What are Learning Styles?

Learning styles are approaches to or ways of learning. The theory of learning styles comes from the hypothesis that most people prefer a certain defined method of taking in and processing information that is different for each individual. Psychologists have developed models in an attempt to categorize people's preferred methods of learning. In this module we will look at three such models.

Metacognition - Knowing Yourself

Metacognition literally means "thinking about thinking". To be successful in academics, it is extremely helpful to have an idea of how your brain works. In addition to learning about learning styles models, this workshop can serve as an introduction to metacognition, with the goal of getting you to start thinking about how your brain thinks and learns.

Types of Learning Styles - Psychological Models

Psychologists are always trying to understand how people think. It's their job! The result is that there are many competing theories on how to describe the way people think and learn. In this workshop, we will discuss three such models: the VARK Model, the Felder-Solomon Model, and Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences.