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Table 4 Learner types’ style dimensions relevant to the nature of working remotely and in virtual teams [66]

From: Patterns to explore cognitive preferences and potential collective intelligence empathy for processing knowledge in virtual settings

Learner types

Description

Active

Prefers to learn by trying things out, working with others

Reflective

Prefers to learn by thinking things through, working alone

Sensing

Prefers the concrete, practical, oriented towards facts and procedures

Intuitive

Prefers the conceptual, innovative, oriented towards theories and meanings

Visual

Prefers visual representations of presented material: pictures, diagrams, flow charts

Verbal

Prefers written and spoken explanations

Sequential

Prefers the linear, orderly, learning in small incremental steps

Global

Prefers the holistic, systematic thinking, learning in large leaps