Institute of Teaching and Learning Excellence
Instructional Events
Learning Styles
Learning and Thinking Styles
We are all familiar with the idea of learning styles. This
link identifies and defines additional learning styles (verbal learner,
musical, spatial, abstract, interpersonal and etc.). One site
provides statistics for different learning styles. Students may take
online tests (1,
2,
3) to decide what
kind of learning styles they prefer. I have developed the table below for additional learning styles
which describe different styles of thinking. The table shows different teaching strategies
for each of the thinking styles
|
Reflective |
Conceptual |
Practical |
Creative |
|
motivators
(graphics & scenarios) content
review systematic case
studies group
projects group
discussion |
clear
goals & structured
prescriptive
visualized
content problem
solving news
group |
performance
objectives individualized
& guided
practice indirect
facilitation job
aids/hints/helps hand-on
experience problem
solving |
enlightening
discovery
& flexible
& open unguided
practice open
discussion simulation |