Index of Learning Styles The best way your brain works!

Index of Learning StylesIndex of Learning Styles

The best way your brain works!

Active LearnerActive LearnerLikes actionMovies, overheads, pictures, etc.Likes to interact“Let’s try it out” attitudeLikes to work in groups

Reflective LearnerReflective Learner

Thinks first before actingListens to lectures and then

processesPrefers working alone

Active vs. ReflectiveActive vs. ReflectiveHow can active learners help

themselves?1.Study in a group2.Do something with the information3.Take turns explaining concepts

How can reflective learners help themselves?

1.Don’t just memorize, apply the information2.Write short summaries

Sensing LearnersSensing LearnersLikes factsConcrete informationMemorizationSeeing examplesPatient with details

Intuitive LearnersIntuitive LearnersLikes theoriesCreativeAbstract thinkingLooks for underlying meaningGood at grasping new concepts

Sensing vs. IntuitiveSensing vs. Intuitive

How can sensing learners help themselves?

1.See how it connects to the real world2.Ask for specific examples

How can intuitive learners help themselves?

1.Ask for theories that link facts together2.Read test questions and check your

results

Visual LearnersVisual LearnersRemembers best with picturesDiagrams, flow charts, time lines

Verbal LearnersVerbal LearnersLearns best with written

explanationsSpoken explanations

Visual vs. VerbalVisual vs. Verbal

How can visual learners help themselves?

1.Try to find diagrams, etc. of class work2.Watch a movie on the subject

How can verbal learners help themselves?

1.Write summaries/outlines of material2.Work in groups

Sequential LearnersSequential LearnersOrganizedLearns in small incremental steps

Global LearnersGlobal LearnersNot worried with organizationHolistic thinkingLearns in large leaps

Sequential vs. GlobalSequential vs. Global

How can sequential learners help themselves?

1.Outline lecture material in logical order2.Relate topics to stuff you already know

How can global learners help themselves?

1.Skim through a chapter for an overview2.Focus on one subject at a time while

studying

InterpretationsInterpretations

Your results provide you with your preferences, not your abilities.

Provides an indication of possible of strengths and habits

Do not over-interpret these results!

SourceSource

Felder & Solman: Learning Styles and Strategies