A learning style is a way of learning. Your preferred learning style is the way in which you learn best. Three learning styles that are often identified in students are: the Au ditory Learning Style, the Visual Learning Style, and the Kinesthetic Learning Style. Everyone has a unique temperament, personality, and particular patterns and preferences for learning. Children learn more when they learn in environments best suited to their personal learning styles. Thus because different people learn differently, it is important for you to discover which category of learner you are in order to maximize your learning potential. We have provided a check-list below for you to aid your discovery process.
The Auditory Learner
Auditory Learners learn best when information is presented in an auditory language format. They excel in classes that emphasize teacher lectures and class discussions. They learn better by listening to audio and often read aloud or talk things out to gain better understanding.
Auditory Learners are “Talkers and Listeners”
An auditory learner may be strong in the following:
- Follow oral instructions after listening once, and won’t need to hear things over and over again
- Do well in tasks requiring phonetic analysis
- Learn to read most effectively with a phonetic approach
- Sequence speech sounds well
- Love the “read aloud” time in school
- Perform well verbally; do well with relating ideas and story telling
- Grasp concepts quickly
- Enjoy music lessons, drama, and role playing opportunities
- Do well in expressing himself/ herself in written communication
- Appear brighter than test scores shows him/ her to be
Some suggested activities:
- Make your own study tape
- Setting information on a tune
The Visual Learner
Visual Learners learn best when information is presented in a written language format or in another visual format such as pictures or diagrams. They do best in classes in which teachers do a lot of writing at the whiteboard, provide clear handouts, and make extensive use of an overhead projector. They try to remember information by creating pictures in their minds. They are detailed note takers.
Visual Learners are “Watchers”
A visual learner may be strong in the following:
- Has good sight vocabulary; uses picture clues in reading
- Keeps an organised desk and remembers where to put things back
- Scores well on standardized, multiple-choice, and matching tests
- Usually becomes a rapid reader and has good comprehension
- Can follow instructions on worksheets, diagrams, and written instructions
- Often excels in map skills and math comprehension
- Likes to works puzzle, and visual games
- Prefers art class to music class
Some suggested activities:
- Write outlines and represent ideas graphically represent ideas
- Use mind maps to organise ideas
- Highlighting the information
The Kinesthetic Learner
Kinesthetic Learners learn best in hands-on learning settings in which they can physically manipulate something in order to learn about it. They learn best when moving about and handling things, doing well in classes in which there is a lab component.
Your learning style is your strength. Go with it whenever you can. When you can choose a class, try to choose one that draws heaviest on your learning style. When you can choose a teacher, try to choose one who's teaching method best matches your learning style. When you choose a major and future career, keep your learning style firmly in mind.
Kinesthetic Learners are “Do-ers and Touchers”
A kinesthetic learner may be strong in the following:
- Fine and gross motor balance
- Rhythmic balance
- Identifying and matching objects
- Taking gadgets apart and putting them back again
- Using concrete objects as thing aids
- Creativity, problem solving , and seeing connections between ideas
Some suggested activities:
- Use hands-on learning methods
- Field trips
- Reading – visual phonics
- A large chalkboard
Some Tips for Parents
- Be happy if your child learns the same way as we do and succeeds in the classroom
- Do not be frustrated if he/ she doesn’t understand the way we do
- Allow for differences and vary the activities and ways of presenting information
- Do not interprete the child’s different learning style as misbehaviour, or rebellion
- Know your own learning styles to understand your child better
Kinesthetic
“Doer” Parents |
Quick to give hugs, pats, and physical affection
Tend to be involved in sports, working out, or keeping fit
Show emotions by body language or actions
Discipline child by picking the child up or other physical
action
Don’t like to sit for long PTA meetings or lectures |
Auditory
“Talker” Parents |
Discipline by telling the child what he/she has done wrong and explaining what needs to be done next time
Do a lot of encouraging, praising, and explaining to the child
Like to listen to radio, music, or tapes
Show emotion by voice tones (sometimes unpleasantly shrill if really upset) and by words
Like to sit in the middle in a seminar so they can comment about what is said without disturbing the speaker |
Visual
“Watcher” Parents |
Quiet and don’t say much when they are upset, but child can tell by facial expressions that they are really angry or sad
Like reading, movies, and television
Discipline by giving “that look” or insisting that the child have “timeout” in the room
Like to sit close in a movie or up front in a seminar so that they can see the speaker |
SELF STUDY TECHNIQUES
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Preparing Your Study Area
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What is Your Learning Style?
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Time Management
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Reading for Comprehension
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Sources of Reference
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Strategies for Building Vocabulary
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Strategies for Remembering information
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Be A Flexible Reader
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WINNING STRATEGIES IN THE CLASSROOM
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Strategy for Reading Textbooks
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Writing Techniques
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Preparation for Class
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Listening in Class
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A Strategy for Taking Notes
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STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING ENGLISH
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Word Identification
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Answering Cloze Passages
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How to Handle Comprehension
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STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING MATHEMATICS / SCIENCE
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How to Solve Mathematical / Science Problems
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Strategies for Solving Mathematical Problems
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Strategy for Solving Science Problems
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Test Taking Tips for Math / Science
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS
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A General Strategy for Taking Tests
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A Strategy for Taking Multiple Choice Tests
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Study Preparations
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How to Overcome Test Anxiety
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OTHER SKILLS
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How to Write a Good Research Paper
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How to Write a Good Report
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How to Make an Oral Presentaiton
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