Finding your style of learning
Students in today’s time have a multitude of ways in which they prefer to learn and study from. With the assistance of today’s technology, students can access a whole lot of resources through the internet, video chatting or social media networking. In addition, there are still those students who prefer to get together with their fellow peers and assemble study groups. On this page, we will discuss the different types of learning styles you can test out and see what suits you best.
Styles of learning
| Visual | Auditory | Collaborating with peers | Tactile |
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Description
Visual
Students who uses visual learning style prefers to see images or power points with words being displayed. This allows them to visually see what they are learning and allows them to implant the knowledge into their brains. Majority of people who prefers visual learning can retain the knowledge they learn for quite some time.
Auditory
Auditory learners absorb knowledge best through hearing. This learning style requires you to be good at listening and repeating information back on to your notes. Many students prefer this way of learning because they can paraphrase lectures or record them and go back to listen to it again. In some cases, students like the interaction of class discussions, where they talk and listen to different ideas.
Collaborating with Peers
Working in groups can help you learn better because you are bouncing ideas with one another and interacting together. This gives students the opportunity to get help or clarification from subjects/topics they may be misunderstanding. You can also learn from your peers and see a new way on how to solve something or look at a problem from a different perspective. Collaborating with other people gives you a chance to build your network and learn different ways to approach your problems.
Tactile
Using tactile learning style means that you like to be hands on and experience the knowledge first hand. This style can be exciting when it comes to hands on experience because you get to witness and participate in the experiment. You enjoy doing physical activities rather than sitting in class listening to lectures. This way you can really feel and understand it because you physically took part in it.
