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LEARNING STYLES - LESSON PLAN 1

TITLE: LEARNING STYLES: What’s my preferred learning style?
MATERIALS: laptop, video projector, PowerPoint presentation, Internet (online-test VARK)
TIME: 40 minutes
KEY WORDS: pre-testing, autonomous learning, self- reflection

LESSON AIMS:
General aims 1. To discover the preferred learning styles of each student
2. To organise the way students learn according to best suited learning strategies

Specific aims
By the end of the lesson the students will be able to
- identify their learning style via online testing
(http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/the-vark-questionnaire-for-younger-people/ )
- analyse the learning style they use the most (+,-)
- adopt min. 2 new strategies to improve their LS
Stage Description Interaction Timing

ACTIVITY 1 T introduces the topic of the lesson by asking students: T – C
What is your Superpower/LS? (Ss provide examples ) PPT1 5’

Presents a situation: You are at the theatre/concert hall and
suddenly you feel smoke in the air.
Would they most likely yell, run or begin to look around? T – Ss
Students are asked to consider which learning styles are S, S,S
presented by these three reactions.

ACTIVITY 2 1. Ss are given access to computers/tablets and take the Ss 15’
VARK test
2. T monitors the activity and help the Ss if asked
3. Ss check the answers and find their prefered LS T – C
4. T asks the Ss to read outloud some of the interpretations
(only the Ss that want)

ACTIVITY 3 T introduces concepts related to Learning Styles using a video
presentation. 10’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_bQUSFzLI4 (upto 3.30’) T-C
T elicits ideas and examples from Ss using the video frames

ACTIVITY 4 1. T gives Ss a template to fill in with details about how they T – C
learn and adopt two new strategies 10’
2. Ss fill in the template
3. T checks their answers and asks them to reflect at home on S, S, S
the document they filled in, maybe after they read/watch/listen
to some more info about this topic T – C