179 as cited in Thompson, Orr, Thompson & Park, 2002). Gregorc (1985a) states that learning styles are, “…behaviors, characteristics, and mannerisms which are symptoms of mental qualities used for gathering data from the environment” (Gregorc, 1982, p. They dislike routine activities and cold, unemotional people (para). Because AR’s continuously discharge energy, they may appear “hyper” when indeed they are not, and AR’s use hand and body movements when communicating. In the future, faculty meetings will be viewed as a time to socialize! They prefer not to be restricted by unnecessary rules and guidelines. They prefer to learn in an unstructured environment such as group discussions and activities. Taylor (1997) described Abstract Random (AR) learners as having a capacity to sense moods, and they use intuition to their advantage. What is difficult for me? Having to explain or justify my feelings, competition, working with dictatorial/authoritarian personalities, working in a restrictive environment, working with people who don’t seem friendly, concentrating on one thing at a time as my mind wonders for example, to other tasks, giving exact details, and accepting even positive criticism. I learn best when I am in a personalized environment, given broad or general guidelines, able to maintain friendly relationships and I am able to participate in group activities. I listen to others, I am adaptable, try to bring harmony to group situations, try to establish healthy relationships with others and focus on the issues at hand. You may also prefer your life to be more impulsive, or spur of the moment, than planned. You may even start in the middle, or at the end, and work backwards. When you are using your random ability, you may often be able to skip steps in a procedure and still produce the desired result. “It is not always what it seems.” Whereas, Random: Lets your mind organize information by chunks, and in no particular order. When you are using your abstract quality, you are using your intuition, your imagination, and you are looking beyond “what is” to the more subtle implications. Gregorc (n.d.) defines the meaning of abstract, “This quality allows you to visualize, to conceive ideas, to understand or believe that which you cannot actually see. 179 a as cited in Thompson, Orr, Thompson & Park, 2002). Gregorc & Butler (1984) believe all individuals possess some natural ability in the four channels however, most individuals possess natural ability in one of the channels more than the others (Gregorc & Butler, 1984, p.
My scores are as follows:Īccording to Gregorc’s Mind Styles model of distinctive learning patterns and styles it appears It is recommended that educators consider the diverse learning styles of the students and utilize a variety of teaching methods in order to promote an optimal learning environment for the students.Įducation Gregorc Style Delineator physiotherapy.I believe that the learning style test was accurate in the results. The high percentage of physical therapy students whose responses were indicative of mixed learning styles suggests that they can accommodate multiple teaching methods. The predominant concrete-sequential learning style is consistent with the most preferred teaching method (hands-on training). Approximately 30 (57%) students rated the following teaching methods as the most preferred methods: "Advanced organizers," "demonstrations," and "multimedia activities." Although 31 (59%) students rated the concrete-sequential learning style the most preferred, these students demonstrated mixed styles on the other style dimensions: Abstract-sequential, abstract-random, and concrete-random. More than 45 (85%) of the students rated hands-on training as the most preferred teaching method. Pearson's correlations were performed to investigate the relationship between them. Percentages were calculated for the learning styles and teaching methods.
Upon completion of the lecture, questionnaires were distributed, and were collected on completion. The principal researcher gave an introductory lecture to explain the different learning styles and common teaching methods. The study was conducted to determine the learning styles and preferred teaching methods of Saudi physical therapy students.įifty-three Saudis studying physical therapy (21 males and 32 females) participated in the study. To the researchers' knowledge, there are no published studies that have investigated the learning styles and preferred teaching methods of physical therapy students in Saudi Arabia.
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