Which learning style am I?

Today’s blog post will be discussing learning styles and will help you to identify and understand which learning style you belong to. In addition a few study techniques will be recommended for each learning type. Honey and Mumford (1986) have identified four main learning styles as:

• Activist
• Reflector 
• Theorist
• Pragmatist

To help you find out which learning style you belong to, you can complete a test to find out:

https://www.mint-hr.com/mumford.html

 

1.     Activist

Activists are very experiential learners and tend to learn best when they get involved in things. Those that belong to this group tend to learn well in group work situations, in particular when they are the team leader.

Recommended study techniques:

• Brainstorming
• Group discussion   
• Problem solving
• Puzzles

 

2.      Reflector

Reflectors tend to be very observant individuals who are skilled at seeing scenarios from different perspectives. These people like to collect data, review and think carefully before coming to any conclusions. Therefore, reflectors learn well through reviewing and analysing.

Recommended study techniques:

• Doing reading around the subject-matter
• Watching others try things out
• Receiving feedback from others

3.      Theorist

Theorists think things through logically step-by-step, these individuals are very rational and can sometimes be perceived as perfectionists. They need facts, models and theories to learn best. Theorists learn best when they are required to understand a complex situation.

Recommended study techniques: 

• Doing research on background information
• Applying theories and models to learning

 

4.      Pragmatist

Pragmatists like new ideas ad like to see how they can apply these new ideas practically in their own life. Therefore, they learn best when they can try out new techniques or they are shown a model which they can copy.

Recommended study techniques:

• Using case studies
• Doing research on real-world examples
• Discussion of topic

     In the comments share which learning style you are!

References

Honey, P., Mumford, A. (1986) The Manual of Learning Styles, Peter Honey Associates.

Rosewell, J. (2005) Learning styles. Times Educ. Suppl, pp.11-14.

SkillsYouNeed. ‘Learning Styles’ Available at: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/learn/learning-styles.html (Accessed: 5 November 2021).