Anthony Gregorc

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Anthony F. Gregorc

Nationality American
Fields Phenomenology
Institutions Gregorc Associates Inc.[1]
Alma mater Miami University (Ohio), Kent State University (Ohio).
Known for Mind Styles Model

Anthony F. Gregorc is most well known for his theory of a Mind Styles Model and its associated Style Delineator.[2]

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[edit] Career

Gregorc has taught mathematics and biology. He has been principal of a laboratory school for gifted youth and Associate Professor at two American universities.[1] His learning styles ideas are based on brain hemispherical research [3]

The four types identified are:

  • Concrete Sequential learners want step by step instructions using real examples you can touch.
  • Concrete Random Learners want real examples, but want to browse through the knowledge in a trial and error manner
  • Abstract Sequential want clear visual material that is well organised
  • Abstract Random however are happy to find a trial and error approach to visual material.

One of the benefits of this approach is to identify how different students learn. For instance, some researchers have concluded that computer-mediated learning may be difficult for some students. [4]

Dr. Gregorc's ideas have been widely discussed, but not universally agreed. A report from the UK think-tank Demos reported the evidence for learning styles as "highly variable", and that practitioners were "not by any means frank about the evidence for their work." [5]

[edit] Major Works

  • Gregorc Style Delineator - A psychometric test
  • An Adult's Guide to Style, Gabriel Systems, Maynard (1982).
  • Mind Styles FAQs Book
  • The Mind Styles Model: Theory, Principles and Practice

[edit] See also

Learning styles

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Gregorc Associates site accessed July 2007
  2. ^ Learning Styles at ThinkQuest.org accessed July 2007
  3. ^ Gregorc Learning styles at University of South Dakota site accessed July 2007
  4. ^ See Ross, J. & Schulz, R. [1999]. Can computer-aided instruction accommodate all learners equally? British Journal of Educational Technology, 30 [10], p. 5-24.)
  5. ^ Hargreaves, D., et al. (2005). About learning: Report of the Learning Working Group. Demos.