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Part Three Making Plans for Career Success
Learning Styles
Learning styles are the different ways people take in
information and process it. Knowing your preferred learning
style or styles can help you determine the best way for you to
learn new information or skills. It also can help you identify
potential career interests.
Eight common learning styles are described in 7-4. While
looking at the figure, keep in mind that one learning style
is no better than any other. Also, notice that there is some
overlap among the styles. It is common for people to use more
than one learning style. However, most people have at least
one preferred learning style.
Because of your preferred learning style, you might find it
easier to learn certain kinds of information or develop specific
skills. Knowing this can help you plan for college and choose
a career. You will want to explore college programs and
careers that complement your preferred learning style.
Your
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What are the three
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determine the direction
of your career?
learning styles
The different ways people take
in information and process it.
Learning
Style
Learning
Preferences
Effective Learning
Strategies
Interpersonal Work with people,
talk, join groups
Relating, sharing,
cooperating, interviewing
Intrapersonal Work alone,
pursue personal
interests
Setting own pace, refl ecting,
having private space
Kinesthetic Touch, move,
balance
Touching objects, moving
around, understanding body
movements
Logical/
Mathematical
Work with
numbers, perform
experiments, solve
problems
Classifying, categorizing,
identifying relationships,
recognizing patterns
Musical Sing, hum, listen
to music, play
instrument
Listening to recordings,
composing music
Naturalist Work in natural
setting, explore
nature, organize
Working with nature, seeing
patterns, connecting ideas to
nature
Verbal/
Linguistic
Write, read, tell
stories
Reading, listening to spoken
works, writing, discussing
Visual/Spatial Draw, create,
build, look
Drawing, working with
pictures, creating maps and
charts, visualizing
7-4
Which learning style
describes you?