Helpful Tips for Your Learning Style
VISUAL LEARNER
- Draw charts/maps/diagrams
- Create flashcards (When doing this, put the word on one side; put the definition on the other side along with an example)
- Make lists
- Color code your work
- Use multi-media equipment (videotapes, compact discs, or computers)
AUDITORY LEARNER
- Record the class (Use this only to fill in what you missed while going over your notes)
- Get a study buddy/group to go over the material
- Read the notes aloud to yourself
- Put your summarized notes on a tape recorder
- Participate and be active in class discussions
- Create mnemonics to aid in memorizing the material
- Teach the material to someone else in the class
KINESTHETIC LEARNER
- Create flashcards
- Take frequent study breaks
- Rewrite your notes
- Design your own sample quizzes/tests
- Create a map on a topic (this can be done with note cards or post-it notes)
Note: If two or more column totals from the Learning Styles Inventory are similar, combine the various tips from each of the categories.
Some of this information was adapted from: Flemming, N. & Bonwell, C. 2001. How Do I Learn Best: A Student's Guide To Improved Learning. New Zealand.