Description:
The deep learning style is characterized by genuine student’s interest in the educational content, and understanding the nature and relations. Individuals having this learning style are distinguished by their ability and willingness to search for the meaning and to use similarity in describing ideas in an integrated manner, in addition to connecting new ideas with old experiences; they also tend to use evidence and argumentation in their learning.
The surface learning style is usually driven by extrinsic motivation. Students tend to avoid failure and to gather better grades with making minimum effort to learn. Recalling the facts and memorizing without deeper understanding the content is often observed in this learning style.
The strategic (utilitaristic, pragmatic) learning style is often characterized by student’s caginess and the tendency to endear to the teacher. The student tends to reach success at any cost. He is, however, not interested in the content of learning. Frequently, the student is driven by the desire for the personal prestige in a competitive environment.