Definitions for Learning Styles

Match the individual learner's style or strategy with the definition.

STYLE / STRATEGY		DEFINITION
1. Convergent thinker	1	a. Another plodder, sticks to the course, rarely goes outside what s/he is told to do.
2. Divergent thinker	2	b. Actively asks for information.
3. Syllabus-bound	3	c. Happy to sink into the language to see what happens.
4. Syllabus-free	4	d. Relaxed and doesn't worry if s/he doesn't understand.
5. Cue-seekers	5	e. Asks awkward questions, always finds new things to interest him/her.
6. Cue-conscious	6	f. Does not respond to hints or information.
7. Cue-deaf	7	g. Cannot see or impose patterns in knowledge.
8. Holistic	8	h. A bit of a plodder, does what s/he is told.
9. Naturalist	9	i. Likes to approach learning in a step by step manner.
10.Serialist	10	j. Not constrained by the course, actively seeks knowledge from any source.
11.Field dependent	11	k. Can spot patterns and works rules out for him/herself.
12.Field independent	12	l. Can pick up hints from his/her teacher.