Learning styles

Basically, different people learn in different ways. There are many different ways to take in information, and everyone has their own preferred ways for different types of information.

Whole mind - and body: Learning accelerates and deepens when the whole body and mind are involved. Movement, images, sounds, feelings - using these will accelerate learning and create stronger memories. When you read about the learning activities and note-taking, you'll see what I mean.

Patterns and pictures: The brain is more of an pattern maker than a word processor, so you should try to transforming information into patterns such as images, stories, tables and time-lines, and use word and letter patterns such as mnemonic memory aids for learning lists.

Sounds: Some people like to learn by listening. You can buy videos, CDs, tapes, watch relevant TV programs. You can even tape-record your notes and listen to them anytime you want - such as before you sleep.

Collaboration: Learning works well when you learn with others. We are social animals and our brains simply work at a different level when we're with others. If you are not so sociable and like to work on your own, this may not be for you.

Different people learn best in different ways. Do you know what your best learning style is?
Try the following online questionnaires; then choose the learning skills that best suit you.

www.vark-learn.com

www.metamath.com - read descriptions of the learning styles - the link to the questionnaire is at the bottom of the page.

www.marin.cc.ca.us not a questionnaire, but useful pointers to learning style, preferred learning environment and reasoning type.

[-> next, go to the first section on learning cycles - Using learning cycles ]

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