Module 3 Vocabulary

a person who learns new material best by seeing it

• visual learner

• auditory learner

• kinesthetic learner

• None of these

People who learn best through a hands-on approach; also called tactile learners.

• visual

• kinesthetic

• auditory

• none of these

Prefer reading & writing information-Notes/handouts, PowerPoint, writing assignments, quizzes/tests, journaling

• kinesthetic

• auditory

• read/write

• musical

Students who process information through listening, lecture discussions, listening to tapes, repeating information, and reading aloud.

• auditory

• visual

• spatial

• kinesthetic

The different ways people naturally think and learn

• visual

• multimodal

• learning styles

• preference

A person who does best when more than one teaching strategy is used or who is able to adapt to a variety of teaching strategies.

• preference

• visual

• learning strategy

• multimodal learner

successful in producing a desired or intended result

• strategy

• effective

• preference

• metacognition

a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.

• strategy

• effective

• multimodal

• preference

A choice; first choice; something preferred

• effective

• strategy

• preference

• metacognition

awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.

• learning style

• metacognition

• effective

• preference