Abstract :
This research paper is a pragmatic approach to provide an in-depth observation and analysis of the four modality learning styles (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic and Digital) and their cognitive roles in the way students receive and process information. Emphasis is given to the digital style that has not received a proper attention in previous studies, and its characteristics were mistakenly distributed among other styles, especially the auditory. The author of this manuscript used her qualified understanding and worthwhile experience to present a newly developed “learning style self-assessment questionnaire”. This questionnaire proved to provide teachers with a tool and a practical guide that helped them recognize their own teaching styles, as well as the learning styles of their students and had a chance to incorporate this awareness into the design of teaching strategies and course activities that appealed to all learning styles. The present article also provides a practical guide designed to accommodate and satisfy the cognitive needs of each learning style. This paper enables educators to: (1) determine their preferred teaching style; (2) define important characteristics (preferred words and phrases, as well as classroom behaviors) for each of the four styles; (3) understand ways in which they can calibrate their individual teaching style(s) to match students’ learning styles-in effect build rapport and make better connection with them, and (4) create an accelerated-learning environment that is both fulfilling and productive.
Author Name : Dr. Mona Kamal Ibrahim
Keywords: learning styles, teaching styles, English as a Foreign Language (EFL), learning style self-Assessment questionnaire.
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