning Styles:

• Essay # 35376 : "Cognitive Learning Styles"
• Essay # 88130 : "Learning Styles"
• Essay # 62040 : "Learning Styles and Career Choice"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: