Learning Styles – How Do You Learn Best?

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Learning Styles How Do You Learn Best?

• Academic Success Workshop Series

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Lets Find out Your Preferred Learning Style

• Three Primary Learning Styles Secondary Styles
• Visual learn best by seeing
• Auditory learn best by hearing
• Tactile or Kinesthetic learn best by doing
• Reading Writing less common often associated
  with visual learning
• Mixed Modality Learning Style learn with a
  little of all styles no strong preferences

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A Movie Theater Experience

• Exercise You are in a crowded movie theater
  and after some time into the movie you begin to
  smell smoke. Suddenly you notice smoke billowing
  up by the stage. What would you most likely do
  first?
• Start yelling Fire! (Auditory)
• Quickly look for the fire exits (Visual)
• Start running towards the exits, grabbing others
  while you run (Kinesthetic)
• While you may do all three of these things
  at some point, your first reaction is most likely
  your preferred learning style.

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Learning Style Inventory

• Complete the Learning Style Inventory
• What now? How do I use my preferred learning
  style to be a better learner and student?
• There are many things you can do to accommodate
  or work with your preferred learning styles. Here
  are some suggestions

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Study Tips Visual Style

• Visual Study Tips
• Use colors often when studying e.g. write with
  colored pens, highlight important
  concepts/definitions (Note the brain remembers
  Red the longest. Write important facts, words,
  definitions in red.
• Draw maps, charts, diagrams
• Use bright colored sticky notes Post where you
  will see them often.
• Create flash cards with colored pens for review
• Avoid visual distractions in study environment

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Auditory Study Tips

• Attend all lectures, discussions to hear the
  important information.
• Study in a quiet environment avoid auditory
  distractions.
• Read aloud - your brain will remember the sound
  longer
• Use a tape recorder to record lectures, etc.
• (ask your professor for permission to tape the
  lecture.)
• Study with others.. Auditory learners benefit the
  most from group study.

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Tactile/Kinesthetic study tips

• Make your study time more physical walk when
  you study read on a treadmill/elliptical
  machine chew gum squeeze a stress ball
  consider studying at a standing desk, or on an
  exercise ball.
• Vary your activities e.g. review notes, read
  textbook, rewrite concepts on flashcards, etc.
• Study in small chunks. Take frequent breaks.
• Use as many senses as possible

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Study in a way that works best for YOU!

• Everyone learns a little differently from
  everyone else. You have a unique way of learning.
  
• If a study method is not working for you, try
  something different.
• Try background music.
• Try studying alone, or with a study partner.
• Try studying early in the day, or later in the
  evening. Mix it up until you find what works best
  for you.
• If you are still struggling ASK for help! There
  are many programs and resources available for
  you. Please utilize every support available.