ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Learning and training at work
According to Honey and Mumford's learning styles, which learner is most likely to prefer to think carefully, observe from the sidelines and collect data before reaching a conclusion?
The reflector is the learner who prefers to stand back, observe and gather data before reaching a conclusion. Activists act first, theorists seek logical models, and pragmatists look to try ideas in practice, so none of them fits the described preference.
- AActivist
- BReflectorCorrect
- CTheorist
- DPragmatist
Explanation
Reflectors prefer to stand back, observe and consider experiences from different perspectives before acting. Activists prefer to dive in, theorists want logical models and concepts, and pragmatists want to try out ideas in practice. Theorist is tempting but focuses on integrating ideas into theories rather than observing.
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