How We Learn
Learning Style Inventory Example: When I learn I am happy I am careful I am fast I am logical
Learning Style Inventory Total for CETotal for AC Total for ROTotal for AE
AC – CE = AC – CE AE – RO = AE – RO
AE - RO AC - CE Diverging Converging Assimilating Accommodating
Learning Styles DivergersWatching Reflectors AssimilatorsThinking Theorists ConvergersDoingPragmatists AccommodatorsFeelingActivists
Kolb’s Learning Theory Experience new information Engage in initial observations/reflections Generalize/internalize the significance and meaning of the new information Use the new information in a practice based application
Learning Cycles Experience Engagement Collect data Observation Exploration Describe Generalization Explanation Interpret Application Extension Infer
Donald MacDonald World Bank Institute Knowledge Networks and Distance Learning