learning styles

Post your thoughts to the following question : What was your result on Kolb`s learning style inventory

After completing the Kolb Learning Style Inventory I found that my highest scores where in the concrete experience and reflective observation , this meant that I prefer to work with concrete examples situations that really are about the or the skill that has to be learned . I found this to be true because I would rather want to try out a new dish to learn it than just reading it in a cookbook . I can also actually

assemble a gadget and make it work by working on it , I get confused when I have to look at the manual and follow it . Moreover , the instrument showed that I was more inclined to reflective observation This shows that I am more of an applications person I can learn the concepts and apply it to a variety of situations . Somehow , I don 't see myself in this category a hundred percent , but maybe that I have the predisposition for this learning style and through the years have been nurturing that through the courses I have taken and my personal desire for learning . But I noticed that I do like working with something that I can translate into real life problems and situations , I like learning about the development of intelligence in children as I can make use of it in the future and also I can observe children to find out if the concepts where indeed true . Being a concrete experience and reflective observation earner , I am categorized as a diverger , Kolb described this learner as one who can generate ideas , imaginative and creative and excel in the arts and humanities , interested in people and emotions . I quite agree with this and somehow it did identify some of my strengths as a learner

Briefly describe two past learning experiences : one that you enjoyed and one that you did not . Do you think that learning style had anything to do with this ? Explain your answer

A learning experience that I had enjoyed has been when I attended a seminar on how to use technology to enrich classroom instruction , it was actually not a required seminar but I just thought it was interesting so I decided to attend . There were no reading materials during the seminar instead the lecturer had all this presentations , slides and actual gadgets that one can use to aid teaching . He demonstrated the different uses of the technology and then gave examples of how it is being currently used for non-educational purposes . He then divided us into groups and asked us to choose a gadget or technology and design a learning activity that would make use of it . I had quite a great time with the task , I enjoyed of course tinkering with the gadget and thinking of the many possible ways I could use it , then I also liked being asked about my ideas and putting my thoughts on . However one...