1. Learning Styles/
Personality Types
Florida and the Islands Comprehensive Center
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2. Brain research confirms
what experienced teachers
have always known:
• No two children are alike
• No two children learn in the
identical way
• An enriched environment for one
student is not necessarily enriched
for another
• In the classroom we should teach
children to think for themselves
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3. Why should I care about
learning styles?
• The way a child learns affects
his/her entire personality and
development.
• Understanding learning styles will
help teachers and students to better
communicate.
• Understanding learning styles will
help teachers to differentiate
instruction.
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4. What is a learning style?
• A learning style is…
– a way to take in and process
information
– a preference that gets stronger
the more it is used
– the way the mind operates
– the way we learn!
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9. Sensing Thinking Learner
(ST)
• Likes:
– Immediate responses and feedback
– Details and sequential order
– Hands-on activities with a specific,
correct answer
– Clear, concise, step-by-step
directions
– Knowing exact expectations; why
something has to be done, and how
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10. Intuitive Thinking Learner
(NT)
• Likes:
– Planning and organizing before
working
– Working independently
– Analyzing and examining pros and
cons
– Arguing and debating
– Thinking about ideas and how they
are related
– Finding/designing a new way to do
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11. Intuitive Feeling Learner
(NF)
• Likes:
– Learning without time constraints
– Praise for personal ideas and insights
– Using creativity and imagination
– Open-ended activities with many
possibilities
– Working on many things at once
– Self-expression and self-discovery
– Creative and artistic activities
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12. Sensing Feeling Learner
(SF)
• Likes:
– Getting personal attention and praise
– Sharing feelings and experiences
– Working in groups/being part of a team
– Having someone show how to do something
– Role-playing and personal expression
– Non-competitive games where no one loses
– Interpersonal activities; opportunities to
learn about himself/herself
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13. What is your learning style?
Sensing Thinking (ST)
Intuitive Thinking (NT)
Intuitive Feeling (NF)
Sensing Feeling (SF)
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14. Questions:
• Sensing Thinking (ST): WHAT?
• Intuitive Thinking (NT): WHY?
• Intuitive Feeling (NF): WHAT IF?
• Sensing Feeling (SF): WHAT DOES
IT MEAN TO ME?
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15. In A Nutshell…
• No one learning style is better than
another.
• We all have characteristics of each
learning style; some characteristics are
just stronger than others.
• Learning about each style will help us to
better understand and communicate with
our students.
• Knowing about each learning style will
help teachers to better understand how
students learn and how to differentiate
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