tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684639278116003661.post-4016389797509303382008-05-02T09:22:00.005-04:002008-05-02T13:39:09.220-04:00What kind of learner are you? North Carolina State University has a test you can take to find out how you learn best.<br /><br />Just follow the<a href="http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html"> link</a>, take the test, and then print out the results.<br /><br />Felder and Soloman, researchers for NCSU look at four areas of learners in their report of <a href="http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm">Learning Styles and Strategies</a>. Listed below is a breakdown of the areas.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Active and Reflective Learners</span><br /><br />Active learners tend to retain and understand information best by doing something active with it--discussing or applying it or explaining it to others.<br /><br />Reflective learners prefer to think about it quietly first.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sensing and Intuitive Learners</span><br /><br />Sensing learners tend to like learning facts, intuitive learners often prefer discovering possibilities and relationships. Sensors often like solving problems by well-established methods and dislike surprises.<br /><br />Intuitors may be better at grasping new concepts. Intuitors tend to work faster and to be more innovative.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visual and Verbal Learners</span><br /><br />Visual learners remember best what they see--pictures, diagrams, flow charts, time lines, films, and demonstrations.<br /><br />Verbal learners get more out of words--written and spoken explanations.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sequential and Global Learners</span><br /><br />Sequential learners tend to gain understanding in steps, with each step following logically from the previous one.<br /><br />Global learners tend to learn in large jumps. Global learners may be able to solve complex problems quickly or put things together once they have grasped the big picture.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">My Results</span><br /><br />The chart below shows the results from my test. As you can see, I am strongly an intuitive, global learner, with a tilt towards visual learning. Basically, this means I tend to work quickly, always looking for new ideas, and need to see the whole concept. I need to picture an idea to understand it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sPiRkVGOQL4/SBsgGMVgLXI/AAAAAAAAAaw/ec4R14QvK_I/s1600-h/Learning+style.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sPiRkVGOQL4/SBsgGMVgLXI/AAAAAAAAAaw/ec4R14QvK_I/s400/Learning+style.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195781885864717682" border="0" /></a><br />What is your learning style? What does this tell you about how you learn best?Mr. McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02922744477241266679noreply@blogger.com