Chapter 5: Making the most of your learning Style as a healthcare professional

What type of resources or activities would be helpful to someone who is an auditory learner?

- Class discussions - Class lectures -Questions-and-answer sessions - Reading aloud -Recording lectures or speeches (Video or online)

According to Benjamin Bloom, what are the six stages of cognitive learning?

· Knowledge · Comprehension · Application · Analysis · Synthesis · Evaluation

Explain how you can be a self-directed learner in school and as you begin and continue your healthcare profession.

· keeping up to date with new information · By improving job-related skills · By observing difficult procedures · Find additional resources · work to store information in long-term memory · Meet with a study group

Describe one example of how you will use critical thinking skills in your career.

I believe that critical thinking as a nurse will definitely have to be accurate, logical and clear. For instance, critical thinking can either save a life or cost a life.

Why do synthesis and evaluation learning skills come after knowledge and comprehension skills?

I believe that it's because it's the last 2 stages of the Bloom's Taxonomy

Describe the benefit of knowing your own learning style preferences.

I believe that knowing our own learning preferences helps a lot because both our strength and weakness can help us study more effectively.

Memorizing medical terminology definitions would occur at the____ Bloom's Taxonomy.

Knowledge

Individuals who tend to be logical and analytical are considered "____- brained."

Left

All of the following are specifically recommended for auditory learners except:

moving around while studying

_____means using information that you've memorized and comprehended to complete a task.

Application

How does a student with a global learning style prefer to learn?

By summarizing and relating concepts to the "big picture"

Write a definition for critical thinking in your own words.

Critical thinking in my own words is finding a solution during special circumstances

Which of the following activities illustrates Bloom's "comprehension" learning level?

Drawing a chart or diagram

Kinesthetic learners' benefit from recording and listening to lectures. (True or False)

False

______are brain cells that receive and send messages to one another in the form of electrochemical nerve impulses

Neurons

Which stage of cognitive learning is the most creative?

Synthesis

Name the five learning styles, and give a short explanation of the one that best describes how you prefer to learn.

The 5 learning styles are: · Visual · Auditory · Kinesthetic · Global · Detail The Learning style I would prefer is visual learning because I would prefer to read handouts from professors, take notes to read, visualize diagrams, and read and highlight things from the textbooks.

Three functions of the cerebrum include_____, _____, and____.

The Brain Stem, The Cerebellum, and The Cerebrum

What does it mean to think critically?

To analyze information and form judgments about it

The comprehension level of Bloom's Taxonomy may involve summarizing and paraphrasing information. (True or False)

True

Visual learners benefit from flash cards and handouts. (True or False)

True

Determining whether information has value or relevance is:

evaluation

Which of the following statements describes the role of the cerebellum?

it controls basic functions such as balance and coordination.

Explain how knowing your dominant learning style can help you become a successful student

· It helps you by understanding your strength and it allows for us to improve our studying and test taking skills · Helps you enjoy the learning process · Helps you have a better experience in having good interaction with students and professors · Helps you get more out of your courses

List two or more study tips for visual learners.

· Sit near the front of the classroom. · Pay close attention to visual presentations. · Take notes using cues (Circles, arrows, color highlighting, concept maps). · Highlight in your textbook and jot margin notes. · Make flashcards that include visual cues to help you remember key concepts. · When studying, visualize things the instructor wrote on the board or include in a PowerPoint presentation.