Learning Styles - Part 1
Contents

Part 1

WHAT IS A LEARNING STYLE?
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR LEARNING STYLE IS?

Part 2

HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR LEARNING STYLE WORK FOR YOU?

Knowing what your learning style is can help you learn better and more easily!

 
WHAT IS A LEARNING STYLE?

Learning is a very complex process and there are many theories about how it happens. This is only a simple introduction to these theories.

We usually talk about three different pathways to learning: sight, sound, and movement. These three styles of learning are often labelled visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic. Once you recognise the way you learn, you can use the strategies which help you learn most effectively.

 
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR LEARNING STYLE IS?

Most people have some idea already about how they prefer to learn.  If you’re not sure, the example below will give you some idea.

Imagine you need to program a new video recorder. How would you prefer to go about this? (Let’s assume you can’t find someone to do it for you!)

If you’re a visual learner, you’d probably like some reliable written instructions. 

An auditory learner might like someone to tell them how to do it. 

A kinaesthetic learner would probably just get right in there, using trial and error to work it out!

Which of these three people sounds like you?

There are lots of online questionnaires available to help you identify your style. 

You will probably find that, while one style is your favourite, you still use some aspects of a second style and even a few of the third.

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