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The purpose of this study is to explore the prevailing learning and thinking styles of primary students in the Kingdom of Bahrain; and the differences between gifted and regular students in the methods of learning and thinking according to the variables of gender and class. This study was based on the descriptive survey method. The sample consisted of 1431 students, 505 gifted students, 926 ordinary students; 508 males and 923 females. The total number of fourth, fifth and sixth grad students was respectively (506, 482 and 483) students. The results showed that the order of learning and thinking styles among the sample was left, right and then integrated. The results showed that the order of proportions was similar for the gifted and ordinary students; they were, the left-brain learning style, then the right and then the integrated. The order of proportions was similar between males and females as follows, left then right then integrated. The results showed that there are differences in the distribution of the dimensions of learning methods among the study sample individuals according to the (fourth, fifth, and sixth) grades. (Published abstract)