Learning Styles
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Identifies 2 dimensions Reflective vs. Experiential and Concrete vs.
Abstract. The result is four type combinations: Converging (prefer to learn by solving
problems and doing technical tasks, good a finding practical uses for ideas and
theories), Accommodating (hands-on, people-oriented, relies on gut feeling more
than logical analysis), Diverging (imaginative and sensitive, prefers to learn
by observing, brainstorming and gathering information, good at viewing concrete
situations from many points of view) and Assimilating (prefers to learn by
putting information into concise logical order). Although the Kolb model has been popular and
the subject of many studies, some scholars question the model’s validity,
primarily because the scale is ipsative: it asks respondents to rank rather
than rate items (see, for example, Hayes & Allinson, 1997, and Curry,
1987). The scale is short (12 items) and
self-scored.
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Concrete/S |
Abstract/N |
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Reflective
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ISTJ 6% |
ISFJ 6% |
INFJ 2% |
INTJ 2% |
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ISTP 5% |
ISFP 5% |
INFP 3% |
INTP 3% |
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Experiential |
ESTP 11% |
ESFP 12% |
ENFP 6% |
ENTP 6% |
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ESTJ 11% |
ESFJ 12% |
ENFJ 5% |
ENTJ 5% |
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In the above framework used in the 4mat or
Kolb Learning Style Test the following equivalents can be used:
Introvert
= Reflective, Extrovert =
Experiential Concrete = Sensate, Abstract
= Intuitives
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