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2 • The Truth About Learning Styles
• types of learning,
• methods of learning, and
• your own preferences for learning.
In this chapter you will explore these different areas to better understand how they may influence your own
learning, as well as how to make conscious decisions about your own learning process to maximize positive
outcomes.
All Learning Is Not the Same
The first, fundamental point to understand about learning is that there are several types of learning. Different
kinds of knowledge are learned in different ways. Each of these different types of learning can require different
processes that may take place in completely different parts of our brain.
For example, simple memorization is a form of learning that does not always require deeper understanding.
Children often learn this way when they memorize poems or verses they recite. An interesting example of this
can be found in the music industry, where there have been several hit songs sung in English by vocalists who
do not speak English. In these cases, the singers did not truly understand what they were singing, but instead
they were taught to memorize the sounds of the words in the proper order.
Figure 2.2 Learning has many levels and forms. For example, collaborative learning and showing your work require different skills
and produce different results than reading or notetaking on your own. (Credit: StartUpStockPhotos / Pexels)
Memorizing sounds is a very different type of learning than, say, acquiring a deep understanding of Einstein’s
general theory of relativity.
Notice in the comparative examples of music and physics that the different levels of learning are being defined
by what they allow you to know or do. When classifying learning in this way, people usually agree on six
different levels of learning. In this next section we will take a detailed look at each of these.
In the table below, the cells in the left column each contain one of the main levels of learning, categorized by
what the learning allows you to do. To the right of each category are the “skill acquired” and a set of real-world
examples of what those skills might be as applied to a specific topic. This set of categories is called Bloom’s
Taxonomy, and it is often used as a guide for educators when they are determining what students should learn
within a course.
Access for free at openstax.org
2.1 • The Power to Learn
Category of
Learning
Skill
acquired
Example 1: Musical ability
Example 2: Historical information
on Charles the Bald
Create
Produce
new or
original
work
Compose a piece of music
Write a paper on Charles that draws a
new conclusion about his reign
Evaluate
Justify or
support an
idea or
decision
Make critical decisions about the
notes that make up a
melody—what works, what
doesn’t, and why
Make arguments that support the
idea that Charles was a good ruler
Analyze
Draw
connections
Play the specific notes that are
found in the key of A
Compare and contrast the historical
differences between the reign of
Charles and his grandfather,
Charlemagne
Apply
Use
information
in new ways
Use knowledge to play several