Identifying your own learning style
Knowing your individual learning style is really important, as we all process information differently; your learning style is often consistent throughout your life, and once you know how you learn best you can adapt your revision techniques accordingly.
A visual
learner may:
Draw information and replace words with
pictures or symbols
Highlight important details by colour-coding,
circling, highlighting or underlining
Use mind maps
Make lists
Think
in pictures and/or form a picture in the mind to imagine the new information. Write detailed notes
Watch videos
An
auditory learner may:
Record or video lessons
Use word association, poems, rhymes, phrases
or word puzzles
Discuss topic with their friends
Watch videos or listen to podcasts
Record themselves reading their notes and
play them back
Repeat facts and information out loud
Ask
and answer questions in the classroom.
Copy down information from the board
Write summaries of what they have learned
Use quizzes
Write notes
Write key information in lists
Read and rewrite notes
Write
information from books or their teacher in their own words.
A
kinaesthetic learner may:
Ask and answer questions in the classroom
Try
to apply the information to real life.
Start and contribute to discussions
Use short definitions when writing notes
Use large sheets of paper (posters) and pens
to feel more active when writing and drawing
Use flashcards
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