Psychological
Learning Style
How to communicate with
different psychological learning
styles
Matcher
VS Mismatcher
Matcher
 Cooperative
 Find likenesses
 Appear more polite
 Like to please
 Stay within the
rules
Encourage them to
seek firstly the
pattern and
sameness, then the
differences
Mismatcher
 Often appear
disobedient
 Find other ways to
do tasks
 Notice mistakes
 Like to compare
and contrast
Encourage them
firstly to compare or
contrast things,
then to seek the
pattern and
sameness
Impulsive
><Reflective
Impulsive
 Start tasks without all
the instructions
 Like quick fire quizzes
 Call out answer often
 Raise hands and
shakes it
 Finish work quickly
with little attention to
detail
 Never leave them
with nothing to do
 “In a moment but not
quite yet”
Reflective
 Appear to be day
dreaming
 Are often lost in
thought
 Have a tendency to be
quiet
 Pause before
answering questions
 Need time to complete
work
 Work is detailed
 Often good observers
 Start writing in the last
second of the time
frame
 Make them sit in
different places
 Have list of questions
written on the board for
them to think
 When communicating
with any student, give
them 10 – 20 seconds to
response. Don’t answer
the questions by yourself.
Global Vs.
Analytical
Global
 Need all the
information before
beginning
 Want to know all the
steps involved
 Like to know what the
finished product will be
like
 Need to know where
the information fits into
their own life
Most of the students
belong to this type
 Give reason for
learning
 Tell them how they
will apply to their
lives.
Analytical
 Like small chunk
 Love facts and
figures
 Like to know all the
fine details
 Self evaluate
 Like step by step
 Take a more logical
approach
 They will get
frustrated when
there isn’t any
fact/figures
Sequential Vs.
Random
Sequential
 Like step by step
 More likely to read
instructions first
 Tidy; everything has its
place
 Often methodical
 Strong chronological
narrative
 One task focused
 Give them question
“What’s next?”
 Display your long
term plans, so they
know where they are
headed.
Random
 Like variety
 Have many tasks
happening
simultaneously
 Often wander off on
a tangent when
talking or writing
 Have several projects
on the same time
 Make contract with
them to complete task
with the order that
they prefer
Internally &
Externally
Referenced
Internally Referenced
 Set their own rules
and like to be
independent from
their norm
 Not concerned
about what others
think of them
 Don’t respond to
external reward
 Allow them to set
their own goal and
target
Externally Referenced
 Want to please
other with their
answer
 Concerned about
what others think
 Respond well to
rewards
Concrete Learners
Vs.
Abstract Learners
Concrete Learners
 Need concepts and
examples that are
real
 Provide hands on
examples, especially
real life & stories
Abstract Learners
 Can cope with
ideas and concept
without examples
 Be careful!!
Sometimes they prefer
talking or thinking
without than doing
something (passive)

Psychological learning style

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    Psychological Learning Style How tocommunicate with different psychological learning styles
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    Matcher  Cooperative  Findlikenesses  Appear more polite  Like to please  Stay within the rules Encourage them to seek firstly the pattern and sameness, then the differences
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    Mismatcher  Often appear disobedient Find other ways to do tasks  Notice mistakes  Like to compare and contrast Encourage them firstly to compare or contrast things, then to seek the pattern and sameness
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    Impulsive  Start taskswithout all the instructions  Like quick fire quizzes  Call out answer often  Raise hands and shakes it  Finish work quickly with little attention to detail  Never leave them with nothing to do  “In a moment but not quite yet”
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    Reflective  Appear tobe day dreaming  Are often lost in thought  Have a tendency to be quiet  Pause before answering questions  Need time to complete work  Work is detailed  Often good observers  Start writing in the last second of the time frame  Make them sit in different places  Have list of questions written on the board for them to think  When communicating with any student, give them 10 – 20 seconds to response. Don’t answer the questions by yourself.
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    Global  Need allthe information before beginning  Want to know all the steps involved  Like to know what the finished product will be like  Need to know where the information fits into their own life Most of the students belong to this type  Give reason for learning  Tell them how they will apply to their lives.
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    Analytical  Like smallchunk  Love facts and figures  Like to know all the fine details  Self evaluate  Like step by step  Take a more logical approach  They will get frustrated when there isn’t any fact/figures
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    Sequential  Like stepby step  More likely to read instructions first  Tidy; everything has its place  Often methodical  Strong chronological narrative  One task focused  Give them question “What’s next?”  Display your long term plans, so they know where they are headed.
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    Random  Like variety Have many tasks happening simultaneously  Often wander off on a tangent when talking or writing  Have several projects on the same time  Make contract with them to complete task with the order that they prefer
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    Internally Referenced  Settheir own rules and like to be independent from their norm  Not concerned about what others think of them  Don’t respond to external reward  Allow them to set their own goal and target
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    Externally Referenced  Wantto please other with their answer  Concerned about what others think  Respond well to rewards
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    Concrete Learners  Needconcepts and examples that are real  Provide hands on examples, especially real life & stories
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    Abstract Learners  Cancope with ideas and concept without examples  Be careful!! Sometimes they prefer talking or thinking without than doing something (passive)