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Learning strategies for Felder's Index style.
Learning preferences are flexible. Sometimes you may prefer one way of learning. At other times, you may prefer another. Your preferences will depend on your topic and learning situation.
Learning preferences:
Learning preferences are flexible. Sometimes you may prefer one way of learning. At other times, you may prefer another. Your preferences will depend on your topic and learning situation.
Learning preferences:
- Active
- Reflective
- Sensing
- Intuitive
- Visual
- Verbal
- Sequential
- Global
Active learning preference: You tend to learn by doing and enjoy working with others.
Learning strategies:- Take notes while listening or reading.
- Seek out group work where you can take turns explaining different topics.
- Find ways to apply what you've learned to your everyday life.
- Seek out hands-on experiences if you also have a tactile learning style.
- Brainstorm before exams if you're in school, practising questions and answers with classmates.
You will find more information on developing your reading and listening skills in our Learning Skills section.
You might also be interested in exploring Diverger and Accommodator tendencies in the Kolb learning cycle.
Reflective learning preference: You tend to think about things first and prefer to work alone.
Learning strategies:- Listen and read.
- Review material.
- Think of possible questions and applications.
- Keep a journal of readings and/or lectures.
- If you're in a learning situation in which you must memorize, build your memory skills.
You will find more information on developing your reading, memory and listening skills in our Learning Skills section.
You might also be interested in exploring Assimilator and Converger tendencies in the Kolb learning cycle.
Sensing learning preference: You tend to want facts and rules and are good at memorizing.
Learning strategies:- Think about practical ways to apply what you've learned to the real world.
- Ask teachers, colleagues, and others for concrete examples of abstract ideas or theories.
- Discover different procedures that suit you for completing learning tasks.
- Seek out hands-on experiences if you also have a tactile learning style.
You will find more information on developing your question asking skills in our Learning Skills section.
You might also be interested in the Guardian temperament type in the Kiersey Temperament section.
Intuitive learning preference:You want to think about possibilities, be innovative, and ponder concepts.
Learning strategies:- Seek out the meanings to facts, figures, data, and so on.
- Link facts you're learning to broad concepts and theories.
- Ask specialists, teachers, and colleagues to help you interpret the facts so that you can "see" the larger picture.
- If you're in a learning situation where you must hand in homework and/or take exams, ensure that you give yourself time to learn details and check your work.
You will find more information on developing your question asking skills in our Learning Skills section.
You might also be interested in Idealist and Rationalist temperament types in the Kiersey section.
Visual learning preference: You tend to like information presented in pictures, diagrams, demonstrations, and so on.
Learning strategies:- Colour-code your notes.
- Highlight important parts of texts.
- Try to find visual imagery-diagrams, photographs, flow charts, etc.-to help you better understand material that is primarily text.
- Seek videotapes and CD-ROMs for learning.
- Use Mind mapping as a way of learning and remembering.
You will find more information on developing your memory skills in our Learning Skills section.
You might also be interested in the Visual learning style in the Seeing, Hearing and Doing Quiz section and Visual/spatial intelligence in the Multiple Intelligence Quiz section.
Verbal learning preference: You tend to like to get your information from words-either presented in text or aloud.
Learning strategies:- Outline notes of what you've heard or read.
- Write summaries of what you've learned.
- Seek out group learning situations where you can discuss topics.
- Ask questions of specialists, teachers, colleagues, and classmates.
You will find more information on developing your reading, question asking and listening skills in our Learning Skills section. Read our Learner-Oriented Classroom section for information on group work.
You might also be interested in the verbal/linguistic intelligence in the Multiple Intelligence Quiz section.
Sequential learning preference: You tend to want to get information in a step-by-step process in order to get the "big picture."
Learning strategies:- Outline notes of what you've heard or read.
- Define the steps to learning a task.
- Organize material you've learned in a sequential order.
- Seek out hands-on experiences if you also have a tactile learning style.
You will find more information on developing your reading and listening skills in our Learning Skills section.
You might also be interested in the Rational temperament type in the Kiersey section.
Global learning preference: You want the "big picture" before learning the details.
Learning strategies:- Relate what you're learning to what you already know.
- Skim a text/chapter to get an overview before reading closer.
- Study one topic for a long period of time, rather than several subject for short periods of time.
You will find more information on developing your reading skills in our Learning Skills section.
You might also be interested in the idealist and Rational temperament types in the Kiersey section and Naturalist intelligence in the Multiple Intelligence section.
