... teacher or the way in which they taught had to change, so as to accommodate this new learner. The way in which students learn has perhaps been taken for granted, assuming that all learners learn in the same way and therefore teaching them should be done in a structured manner. But research ( ) has shown that there are many different learning styles, characterised by how the learner learns. Theories on how one learns include; the behaviourist theory which views learning as a passive process. Behaviour is changed by positive reinforcement of each step in a series of carefully sequenced stages until 'learning' has occurred. A traditional teaching method of drill and practice or chalk and talk are indicative of the behaviourist theory of learning. The cognitive theory of learning suggests that learning is an active process, involving thinking and mental processes. Learners that fall into this category express their thinking ...

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