Many of us doesn't know what a personal learning style is. Learning style is a combination of how you perceive, then organize and process the information. The personal learning style depends on two categories:
- How you perceive the information most easily (modality)
- How you organize and process the information (brain dominance)
When you are familiar with your learning style, you can take the important steps to learn faster and more easily. Now we are going to know what the first categories is. How do you perceive information most easily? There are 3 ways:
- Visual - Learning through seeing
- Auditory - Learning through hearing
- Kinesthetic - Learning through touching, moving and doing.
How do you know in which way you are in? Well, it can be determine by your characteristics. For example, do you often catch yourself saying "that looks right to me" or "that sounds good to me"? The phrase may determine which type are you. "Look" is visual and "sound" is auditory. Here are some of the characteristics for visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners;
- Visual
Is good at spelling but forgets names.
Needs quiet study time.
Has to think awhile before understanding lecture.
Likes colors & fashion.
Dreams in color.
Understands/likes charts.
Is good with sign language
- Auditory
Likes to read to self out loud.
Is not afraid to speak in class.
Likes oral reports. Is good at explaining.
Remembers names.
Notices sound effects in movies.
Enjoys music.
Is good at grammar and foreign language.
Reads slowly.
Follows spoken directions well.
Can’t keep quiet for long periods.
Enjoys acting, being on stage.
Is good in study groups.
- Kinesthetics
Is good at sports.
Can’t sit still for long.
Is not great at spelling.
Does not have great handwriting.
Likes science lab.
Studies with loud music on.
Likes adventure books, movies.
Likes role playing.
Takes breaks when studying.
Builds models.
Is involved in martial arts, dance.
Is fidgety during lectures
I will explain about thinking style and brain dominance in later post. Hopefully what you get here is useful for you. For further reading about personal learning style, you can visit http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/a/learningstyle.htm . Thank you for reading.
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