[brhsagain]

The biggest difference I’ve seen in how people learn is whether they learn things top down or bottom up. I generally prefer to just have the main idea or concept explained directly to me so that’s how I try to teach people things as well. Came as a shock to me when I realized lots of people want to go the other direction, seeing lots of examples and then later arriving at the general concept themselves.

[dhimes]

There's also an idea that some people like to jump in and try things and others like to think about them first. The learning style antagonist camp would say (if I understand them correctly) that these differences are due to a difference in talent, experience with the subject, or IQ.