Learning Styles
How do YOU learn?
Why does it Matter to You?
• If you know the way you learn you can
study more intelligently
– Make better use of the time you spend!
– Might not take as long!
– Could actually make the process more
enjoyable!
3 Main Ways We Learn
Visual
By sight
Auditory
What we hear
Kinesthetic
Touching/Moving
Multimodal
More than 1
Visual Learning
Auditory Learning
• Auditory means – hearing; using the
sense of sound/hearing to learn
– Light music in the background while
studying
– Ensuring you attend class to hear the
teacher/professor
Kinesthetic/Tactile Learning
• Means being physically engaged in a
"hands on" activity
– you learn well when you can manipulate
materials to learn new information
– You learn best when you can be
physically active in the learning
environment.
Overview video
• http://video.about.com/homeworktips
/What-Are-the-Different-LearningStyles-.htm
• Finish your Learning Styles Inventory
and Score Sheet
• When you finish it – think about the
way you study now:
– What works?
– What doesn’t work?
– What study method would you like to try
more of?