Learning theories and learning styles

This topic covers learning theories and learning styles, and the links between them. It begins by looking at the three main groups of learning theories, and goes on to look at the links between learning theories and teaching and learning styles. You will then have an opportunity to assess your preferred learning style(s) and to consider how you can adapt your study skills techniques to suit these.

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Theories of learning: their main features
Theories of learning and teaching/learning styles some links between them
Honey and Mumford learning styles
Adapting your study skills techniques to suit your preferred learning styles
Further reading about learning theories and learning styles
Learning theories and learning styles practice task

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Learn about the three main groups of learning theories - behavioural, cognitive and social and phenomenological
Understand how the three main groups of learning theories influence how I am taught and how I learn
Assess my preferred learning style(s)- whether I am an activist, reflector, theorist or pragmatist, or a mixture of these
Get some hints and tips about adapting my study skills techniques to suit my preferred learning style(s)
Read more about learning theories and learning styles
Look at how I can adapt my study skills to suit my preferred learning style(s)

Learning theories and learning styles

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