LEARNING TYLES AND STRATEGIES.docVIP

LEARNING STYLES AND STRATEGIES Richard M. FelderHoechst Celanese Professor of Chemical EngineeringNorth Carolina State UniversityBarbara A. SolomanCoordinator of Advising, First Year CollegeNorth Carolina State University ACTIVE AND REFLECTIVE LEARNERS Active learners tend to retain and understand information best by doing something active with it--discussing or applying it or explaining it to others. Reflective learners prefer to think about it quietly first. Lets try it out and see how it works is an active learners phrase; Lets think it through first is the reflective learners respo