Everyone is different in so many ways, when regarding how we learn. It is a good idea to firstly find out as much as possible about the learners in your classroom, before embarking on each learning journey. There are many ways that you can find out the best possible attributes of each learner, and how they learn best, through which type of learning understanding, whether it’s through visual, auditory, verbal, logical, social, physical, intrapersonal etc.
Along with the many learning styles, there are quite a few learning style theories that learning and educational theorists have created to endevour an easy application of understanding how each of us learn in different situations.
A combined graph showing my own personal learning style in comparison to the rest of Australia is shown below. It is created through a program online called Memletics, which is a new online learning style website which shows modern approaches to learning. It shows that on average, the majority of Australians are highly social and aural learners, which means they love to socialise and listen ;)
To enable a student to learn actively is to create a classroom climate and understandable curriculum lesson that is not only relative but also engaging to all personality/learning styles.
There are many types of learning styles formulated by Richard M. Felder and Linda K. Silverman. you can access this site and take the ILS 44 multiple choice questionaire to find out what type of learning style you portray.
Learning Effectiveness
Dales cone is the perfect example of needs to cater for when creating lessons for lifelong learning.
Just referring to the Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs article . Looking at the pyramid of needs created by Mazlow, it clearly states that each child, regardless of economic status, should be entitled to the same needs as the next child which obviously shows that food, shelter, warmth and water. Not only at home, but also in the education learning setting.
For a student to learn, there has to be the correct classroom climate which feels like a comfortable and caring environment. After these critical needs have been met, then the other needs should be looked at. For instance, you wouldnt, in our current economic status, begin a classroom learning situation with no chairs/desks/roof. It is not possible for students in our time to learn without these necessities, or if in a Snow-filled country, for students to have no windows and be shivering cold.
When all aspects of such have been met, then it is possible to meet other needs such as Safety, Belonging/love, and then deal with issues of self esteem and creative talents...
The Mazlow theory should be taken into account, not only before each lesson, but should become second nature, almost an instantanious intuitive thought process for anyone working with children, to ensure that they are looked after in the best possible way.
Everyone is different in so many ways, when regarding how we learn. It is a good idea to firstly find out as much as possible about the learners in your classroom, before embarking on each learning journey. There are many ways that you can find out the best possible attributes of each learner, and how they learn best, through which type of learning understanding, whether it’s through visual, auditory, verbal, logical, social, physical, intrapersonal etc. 
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