Managing Your Own Learning

INTRODUCTION TO THE SEVEN WAYS OF LEARNING

PART TWO CONTAINS SEPARATE CHAPTERS on seven different ways of learning. Each way of learning brings about different outcomes and, therefore, has different purposes. By reading these chapters you will be able to

• identify when these ways of learning are being used.

• know more about how learning takes place within the framework of each way of learning.

• understand your role as participant and what you can do to maximize your learning.

LEARNING THEORIESFoundations of Effective Learning

People tend to confuse learning styles and learning theories. In Chapter 2 we mentioned learning styles as one of the sets of characteristics, along with several others, that are important in forming your self-concept ...