Learning Styles
Let your Learning Style be Your Guide Study Tips
Auditory Learning (Learning By Hearing)
- Lecture Learning
- listen to instructions and information given orally
- sit towards the front of the room so you can hear well
- sit away from doors, windows, and other sources of noise
- as you take notes - repeat information to yourself
- Text Learning
- rehearse/repeat information out loud
- study with a partner and take turns reading
- if you prefer to study with music playing, choose something with no lyrics, keep the volume low
- use rhymes or jingles to help remember important points
- talk to yourself about textbook try to remember important terminology by thinking about how parts of the words sound
Visual Learning (Learning By Seeing)
- Lecture Learning
- Complete readings before lectures
- watch for key words to help organize notes
- choose a location where you can see the instructor and all visual aids well
- sit away from potential distractions
- try to listen and write down what you hear;
- ask the instructor if other visual information is available (eg. course web site, lecture outline)
- Text Learning
- minimize visual distractions in your study space
- make an outline of key facts and terms
- write down problems and/or questions and practice writing solutions and/or responses
- try to remember important terminology by looking for parts of the word you already know
- highlight notes so all information relating to one topic is in the same color category
- draw boxes or circles around terms/ concepts and show how they are related to one another
- rehearse/repeat information out loud
- study with a partner and take turns reading
- if you prefer to study with music playing, choose something with no lyrics, keep the volume low
- use rhymes or jingles to help remember important points
- talk to yourself about textbook try to remember important terminology by thinking about how parts of the words sound
Kinesthetic Learning (Learning By Doing)
- Lecture Learning
- ask questions and participate in discussions whenever possible
- take a small object (eg. stress-ball) to class to play with while the other takes notes
- consider using a lap-top to take notes
- choose course sections offering shorter and more frequent meetings
- Text Learning
- do something physical before you read or study
- break reading tasks into small chunks
- personalize the information – relate it to people
- take regular, brief breaks to move around
- use practice questions in the textbook
- move a body part if it helps you concentrate
- if you use your hands when talking, try using them when studying
