The document discusses various learning styles, emphasizing that no single approach fits all students due to their diverse backgrounds, abilities, and interests. It categorizes learners into four types: activists, reflectors, theorists, and pragmatists, each with distinct preferences for learning. Additionally, it references psychological frameworks like Carl Jung's and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to further understand individual differences in learning.

1. Learning Styles
Learning Styles
Prepared by:

2.  George Patton states that “if everybody is
thinking alike, then somebody is not thinking”
 « One size-fits all » is to be repudiated/ dropped out
One size does not fit all
- Students have:
 Different backgrounds
 A range of ability levels
 A variety and an assortment of learning profiles
 An abundance of interests and a mish-mash of
intelligences

3. Differentiation
Differentiation

5. * Some lean to « Abstract Conceptualization »/others like « Concrete
Experience »
 Honey and Mumfred developed 4 categories of L.S.
Activists Reflectors Theorists Pragmatists
learn by doing and
participating
*involve themselves
fully in new
experiences
*Their philosophy is:
"I'll try anything
once". They tend to
act first and consider
the consequences
afterwards
*They use
brainstorming when
dealing with any
activity
*sometimes have dirty
learn by watching
others
*like to stand back
and ponder or
observe
experiences from
different
perspectives
*They take back seats
in meetings and think
before interacting
* Take time before
working towards
learn by fathoming
theoretical input
very clearly
*They need
concepts,
facts,models in
order to analyse or
synthesize any
conclusion
*They are skilled at
basic assumptions,
principles
*they abide by
rational and logical
*learn through
practical tips
*They are keen on
putting learning into
practice in the real
world
*They try new
ideas, theories and
techniques to see if
they work
*They are
experimenters

9.  Carl Jung and Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
 Carl Jung described human behavior into 4 psychic functions:
 Extroversion/ Introversion
 Sensing/ intuition
 Thinking/ feeling
 Judging/perceiving

10. For Gardner, an intelligence is a « biopsychological potential to
For Gardner, an intelligence is a « biopsychological potential to
process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve
process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve
problems or create products that are of value in a culture
problems or create products that are of value in a culture.
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