| Each child is special and unique. | | | | Influential Learners: They are also |
| Parents nurture the upbringing of a | | | | known as the self-taught learners. They |
| child, like one does to a sapling. No | | | | personally identify ways to use the |
| two children are alike. This concept | | | | material available in daily life. |
| should be followed when it comes to | | | | Public schools prefer to cater to the |
| teaching them the essentials of life and | | | | needs of the Type-2 Analytic Learners. |
| education as a whole. Schools have | | | | However, certain studies indicate that |
| always stressed on education, but they | | | | 70% children need more. Certain schools |
| do not always know how to deal with | | | | adopt a curriculum that fuses the |
| learning differences. Like the parents, | | | | four-step learning cycle in every |
| even teachers have observed that some | | | | lesson. This way, during the lesson each |
| children learn faster than others and | | | | learning style is addressed. Every |
| there are some who just cannot cope. | | | | lesson has a section that appeals to |
| With changing times, there has been a | | | | every type of learner. |
| positive change in the teaching methods. | | | | How Do Students Learn? |
| Teachers are now aware that if a | | | | There are times when students prefer to |
| different learning style is implemented, | | | | observe and analyze things as they are |
| students can learn better. More | | | | learning. These children are the visual |
| importantly, in a way they are | | | | learners, who like learning through |
| comfortable with. | | | | decorative and illustrative books. Other |
| According to research, almost 70% | | | | children like to touch and they are also |
| children do not learn well when it comes | | | | the ones with tactile learning |
| to learning at a regular school. There | | | | strengths. |
| is a lesson cycle, wherein the four | | | | Besides the two mentioned, there is a |
| learning cycles are taught. In this way, | | | | third kind who is highly charged and |
| the learning styles are not neglected | | | | always excited with new material. These |
| and the student is taught in a method | | | | are the effervescent kinesthetic |
| that he is comfortable with, thus | | | | learners. And last, but not the least, |
| improving the learning ability of the | | | | is the fourth group of students, who |
| child. | | | | like to listen and comprehend things |
| The four learning styles identified are: | | | | while they learn. Rightly called the |
| Creative Learners: These learners need | | | | auditory kind, these students learn |
| to know how certain material relates to | | | | through discussion and explanation. |
| their personal lives. They do well with | | | | In present times, students learn faster |
| feedback and praise. | | | | and are now more adaptable to learning |
| Analytic Learners: They are interested | | | | styles. But to make things easier for |
| in exploring and confirming facts. They | | | | the ones with special learning |
| do well in schools, via the study, | | | | abilities, parents and teachers have |
| lecture and test methods. | | | | implemented learning styles to |
| Practical Learners: These are the | | | | compliment and boost the overall |
| curious kind, interested in knowing how | | | | education of the child. If the learning |
| things work. Almost 90% of the engineers | | | | abilities are banked on, it will not |
| tested are Type-3 learners. They have a | | | | only make learning easier, but also |
| concrete perception of things. | | | | simplify teaching methods. |