Learning Styles | Definition, Types & Examples - Quiz & Workshee

David Kolb's model of learning styles factors in a learner's:

• Level of interaction (doing vs. watching)

• Level of abstraction (concrete vs. abstract)

• Level of interest

• Levels of abstraction and interaction

Answer explanation

David Kolb's model emphasizes both levels of abstraction (concrete vs. abstract) and levels of interaction (doing vs. watching) as key factors in learning styles, making 'Levels of abstraction and interaction' the correct choice.

A visual learner would learn best by:

• Listening to a lecture

• Studying a chart or a graph

• Reading a book

• Taking something apart and putting it back together

An auditory learner prefers learning by:

• Real-life examples

• Writing in a journal

• Having a class discussion

• Studying an infographic

In which of the following examples can knowing preferred learning styles be helpful?

• When teaching a class

• When setting up a classroom

• When studying for a test

• All of the answers are correct

Learning styles are the different ways people interpret, organize and represent ____, and are strongly connected to American psychologist Howard Gardner's theory of ____, which proposes that intellect is not ____ and that people can be 'smart' in different ways.

• Information; multiple intelligences; fixed

• Facts; experiential intelligence; culturally-based

• Reality; multiple knowledges; innate

• Experience; learning experiences; permanent