CONTENTS
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Sensing-Intuitive
Dimension |
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SENSING - INTUITIVE
DIMENSION
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Sensing Learners:
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like to learn facts
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like to solve problems
using well established methods and dislike complications and
surprises
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tend to be patient
with details and are good at memorising facts and doing hands on
work, e.g. labs. and projects
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tend to be more
practical and careful
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do not like courses
that have no apparent connection to the real world
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Intuitive Learners:
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prefer discovering
possibilities and relationships
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like innovation and
dislike repetition
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may be better at
grasping new concepts and are more comfortable with abstract material
and mathematical formulations
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tend to work faster and
are more innovative but may be careless
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do not like courses that
involve a lot of memorisation and routine calculations
The chart below shows the distribution of
the 1998/99 stage 1 students in the Sensing-Intuitive dimension. It
indicates that the learning style of the class as measured in this
dimension ranges from highly sensing to moderately intuitive.
Learning Strategy
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Sensing Learners
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you remember and understand
information best if you can see how it connects to the real world
- in a class where most of the material is abstract
and theoretical, ask the lecturer for specific examples of
concepts and procedures, and find out how the concepts apply in
practice
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if the lecturer does not provide
enough specifics, try to find them in recommended texts, or by
brainstorming with classmates
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Intuitive Learners
- to avoid being bored in a class that deals mainly
with memorising and rote substitution in formulas, ask the
lecturer for interpretations or theories that link the facts, or
try to find the connection yourself
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you may be prone to careless
mistakes during exams because you are impatient with details and
don’t like repetition
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allocate time to read the entire
question before answering and be sure to check your calculations
and results
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