My learning style is strongly intuitive, and moderately global, reflective and visual. Intuition is the strongest trait of my learning style. This means, and I have found this to be true, that I like innovation and dislike repetition. I enjoy exploring possibilities and the relationship between disparate concepts and ideas. I'm good with new concepts, abstraction and working fast. If I rely too much on intuition I run the risk of making careless mistakes, so I have to force myself to watch the details.
As a global learner, I focus on the big picture. While this learning style will sometimes help me make sudden leaps in understanding. However, I may have trouble explaining this knowledge to others, and if I'm not careful I may miss important information if I can't integrate it into my broader understanding. As a visual learner, I learn best when I can see what I'm trying to learn. When concepts are hard, I should try to find something other than text to drive home the material. As a reflective learner, I prefer to think through new ideas and information by myself. This allows me to work well alone, but causes challenges for me to work in groups. And, I must be careful not to be so reflective that I don't get anything done.
My intuitive, global, reflective learning style has been clearly evident in my past academic experiences. In every new subject I explore, I look for the connection between the ideas I'm learning and knowledge I already have. New concepts come easy to me, while dates and specifics sometimes challenge me. I love to read and think about what I've read, but don't enjoy classroom discussions as much.
I have played to my strengths by focusing on subjects that have a broad reach and consider big questions that do not submit to simple answers. I have not made as much effort to put information into visual forms and intend to do that more. My biggest weaknesses relate to my heavy reliance on intuition. To improve my sensing style, I will try to make a habit of paying extra attention to details when they could make a critical difference.
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