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General Comments and Overview Links on "learning styles:"
The term "learning styles" is often used as a catch all phrase. It
can be used in a number of ways to explain different things and that
can be very confusing. It is a term used to describe preferences
for: 1) certain types instructional or learning environments; 2)
social interactions; 3) types of information processing or thinking;
or 4) as academic extensions of personality styles; or 5)
preferences for types of stimuli or sensory modality preference, and
so on. It is a complex topic open to many different interpretations.
Here are some
general introductory sites that may help users decide discern which
definition is right for them. For my own part, I prefer to
differentiate "learning styles" in the most common way, as an
extension of general personality type, rather than as preferences in
used intelligence or sensory input.
Ageless Learner - Great place to start -- nice test links to a
number of profiles
Don Clark's Overview
of some of the contrasted differences
Enhancing learning - Enhancing learning with technology -- a
nice overview of the array of types
Terry O'Connor's Overview - A nice overview to all the ins and
outs with a focus on technology.
Upside down schoolroom - Again a nice array of links and a good
place to start a general overview.
In more
detail
Personality Theory
and Theorists - Jungian Archetypes - Comprehensive site with many links to Jungian
ideas and resources.
Carl Jung -
Individuation Process - An overview of Jung's concepts on the process of
individuation.
Literary
Archetypes Listing - An extension of Jung's original work into
archetypes from a literary perspective by author Tami Cowden
Personality Pathways - Excellent site for beginners investigating
this complex topic
Pictures of
Personality Types - Rather interesting twist to the conundrum of
personalities using the classic collapsed MBTI temperament types by John
Lopker
Jungian/MBTI Overview
UpsideDownClassroom Links to MBTI - A good place to start
investigating
Wikipedia on Keirsey - Nice overview of Keirsey's theory
Differences
between Keirsey and MBTI - Nice overview of the development of the
instruments
Keirsey
Temperament Sorter On-line
Paragon Educational Consulting Student Learning Style Inventory
- Online test similar to the MBTI or Keirsey tests. However, this
one reports that it is suitable to use with children 9 years and
above. The test is copyrighted and while the website offers some
information, it is meant to be administered by facilitators trained
in its usage as style information can be misused and even damaging
when used by the uninformed.
Personality: Character and Temperament - Official
Web Site for the Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Temperament Theory
A
FAQ on Keirsey - Biased but helpful
Personality tests on the web
- Wonderful array of on-line, scored personality tests.
Personal Learning Style
- A series of pages that discuss learning styles.
Psychological
Types - Lots of links and great charts
Another personality test - Just for fun.
Validity
and reliability of the MBTI
More
on validity and reliability of the MBTI - Offers critique on existing stats
Comparative
summary of the validity and reliability of the MBTI and Keirsey Temperament
Sorter
Adult Learning
Styles - Several theorists explained and linked.
AFT Pages - The following two
links are from the American Federation of Teachers pages and provide
some useful discussions on explaining learning modalities and some
of the research controversies surrounding the concept of learning
retention and modality usage, both are by Daniel Willingham.
Enneagram
- The Enneagram Institute - A commercial site
Equity
and Excellence in Higher Education - An excellent overview article by Terry
O'Connor on learning styles and their different permutations
General
directory of learning styles - Again, a good place to start and overview
Gregorc's
and Butler's Learning Styles - A brief description explaining their theories
by Dennis Mills.
Gregorcs
homepage
Overview
of Gregroc and his styles -- short and sweet
On-line
version of Gregorc sorter
Indiana
State - This is a best pick as it categorizes all the different theorists
into models of learning styles. It is an excellent place to start an
investigation.
Learning
Styles - University of Duluth pages on Learning Styles. Good place to start learning a lot about this topic.
Learning
styles and technology - Short overviews with hyperlinks from Calgary
Catholic Schools.
Susan
Cooper's Compilation and Summaries of different learning styles materials
- very complete overview.
Theories of Learning - General Index - General Index on comprehensive site set up by Greg
Kearsley.
Theories of Learning -
Comprehensive series of links with lots of theorists, again set up by George
Kearsley!
True
Colors - Professors Bill and Lynn Kirby's site about the popular personality
style sorter.
The
Kirby's descriptors of true colors.
Using
true colors.
A
series of links on learning styles
Teaching and learning - Alistair McNaught -
Discussion of how to bring
in learning styles from a science of pedagogy perspective
The
Upside Down Classroom -- If you had to go to just one site on learning
styles, this would be it. Great array of links.
VARK -
Learning modality inventory.
Learning styles and pedagogy in post-16 learning - From the
Brits -- This is a grand study and a meta-analysis of literature on
learning styles that is both careful and systematic as it critical
reviews a variety of instruments. A very comprehensive look at an
array of diverse learning style instrumentation (71) segregating and
examining the 13 most popular models. This study concluded that it
is the validity and reliability of the parent instrument that is
important in determining the ultimate usefulness and effectiveness
of the work related to teaching and learning. The study concentrates
on 4 major questions:
1. What models of learning
styles are influential and potentially influential?
2. What empirical evidence is there to support the claims made
for these models?
3. What are the broad implications for pedagogy of these models?
4. What empirical evidence is there that models of learning
styles have an impact on students learning?
Specifically examined:
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Allinson and Hayes
Cognitive Styles Index (CSI)
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Apters Motivational Style
Profile (MSP)
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Dunn and Dunn model and
instruments
of learning styles
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Entwistles Approaches and
Study Skills Inventory
for Students (ASSIST)
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Gregorcs Mind Styles
Model and Style Delineator (GSD)
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Herrmanns Brain Dominance
Instrument (HBDI)
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Honey and Mumfords
Learning Styles Questionnaire (LSQ)
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Jacksons Learning Styles
Profiler (LSP)
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Kolbs Learning Style
Inventory (LSI)
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Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI)
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Ridings Cognitive Styles
Analysis (CSA)
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Sternbergs Thinking
Styles Inventory (TSI)
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Vermunts Inventory of
Learning Styles (ILS)
Is
it Nurture or nature? You decide
Psychology today article on twins -- difference and similarities
From Time - Personality Genes
The Mystery of Twins
Tests, tests and more tests -- some fun, some serious and
there are LOTS!
All the tests.com
- Again, all different types of IQ tests -- if you can get beyond the awful
flashing advertisements, it is informative and fun.
Chatterbean
- A fun site despite the commercial attachments.
Colorgenics
- A commercial website with lots of fun things. Archetype teasers test that is
fun, but of course you have to join to get the full report!
FunEducation
- On-line IQ test links
Gimpy
- A series of personality test
I-Village
- A series on-line promotional tests -- kinda of fun.
Kingdomality
- A fun site that has a personality test based on archetypes but placed in
Medieval times.
Queendom.com -- all
kinds of tests -- EQ, MI, IQ and much more
Paragon Learning Styles Test - Great site -- If you take
the test please abide by the restrictions.
Selfgrowth
- a directory of
IQ tests on the web.
Tests, tests, tests - Again a
comprehensive array of on-line, scored tests in many different areas -- to include
personality and intelligence tests.
Tickle.com - A myriad of
tests
Ulla Zang - A fun
personality test that is surprisingly accurate.
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