Learning Style Models

A variety of additional learning style theories exist.  They have been divided into four models, according to Curry (1987).  Additional information on these models can be found here.

Personality dimensions
This model assesses how our individual personality influences our preferred approaches to learning.  Examples of this model include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Myers, 1978), and the Kiersey Temperament Sorter.

Information-processing
This model is based on the individual's preferred intellectual approach to learning. The most well-known model in this category is the experiential theory of Kolb (1984).

Social interaction
How a student interacts in the classroom is described by the model of Reichmann and Grasha (1974), which categorizes learners as independent, dependent, collaborative, competitive, participant, and avoidant.

Multidimensional and instructional preference
These models address the learner's preferred environment for learning, including the environmental, emotional, sociological, and physical factors.  Examples include the strongly researched Learning Style Model of Dunn and Dunn (1978).

What is your personal learning style?