Today in class I found out my learner profile. I am a logic thinker with a HH learner profile.
I think I learn best when listening to quiet music without any background noise. I like to be in a quiet place so that I can think better, left in peace. I learn best when there is not that much pressure, but I feel that I perform better under pressure, because some pressure makes me hurry up what I am doing and complete it within the allocated time frame with incentive to not get distracted and speak with my classmates. I need to be given instructions and new information with not that much (or no) pressure, so that I can have time to grasp the concepts fully. But then when work gets assigned I don't mind having a time limit, so that I can tell people who talk to me to leave me in peace; I am working on the work so it can be completed within the time frame allocated (and, of course, to a high standard). Strategies that help my learning are just having a patient teacher and having a peaceful environment to learn in.
I want my teachers to know that I am a bright child who learns and grasps concepts quickly, but sometimes the reason for my bad results is communication failure (how questions are worded, trouble transferring my thinking onto the paper). Also, I have been to different schools and I have experienced many different techniques and styles of learning. So sometimes if I do badly on some activity or project, it may not be because I am incompetent in the subject; it may simply be because I am not used to the teaching and learning styles practiced at this school. I find that once I get used to a style of teaching, it is easier for me to work on those types of things. Like, for example, I had never done any annotations before coming to ISKL; I found it quite difficult to grasp the concept of "bleeding on the paper", but now I understand it and it is easier for me. Sometimes, I may have a fantastic train of thought and some great ideas about a certain subject, then when a quiz or assessment comes along, often the questions are worded differently or confusingly, or the material being asked is not what I was thinking about. It completely throws me off. This, I feel, is one of the main causes of my poor marks. I do study for tests. I appreciate it when teachers give me feedback in a serious way, especially when it comes to new material. For example, I would rather have a teacher tell me exactly why I am failing at some subjects directly, rather than have them make jokes and shrug it off.
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