| KNOWLEDGE SEEKER |
UNDERSTANDING SEEKER |
| Stores facts, concepts, generalizations |
Tries to relate information or tasks to own experience |
| Collects skills, procedures |
Makes links to other bodies of knowledge |
| Breaks down problems and tasks into separate sub-units |
Restructures for personal meaning |
| Makes links within units of knowledge |
Synthesizes |
| Uses memorization skills |
Likes to work from 'wholes' picture |
| Works methodically through logical order of task problem |
Searches for underlying structure, purpose, and meaning |
| Analyses |
Intuitive use of evidence |
| Uses systematic trial and error |
Uses analogies, metaphors |