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The Learner Difference

Traditional instruction deals primarily with abstract conceptual forms — namely lectures, reading, and testing. While these methods work well for students with highly developed learning skills, they lose much of their efficacy among broader populations where significant differences in learning abilities and experience are common.

4MAT works in a wide variety instructional settings, because instruction that focuses learners works.

4MAT helps instructors address learner differences by organizing lessons and developing curriculum around the four key components of learning. By structuring material with experiential, abstract, applied and creative strategies, instructors ensure that every learner takes every step necessary to build a complete understanding of content. Moreover, 4MAT Instruction engages every learner, allowing each individual to succeed while building a more comprehensive repertoire of learning abilities.

Teachers in a 4MAT training program learn to...

• Help learners become motivated to learn
• Help learners apply knowledge in meaningful ways
• Empower learners to use knowledge creatively
• Improve learner retention of key information
• Provide every learner with a more engaging, more satisfying, and ultimately more productive classroom experience.