Summary Tips
nGive students the global view or goal at the
beginning.
nTeach inductively (step by step) and encourage
students to reason deductively.
nAsk questions and devise assignments that cause
students to be field-independent.
nUse the Socratic Method so students respond with
their own dominant learning
style.
nAppeal to all the senses in your teaching.
nPlan for active learning. The most prominent learning
mode is through doing.
nPut students into situations where they develop
formal abstract reasoning capacities
(e.g., use construction, bridging, metacognition, cognitive conflict, analogies, etc.)
nTake pains to use the nondominant side of your brain
in your teaching methodology
nDevise lesson plans that use the opposite of your
learning style preference (students
who have your learning style will catch on easily it those who do not that are likely to have trouble in your class.)
nVary assignments between visual, auditory,
kinesthetic and read-write.
nUse visual approaches rather than lectures,
equations, chalkboard, PowerPoint,
etc.
nUse course activities that address each of the
different learning styles.