There are three main types of learning styles: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. Most people learn best through a combination of the three types of learning styles, but everybody is different.
Auditory Learners:
Hear Auditory learners would rather listen to things being explained than read about them. Reciting information out loud and having music in the background may be a common study method. Other noises may become a distraction resulting in a need for a relatively quiet place.
Visual Learners: See
Visual learners learn best by looking at graphics, watching a demonstration, or reading. For them, it’s easy to look at charts and graphs, but they may have difficulty focusing while listening to an explanation.
Kinesthetic Learners: Touch
Kinesthetic learners process information best through a “hands-on” experience. Actually doing an activity can be the easiest way for them to learn. Sitting still while studying may be difficult, but writing things down makes it easier to understand.
I am a visual learner. I find it easy to remember what I read instead of what I hear. The visual learner traits also reflect in my personality and habits. I often remember faces but forget the names.
Visual learners learn best when information is presented in a written language format or in another visual format such as pictures or diagrams.Here is a list of suggestions that follow can help me to succeed in school to the best of my ability.
Auditory Learners:
Hear Auditory learners would rather listen to things being explained than read about them. Reciting information out loud and having music in the background may be a common study method. Other noises may become a distraction resulting in a need for a relatively quiet place.
Visual Learners: See
Visual learners learn best by looking at graphics, watching a demonstration, or reading. For them, it’s easy to look at charts and graphs, but they may have difficulty focusing while listening to an explanation.
Kinesthetic Learners: Touch
Kinesthetic learners process information best through a “hands-on” experience. Actually doing an activity can be the easiest way for them to learn. Sitting still while studying may be difficult, but writing things down makes it easier to understand.
I am a visual learner. I find it easy to remember what I read instead of what I hear. The visual learner traits also reflect in my personality and habits. I often remember faces but forget the names.
Visual learners learn best when information is presented in a written language format or in another visual format such as pictures or diagrams.Here is a list of suggestions that follow can help me to succeed in school to the best of my ability.
- Create graphic organizers such as diagrams and concept maps that use visual symbols to represent ideas and information.
- When trying to remember information, close your eyes and visualize the information.
- Include illustrations as you take notes in class.
- Use highlighter pens of contrasting colors to color code different aspects of the information in your textbooks.
- Sit in the front of the class so that you can clearly see the teacher. This will allow you to pick up facial expressions and body language that provide cues that what your teacher is saying is important to write in your notes.
- Study in a place that is free from visual distractions.
- When using flashcards, limit the amount of information on a card so that you can form a mental picture of the information.
- Watch videos about topics you are studying in class.
- When hearing a new word you want to remember, visualize its spelling.
- When reviewing information, rewrite or draw the information from memory.
- When taking notes, replace words with symbols wherever possible.
- Type your written notes from class using different fonts, bold print, and underlining to make the most important concepts and facts visually apparent.
- When solving math problems that involve a sequence of steps, draw a series of boxes, each containing the appropriate piece of information in sequence.