BUS/ST 350 ReilandTake This Quiz!! How Learn BestYouHow do learn best? The Chinese proverb “I hear, I forget; I see, I remember; I do, I understand”youexpresses the widely-held notion that many of us learn best when we “get our hands dirty” with the subjectmatter. However, recent research suggests that there is a wide variety of preferred methods for people toreceive and process information. This quiz will assist you in determining how learn best. The simpleyouinstructions at the end of the quiz will help you pinpoint the study aids in this course that will make statisticsmore understandable and enjoyable.Circle the letter of the answer that best explains your preference. Circle more than one if a single answerdoes not match your perception.1. You are about to give directions to a person whois standing with you. She is staying in a hotel intown and wants to visit your house later. She has arental car. Would you:a. draw a map on paper?b. tell her the directions?c. write down the directions (without a map)?d. pick her up at the hotel in your car?2. You are not sure whether a word should bespelled “dependent” or “dependant.” Do youc. look it up in the dictionary?a. see the word in your mind and choose by theway it looks?b. sound it out in your mind?d. write both versions down on paper and chooseone?3. You have just received a copy of your itineraryfor a world trip. This is of interest to a friend. Wouldyoub. call her immediately and tell her about it?c. send her a copy of the printed itinerary?a. show her on a map of the world?d. share what you plan to do at each place youvisit?4. You are going to cook something as a specialtreat for your family. Do youd. cook something familiar without the need forinstructions?a. thumb through the cookbook looking for ideasfrom the pictures?c. refer to a specific cookbook where there is agood recipe?5. A group of tourists has been assigned to you tofind out about wildlife preserves or parks. Wouldyoud. drive them to a wildlife preserve or park?a. show them slides and photographs?c. give them pamphlets or a book on wildlifepreserves or parks?b. give them a talk on wildlife preserves or parks?6. You are about to purchase a new CD player.Other than price, what would most influence yourdecision?b. the salesperson telling you what you want toknow.c. reading details about it.d. playing with the controls and listening to it.a. its fashionable and upscale appearance.7. Recall a time in your life when you learned howto do something like playing a new board game.Try to avoid choosing a very physical skill, e.g.,riding a bike. How did you learn best? Bya. visual clues—pictures, diagrams, charts?c. written instructions?b. listening to somebody explaining it?d. doing it or trying it?8. You have an eye problem. Would you prefer thathe doctorb. tell you what is wrong?a. show you a diagram of what is wrong?d. use a model to show what is wrong?9. You are about to learn to use a new program ona computer. Would youd. sit down at the keyboard and begin toexperiment with the program features?c. read the manual that comes with the program?b. call a friend and ask questions about it?10. You are staying in a hotel and have a rentalcar. You would like to visit friends whoseaddress/location you do not know. Would you likethem toa. draw you a map on paper?b. tell you the directions?c. write down the directions (without a map)?d. pick you up at the hotel in their car?11. Apart from price, what would most influenceyour decision to buy a particular book?d. You have used a copy before.b. a friend talking about it.c. quickly reading parts of it.a. the appealing way it looks.12. A new movie has arrived in town. What wouldmost influence your decision to go (or not go)?b. you heard a radio review about it.c. you read a review about it.a. you saw a preview of it.13. Do you prefer a lecturer or teacher who likes tousec. a textbook, handouts, readings?a. flow diagrams, charts, graphs?d. field trips, labs, practical sessions?b. discussion, guest speakers?BUS/ST 350 page 2How You Learn BestCount your choices a. b. c. d.VARKNow match the letter or letters you have recorded most to the same letter or letters in the Learning StylesChart below. You may have more than one learning style preference—many people do. Below each letterin the Learning Styles Chart below are suggestions that will refer you to different learning aids in this course.LEARNING STYLES CHARTV VISUAL This preference includes the depiction of information in charts, graphs, flow charts, and all the symbolicarrows, circles, hierarchies, and other devices that instructors use to represent what could have beenpresented in words. : This definition does not include the use of television, videos, and films. TheseNotemedia are primarily Aural (A) and Kinesthetic (K) because of their presentation of sound and reality (usually).They rarely use graphics.What to do in class What to do when Text-related features What to do priorand lab studying that may help you to and during the most exams• Pay close attention to Convert lecture notes Chapter objectives • Recall your “page pictures” charts and graphical into “page pictures”. To Worked problem in text • Draw pictures and displays in coursepack, do this: and Solutions Manual diagrams where appropriate text, and ppt slides. • Use the “in class” Shaded definition • Practice turning your visuals• Underline strategies boxes back into words• Use different colors • Reconstruct images Excel instructions with • Review graphics on ppt• Use symbols and • Redraw pages from screenshots in text lecture slides available pictures in notes memory Visual end-of-chapter on course web site, CD, • Replace words with summaries and text web site. symbols and initials Chapter Outcomes (text) • Look at your pages and in-chapter sum- mary boxes (text). Applets A AURAL This perceptual mode describes a preference for information that is “spoken or heard.” Students with thismodality report that they learn best from lectures, tutorials, labs and talking to other students.What to do in class What to do when Text-related features What to do priorand lab studying that may help you to and during the most exams• Attend lectures and You may take poor notes Solved examples • Make text