The 4MAT model is a learning and teaching framework that identifies four different learning styles (Why, What, How, and If) and integrates them into a cyclical teaching process, ensuring that instruction addresses the diverse ways learners process information.
The model links each learning style to specific learning preferences:
- Why: The imaginative learner
Focus on meaning, engagement and reflection - What: The analytical learner
Focus on expert knowledge, facts and theories - How: The practical learner
Focus on practice, experimentation and hands-on learning – learning by doing - What if: The dynamic learner
Focus on innovation, creative solutions, and emotional energy
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Developed in 1979 by Bernice McCarthy.