Types of learners

Types of learners
Learners can be divided into various different groups, and categories. Learning types are methods and approaches that a person uses in order to take in the information faster and easier. This completely depends on the person and how they which method they prefer to use.

The following are the types of learners

Active or Reflective
Active learners tend to learn things by going out and doing them first hand. The physical method is the best approach for them and since they are keeping active, they tend to take in the information and remember it much better. They also tend to be interested in discussing them and seeing how the specific methods would work.
Whereas a reflective person, would rather think things through first. For a reflective solitude and silence is much better than working in groups as they are able to think through all of different outcomes that  could happen. Reflective type learners tend to prefer sitting in lectures and taking down notes, although this is hard for both types, the active type tends to have more difficulty with this.

Sensing or Intuitive
Sensing learners tend to like learning facts and figuring stuff out and figure out ways to solve problems in well known or established methods. If they know that that method is correct they will use a strong pattern of repetition since they know it will give them the correct answer. They are also extremely patient, careful and realistic. They also seem to lack imagination, as they are mostly realists and are very bad at art.
Whereas Intuitive learners tend to do things their own way. They tend to solve problems in new ways and find answers where no one else can. They also lack patience and tend to work really fast to get things done. Therefore tend to get things done quickly due to hatred to repetition. Although they seem to have a lower memory cap to sensing learners and will struggle to remember things.


Visual or verbal

Visual learners learn from things that they can see, such as pictures or images. This helps them focus and keep their attention towards the topic. Reading notes and listening to a lot of information will get them bored and will lose their focus making them divert from the topic. Although there is a limitation to how much they can learn from visual information, as most of the information in written in text. Therefore they tend to specialise in diagrams and diagnostics.

Verbal learners like to talk and listen. If they can hear it, they will learn it. They have good focus towards the topic and like reading notes. They learn from presentations and lectures and seem to remember things much better than visual learners. They also like to take notes which will stimulate their memory.

Sequential or Global

Sequential learners tend to study a specific topic and learning everything about it and then move onto another related topic. They like to cover all the areas of the subject and tend to perfectionists. This is very good for them because they like to gain knowledge over everything there is towards the topic, although this will take a lot of time, therefore they will be slower than the rest of the group. But, they will know a lot about the subject.

Global learners pick what they want to learn and tend to shift between subjects. They take information in quickly and get the over all concept of the subject are, but they don't take it in, in big enough proportions to really gain in depth knowledge about the subject; therefore wont be able to answer many questions about the subject.  Although getting the concept of the subject is good, but taking a bit of time to learn it properly is better.