The Learning Style of Noor

When taking a look at Kolb's learning styles, it may be hard to gauge someone just based on how they act from one situation or another.  In order to find the learning style, I used the indicator based on Noor's attitude towards life and what I learned in the Myers-Briggs test.

What the indicator initiated was that the learning style of Noor is a diverger.  This means that they are feeling and watching when learning.  They involve concrete experience and reflective observation.  Diverger's have a strong sense of imagination, they are idea makers and have a general interest in people and culture.  Noor seems a strong fit into this type but I believe that Kolb's learning style is contextual.  Meaning that learning style is based on certain situations that a person may have and may have another preferred learning style.  For example, in a new situation, a person may go from being an accommodator and like the active experimentation to being more of an assimilator or converger and needing the abstract conceptualisation.  From taking education classes, she should be going through every learning style.  Classes will start with the foundations and theories and through this try to create experiences that will test those, expand ideas, and create a wide area of techniques to use in the field.

If I were a counselor or advisor to Noor, I would recommend that she join an education club or start participating in small community events that revolve around education or something she enjoys.  Experience is the key in education and being able to get hands on experience will help reinforce what is happening in the classroom.  Additionally, Noor should start looking into going to conferences, lectures, or other education sessions tied to her major.  With her being an adult learner, this may be tough to participate in the club, and she may need to focus on finding events around her community.

Taken from in-class handout:

Kolb's Cycle of Learning