, ▁and ▁double - loop ▁learning . ▁It ▁starts ▁from ▁the ▁lear ner ▁and ▁views ▁learning ▁as ▁the ▁continuous ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁personal ▁knowledge ▁network ▁( PK N ). ▁ ▁Learning ▁style ▁theories ▁ ▁Learning ▁style ▁theories ▁propose ▁that ▁individuals ▁learn ▁in ▁different ▁ways , ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁distinct ▁learning ▁styles ▁and ▁that ▁knowledge ▁of ▁a ▁lear ner ' s ▁preferred ▁learning ▁style ▁leads ▁to ▁faster ▁and ▁more ▁satisf actory ▁improvement . ▁However , ▁the ▁current ▁research ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁solid ▁scientific ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁main ▁prem ises ▁of ▁learning ▁styles ▁theory . ▁ ▁A ffect ive ▁Context ▁Model ▁People ▁remember ▁how ▁things ▁made ▁them ▁feel , ▁and ▁use ▁those ▁emot ional ▁im print s ▁to ▁create ▁mem ories ▁on ▁demand . ▁ ▁Inform al ▁and ▁post - mod ern ▁theories ▁In ▁theories ▁that ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁cogn itive ▁rest ruct uring , ▁an ▁inform al ▁curr icul um ▁prom otes ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁prior ▁knowledge ▁to ▁help ▁students ▁gain ▁a ▁broad ▁understanding ▁of ▁concepts . ▁New ▁knowledge ▁cannot ▁be ▁told ▁to ▁students , ▁it ▁bel ieves , ▁but ▁rather ▁the ▁students ' ▁current ▁knowledge ▁must ▁be ▁challeng ed . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁students ▁adjust ▁their ▁ideas ▁to ▁more ▁closely ▁res emble ▁actual ▁theories ▁or ▁concepts . ▁ ▁By ▁using ▁this ▁method ▁students ▁gain ▁the ▁broad ▁understanding ▁they ' re ▁taught ▁and ▁later ▁are ▁more ▁willing ▁to ▁learn ▁and ▁keep ▁the ▁specific s ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁or ▁theory . ▁This ▁theory ▁further ▁align s ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁that