Knowlesʼs Learning Styles
Concrete learning style

Learners
  • use active and direct means of taking in and processing information,
  • are interested in information that has immediate value,
  • are spontaneous and willing to take risks,
  • like variety and a constant change of pace,
  • dislike routine learning and written work,
  • prefer verbal or visual experiences,
  • like to be entertained and to be physically involved in learning.
 
Analytical learning style

Learners
  • are independent,
  • like to solve problems,
  • enjoy tracking down ideas and developing principles on their own,
  • prefer a logical systematic presentation of new learning material with opportunities for learners to follow up on their own,
  • are serious, push themselves hard,
  • are vulnerable to failure.
 
Communicative learning style

Learners
  • prefer a social approach to learning,
  • need personal feedback and interaction,
  • learn well from discussion and group activities,
  • thrive in a democratically run class.
 
Some learners prefer the teacher to explain everything, like to have their own textbook, to write everything in a notebook, to study grammar, learn by reading, and learn new words by seeing them.

Authority-oriented learning style
Learners
  • are said to be responsible and dependable,
  • like and need structure and sequential progression,
  • relate well to a traditional classroom,
  • prefer the teacher as a figure of authority,
  • like to have clear instructions and to know what they are doing,
  • are not comfortable with consensus-building discussion.
 

Most learners are probably a mixture of types with one type predominating.
To test yourself, use this website: http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html