Department of Family Medicine
Faculty Development Program

Teaching and Learning Styles

1. Personal Style Inventory
   a. Access and print copy of Personal Style Inventory
   b. Take Personal Style Inventory and follow instructions for scoring.



2. Read: Kolb, David, "Experiential Learning Theory and Learning Styles."
   a. Learning Mode Descriptions
   b. Learning Styles Descriptions
   c. Teaching Strategies for Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle
   d. Assessment and Evaluation Tasks
   e. Learning Styles Used in the Work Place



3. Optional Readings:
• "Matters of Style" by Richard M. Felder
• "Reaching the Second Tier-Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education" by Richarad Felder
• "Four Aspects of Learning" from Assessing Quality of Teaching in Higher Education
• "Teaching as Facilitating Learning" from Assessing Quality of Teaching in Higher Education
• "Who is an Excellent Teacher" from Assessing Quality of Teaching in Higher Education
Credit: 3 hours