. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Nurses Prof Dev. 2018 Jul-Aug;34(4):212–218. doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000462

Table 1.

Index of Learning Styles

Type of Learner	Description
Sensing	Concrete thinker
	Practical
	Oriented toward facts and procedures
Intuitive	Abstract thinker
	Innovative
	Oriented toward theories and underlying meanings
Visual	Prefer visual representations of presented material such as pictures, diagrams, and flow charts
Verbal	Prefer written and spoken explanations
Active	Learn by trying things out
Active	Enjoy working in groups
Reflective	Learn by thinking things through
Reflective	Prefer working alone or with a single, familiar partner
Sequential	Linear thinking process
Sequential	Learn in small incremental steps
Global	Holistic thinking process
Global	Learn in large leaps

Modified from Felder & Spurlin (2005). Used with permission.