How we like to learn?

Trish Baran • May 2, 2017

There are 4 dimensions of how we like to learn and these may help us to understand why we learn in certain ways.Active vs Reflective"Let's try it out and see how it works" vs "Let's think it through first"Sensing vs IntuitiveLearning facts vs discovering possibilities and relationshipsVisual vs Verbalpictures & diagrams vs written & spoken explanationsSequential vs Globalunderstanding in linear steps vs getting the big picture before detailsWhere do you fit in? Understanding learning styles

There are 4 dimensions of how we like to learn and these may help us to understand why we learn in certain ways.
Active vs Reflective
"Let's try it out and see how it works" vs "Let's think it through first"
Sensing vs Intuitive
Learning facts vs discovering possibilities and relationships
Visual vs Verbal
pictures & diagrams vs written & spoken explanations
Sequential vs Global
understanding in linear steps vs getting the big picture before details
Where do you fit in? Understanding learning styles enables us to accelerate our learning in ways we never thought we could. 
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