Learning Styles

Learning Styles

By Hearing

By Seeing By

Doing

Auditory

Visual Kinesthetic

sit towards the front of the room so you can hear well and so that you won't be distracted by the noises other students make

work in quiet areas to minimize hearing music, television or other distractions

if you prefer to study with music playing, choose something with no lyrics, and keep the volume low

"sub-vocalize“ (a quiet mumble)or read out loud as you take notes, read instructions, read questions or take tests

study with a partner and take turns reading to each other - discuss key concepts

use rhymes or jingles to help remember important pointsensure you understand by creating verbal descriptionstape yourself summarizing key points, then play the tape

as a memory rehearsal strategy

Enhancing your Auditory Learning

choose a location where you can see the instructor and all visual aids well

sit away from doors, windows, bulletin boards, and other potential distractions

minimize visual distractions in your study space write down what you hearuse visuals like symbols and colour in notes to

help flag new concepts and key ideasmake pictures in your mindlook for sketches, diagrams, or charts to help

interpret information - re-draw them to help remember

translate text into charts, graphs, or picturesuse flash cards to help rehearse

Enhancing your Visual Learning

ask questions and participate in discussions whenever possible

determine relevance and applicability of the concept to yourself and life in general

take a small object (e.g. stress-ball) to class to play with discreetly in one hand while the other takes notes

use class breaks to stand up and stretchuse your fingers or a piece of paper to help keep

track of where you are when readingstop after each chunk of reading, think about

what you learned, and write a brief summary

Enhancing your Kinesthetic Learning

take regular, brief breaks to move aroundif you typically use your hands when talking to people, try

using your hands when studying and explaining conceptswrite processes, etc. on cards, mix them up, then practice

physically arranging them into the correct sequencedo something physical before sitting down to read or

studymove a body part (e.g. swing or tap your foot), or walk

around if it helps you concentratetry to make learning “hands on” (models, labs,

investigations, etc.)

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

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VERBAL/LINGUISTIC(WORD SMART)Sensitivity to the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words and language, both written and spoken.

LOGICAL/MATHEMATICAL(NUMBER SMART)Capacity to deal with numbers,formulae, abstract patterns andinductive/deductive thinking.

VISUAL/SPATIAL(PICTURE SMART)Reliance on sense of sight and ability to visualize; includes ability to create mental images.

BODILY/KINESTHETIC(BODY SMART)Ability to deal with and control body movements and handle objects skillfully.

MUSICAL/RHYTHMIC(MUSIC SMART)Capacity to recognize and produce tonal patterns, sounds, pitch, rhythms, and beats.

INTERPERSONAL(PEOPLE SMART)Has to do with person-to-person communication and relationships.

INTRAPERSONAL(SELF SMART)Relates to self-reflection, metacognition, awareness of one’s own feelings and internal states of being.

NATURALIST (NATURE SMART )Appreciation for nature and ecological issues; recognizes patterns in organisms & in nature.