Online Degrees - Generational Learning Styles

They want to get to the answers as quickly as possible. No need to sit and think because there's more coming, so keep moving. Xers, therefore, enjoy and excel at online games and tests.

Boomers ask "what" and "how" first. This is the most relevant to them, and "why" will often come later with experience and time. Xers, on the other hand, are notorious for asking, "what's in it for me?" And this often happens before the "what" and "how."

Boomers will often see their learning in chunks. Because they generally have spent much more of their career within the same company, and sometimes even within the same position, learning is linked to very obvious, specific events like high school, college and particular, occupational training events or courses. Xers are on the move, and tend to move to different companies for more and varied experience-for more learning. Learning is a continuing process to Xers and not something you could easily block into segments.

Discomfort is avoided at all costs with Boomers. Trying things on their own is often not a good thing-they want to be told and given clearance. Often Xers resent being told what to and not to do. The point for Xers is often to intentionally put themselves into an uncomfortable situation to learn and experience something new.

Online Degrees - Gender / Cultural Learning Styles

Learning styles will also vary by gender or culture, although there has been arguments and criticism on the research of these two topics. Despite this, the research is helpful. It's important to remember, however, that a characteristic causing a specific culture to learn differently than another culture is not stated with the intention of pointing out a flaw, but rather an observation and sometimes even an asset.

Some research suggests that Mexican-Americans and African-Americans, cultures that regard cooperation and interdependence highly, will sometimes do well or better in group work. Caucasians value self-reliance and may do better learning autonomously. Or, for example, a culture that looks at the world in a more holistic way, might learn more effectively through exploring and playing out different scenarios.

All of these ideas are similar in the different learning styles of men and women. Women tend to more communicative than men, and may, therefore, do well in group discussion whereas a man may sit back and not participate.

These are all merely examples and things to consider as you seek to understand your own learning styles.