The Dominant Abstract
Sequential (AS)
Key Word: FACTS
What Do They Do Best?
- Gather lots of information before
making a decision
- Analyze ideas
- Research
- Provide logical sequence
- Use facts to prove or disprove
theories
- Figure out what needs to be done
What Makes Sense to Them?
- Using exact, well-researched
information
- Learning more by watching than doing
- Logical reasoning
- A teacher who is an expert in his/her
subject
- The world of abstract ideas
- Taking time to work through an issue
thoroughly
What’s Hard For
them?
- Being forced to work with those of
differing views
- Too little time to deal with a subject
thoroughly
- Repeating the same tasks over and over
- Lots of specific rules and regulations
- "sentimental" thinking
- Expressing their emotions
- Being diplomatic when convincing
others
- Not monopolizing a conversation
What Questions Do They
Ask While Learning?
- "How do I know this is
true?"
- "Are there any possibilities we
haven’t considered?"
- "What will we need in order to
accomplish this?"
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Copyright © 2002 Dennis W. Mills, Ph.D.
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