LibGuides: Residents as Teachers Toolkit: Learning Styles

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Liz Bennett, Director of Education is certified to administer the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator. Contact the Education Research and Development Office for more details.

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Learning Styles

When residents understand how their own learning styled may differ from their learners, they can become more effective teachers.

Index of Learning Styles
The Index of Learning Styles is an on-line instrument used to assess preferences on four dimensions (active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and sequential/global) of a learning style model formulated by Richard M. Felder and Linda K. Silverman.
VARK Guide to Learning Styles
The VARK Guide to Learning Styles is a web-based questionnaire that provides users with a profile of their learning preferences.
Kolb Learning Styles Inventory
Kolb Learning Styles Inventory provides insight for learners about the ways in which they learn best.

The Education Research and Development Office can acquire the LSI, which can be administered by Elisabeth Bennett.
Pratt Teaching Perspectives Inventory
The Pratt Teaching Perspectives Inventory is an on-line instrument which assists teachers in understanding their teaching style.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator provides insight into how learners process information, function on teams and behave under stress.

The Education Research and Development Office can acquire the MBTI. Elisabeth Bennett is qualified to administer the MBTI.

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