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The word analytic comes from the Greek word “ἀναλυτικός ” (analytikos), which means having the ability to analyze and divide the whole into its components or elements. Analytic Learning is an analytical approach to learning that uses prior knowledge as a base from which concepts can be described, hypotheses can be developed, and concepts can be rationally generalized by analyzing the components and the structure of the concepts. Analytic learning allows the learner to process information, break it into its component parts, and generate hypotheses by using critical and logical thinking skills.
Theoretical Background
Cognitive stylerefers to the ways individuals think, perceive, remember, and use information. Assessing the cognitive style of the learners and matching one’s cognitive style with the best appropriate instruction are important in the...
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Gogus, A. (2012). Analytic Learning. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_490
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