Learning Styles on the clock
Learning styles have always been a fascinating topic for me. I have always enjoyed reading and learning about the different ways in which people learn. They learn in different way, at different levels, and using different methods. There is no one way to learn and no correct way to learn. It is important to know about learning styles and the Cycle of Learning.
Teaching Around the 4MAT Cycle is an interesting book with great insights into learning styles and the cycle of learning.
In the first chapter of the book, we are introduced to the Cycle of Learning as a clock:
We begin at 12:00, at the top of the vertical line as the perceiving line. This is the feeling place. At the bottom at 6:00 is the thinking place where we have abstract concepts.
The horizontal line is the processing line that represents a move from reflection at 3:00 to action at 9:00.
Learning does not happen until 11:59. Chapter 1 page 1 gives an early description of this 4MAT Cycle of Learning: “Learning begins with direct experience at 12:00. Then learners move toward analysis at 6:00 via reflective processing at 3:00. After the cycle swings past 6:00, learners become more active, moving from analysis to usefulness via active processing at 9:00. The movement from 9:00 back to 12:00 offers learners the opportunity to integrate the new material back with the self. Learning is complete at the top of the cycle” — only to begin all over again with the next topic, activity, and concept.
I am looking forward to reading more of this book and understanding more about learning styles. Chapters 1-2 have captivated my interest already. Stay tuned for more blog posts.
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