This project is financed by the European Union 1 The project is implemented by a European Profiles S.A. led consortium Learning Styles One of the most widely used models of learning styles is The Index of Learning Styles developed by Dr Richard Felder and Barbara Soloman in the late 1980s, and based on a learning styles modellearning styles model developed by Dr Felder and Linda Silverman. (in the picture Dr Felder)
This project is financed by the European Union 2 The project is implemented by a European Profiles S.A. led consortium Learning Styles According to this model (which Felder revised in 2002) there are four dimensions (or levels) of learning styles. Think of these dimensions as a continuum with one learning preference on the far left and the other on the far right.
This project is financed by the European Union 3 The project is implemented by a European Profiles S.A. led consortium Level 1 SENSORY Sensory learner prefer concrete, practical, and procedural Information. Look for the FACT INTUITIVE Prefer conceptual, innovative, and theoretical information. Look for the MEANING
This project is financed by the European Union 4 The project is implemented by a European Profiles S.A. led consortium Level 2 VISUAL Visual learner prefer graphs, pictures, and diagrams. Look for visual REPRESENTATION VERBAL Prefer to hear or read information. Look for EXPLANATION with words
This project is financed by the European Union 5 The project is implemented by a European Profiles S.A. led consortium Level 3 ACTIVE Active learner prefer to manipulate objects, experiment and learn by trying. Look for the PRACTICE REACTIVE Prefer to think, through, to evaluate options and find a Problem of his own. Look for ANALYSIS
This project is financed by the European Union 6 The project is implemented by a European Profiles S.A. led consortium Level 4 SEQUENTIAL Sequential learner prefer information in order and linearly Put together the DETAILS to take the big picture GLOBAL Prefer a holistic, and systematic approach. They see the big picture first and FILL IN details