Learning Styles Traits: Global Thinkers
Traits: Global Thinkers


The Global Thinker...

  • Tend to make decisions based on emotions and intuition.
  • Prefer working in an informal, less structured, more flexible environment.
  • Tend to be spontaneous and like spontenaiety.
  • Enjoy doing several things at once.
  • Learn best when information is presented with humour or emoiton, a short anecdote.
  • Speak with many gestures.
  • Tend to learn the general idea first, then look at the details.
  • Can work well with distractions.
  • Tend to take frequent breaks.
  • Tend to need lessons which are interesting to them on a personal level.
  • Discover well through group learning (small group techniques).
  • Need written and tactile involvement.
  • Respond well to pictures.
  • Are said to have right-brain dominance (Roger Sperry).

Will tend to say things like:

  • Why are we doing this?
  • Can I do it later?
  • I need a break.
  • I can't work when it's quiet.
  • Can I work with (another student or group of students)?



Further Information:

♣ Strengths of the Analytical Thinker

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