 Information
enters your brain three main ways:
(1) sight
 (2) hearing
 (3) touch
 The way a person prefers to learn is called
his/her “Learning Style.
 ” There is no right or wrong, good or bad
learning style.
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A person’s learning style has nothing to do
with intelligence or skills.
 • It has everything to do with the way a
person’s brain works to learn and store
information efficiently.
 • Since everyone learns differently,
understanding learning styles can help you
become a better student.
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By examining learning styles, you will
become aware of how your brain learns best.
 • This awareness gives you the chance to
study effectively and be more successful in
and out of school.
 Visual
Learners – learn by sight.
 Auditory Learners – learn by hearing.
 Tactile Learners (kinesthetic) – learn by
touch.
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Prefer to see information such as pictures,
diagrams, cartoons, and demonstrations.
 • They picture words and concepts they hear as
images.
 • They are easily distracted in lecture with no
visual aids.
 • Overwhelmed with intense visuals accompanied
by lecture.
 • Benefit from using charts, maps, notes, and flash
cards when studying.
Let
me see it!
• Take lecture notes.
 • Underline, highlight, or circle printed material.
 • Borrow others’ notes, compare to own.
 • Draw pictures in notes to illustrate concepts.
 • Use a variety of colors – in pens, pencils,
markers, highlighters, paper, etc. for different
categories or concepts.
 • Write it out!
 • Draw out ideas.
 • Work with many colors.
 • Use outlines, pictures, graphs, charts, and
diagrams.
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Prefer to hear information spoken.
Can absorb a lecture with little effort.
May not need careful notes to learn.
Often avoid eye contact in order to concentrate.
May read aloud to themselves.
Like background music when they study.
Let
me hear it!
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Study in groups and talk things out.
 • Work out problems aloud.
 • Record lectures, teaching and study group
sessions, etc.
 • Read texts out loud (into recorder).
 • Listen to lecture/text tapes while driving,
walking, etc.
 • Dictate papers, to be typed later.
 • Read questions aloud.
 • Use word association.
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Prefer touch as their primary mode for taking in
information.
 • In traditional lecture situations, they should write
out important facts.
 • Create study sheets connected to vivid examples.
 • Role-playing can help them learn and remember
important ideas.
Let
me experience it!
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Trace letters of words with finger (to
memorize spelling, for example)
 • Use finger as a guide while reading
material.
 • Take, and type out or rewrite class notes.
 • Get hands-on in science or computer labs,
for example – don’t just watch someone else
do it.
 • Write out everything.
 • Use models – of the human brain, DNA, etc.
 • Draw charts or diagrams of relationships.