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This model of learning styles is often used in technology enhanced learning and is designed for traditional learning, it is composed of four dimensions, it is based on tendencies that indicates individuals with a high preference for a certain behaviour can also sometimes act differently ( Graf, Viola, Leo & Kinshuk, 2007). The first Dimension distinguishes between active and reflective learners. Active learners like to try things out and enjoy working in groups, whereas reflective learners think things through and work better on their own. The second dimension involves sensing versus intuitive learners, sensing learners are practical and focus on facts and procedures compared to intuitive learners who concern themselves towards theories and meanings. Thirdly is the visual-verbal dimension whereby visual learners learn from visual representations and verbal learners orefera textual representation and are happy with either written or spoken explanations. The final dimension in the Felder-Silverman model is characterised according to the learners understanding, they are either sequential learners who have a linear learning progress, learning in small incremental steps or they are global learners who have a holistic view and prefer to take large steps forward (Graf et al 2007 & Pritchard 2014).