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Four Categories of Learning Experiences or Styles

This document outlines four categories of learning styles - doer, feeler, thinker, and observer - and describes their key characteristics. It also provides suggestions for training methods that align with each learning style, such as role plays and group exercises for feelers, practice and application of concepts for doers, independent activities and questioning for thinkers, and lectures and problem solving for observers. The overall goal is to incorporate a variety of training methods to accommodate different learning preferences.

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Four Categories of Learning Experiences or Styles

This document outlines four categories of learning styles - doer, feeler, thinker, and observer - and describes their key characteristics. It also provides suggestions for training methods that align with each learning style, such as role plays and group exercises for feelers, practice and application of concepts for doers, independent activities and questioning for thinkers, and lectures and problem solving for observers. The overall goal is to incorporate a variety of training methods to accommodate different learning preferences.

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Learning Styles1

Four Categories of Learning Experiences or Styles


Doer: Likes to be actively involved in the learning process, wants to know
how he or she will apply learning in the real world, likes information
presented clearly and concisely.
Feeler: People-oriented, expressive, focuses on feelings and emotions,
thrives in open, unstructured learning environment.
Thinker: Relies on logic and reason, likes to share ideas and concepts,
analyzes and evaluates, enjoys independent work.
Observer: Likes to watch and listen, tends to be reserved, will take his or
her time before participating, thrives on learning through discovery.

Training Methods and Learning Styles


F

Feeler

Doer

Personal Experience
Role plays
Group exercises

Practice

Apply
concepts

Simulations

D
Thinker

Strive for
Variety

Reading
Questioning
Independent activities

O
Observer
Lectures
Discussion
Problem solving

Adapted from Lawson, K., The Trainers Handbook, 1998, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Learning Styles

August 2004

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