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HOW TO BE A SUPER LEARNER
ICT - Which software packages do you use?
How to be a super learner
To be a super learner you need to know what style of learner you are.
Spreadsheet
A spreadsheet package is a computer package that is designed to perform calculations. It can
also be used to produce graphs and charts, record data and search for particular items of data.
Are you a Visual learner (see-er), an Auditory learner (listener) or a Kinaesthetic learner (do-er)?
Which spreadsheet package do you use?
Do this simple quiz to find your preferred learning style, then read on to see how you can help
yourself to learn and revise more effectively.
What have you used it for?
Read the questions, then tick the box that describes you best. Tick only one box per question.
A word processing package is used to write, amend, format, print and save text. Word processing
packages are used to produce text-based documents such as letters, reports and memos.
QUESTIONS
LEARNING STYLES
Which word processing package do you use?
When you spell
a word you find
tricky, do you:
Picture the word Sound out the word Write the word to
When trying to
revise, what upsets
you the most:
The room being
Noise
Movement
During a
conversation,
do you:
Talk a little, but
Talk and listen
Talk and gesture
When you have free
time, do you prefer
to:
Watch TV and play Listen to music
Play sports and
Think about your
last holiday.
Do you:
See still photos or Hear sounds
See a video in your
When you are
annoyed, do you:
Remain annoyed Shout loudly
Stamp about and
When you have to
remember
something, do you
find it easier to:
Read written notes Listen to a person Do an activity
When you haven’t
seen people for a
long time, do you:
Forget names but Forget faces but
Think about your
bedroom. Do you:
See pictures of the Describe the room Think how the room
When you receive
praise, do you
prefer:
To receive a
What have you used it for?
Database
A database is used to store data in a way that makes it easy to sort and search. Data is stored
in tables; these have rows (records) and columns (fields). In most tables there is a unique field
called a key field.
Which database package do you use?
What have you used it for?
Graphics
A graphics package is used to create and manipulate images on a computer. The images
produced can be used as a source of original artwork when using word processing, desktop
publishing or presentation software.
Which graphics package do you use?
What have you used it for?
Desktop publishing
Desktop publishing, or DTP for short, is used to produce publications such as newsletters,
magazines, leaflets and posters. DTP is concerned with organising the layout and appearance
of text and graphics in a publication.
Which DTP package do you use?
What have you used it for?
Web authoring
Individuals and organisations create pages of information for websites using web authoring
packages. Web pages are created using hypertext mark-up language (HTML). This is a
programming language which tells web browsers how to display information.
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Which web authoring package do you use?
What have you used it for?
Presentation
A presentation package is used to create slide shows and presentations, which can be viewed
on-screen or with a projector. Slides can include text, images, movies and sound.
Which presentation package do you use?
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TOTAL SCORE
untidy
don’t like listening
for too long
Auditory (listener)
as you write it
on the computer
images
and songs that
reminded you of
your holiday
but don’t show it
in lots of colours
remember faces
room in your mind
certificate
Visual
(see-er)
Kinaesthetic (do-er)
see if it looks right
with hands
games
mind
slam doors
explaining
remember names
in words
Remember where
you last saw a
person
feels and smells
Someone to tell you A pat on the back or
face-to-face that
you have done well
a handshake
Auditory
(listener)
Kinaesthetic
(do-er)
Record the total number of ticks for each column in the Total Score boxes. Your preferred learning
style is indicated by the highest score. You may of course prefer a combination of styles.
What have you used it for?
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Visual (see-er)
written down in
your mind
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Word processing
