| Each one of us is a unique individual with our own | | | | When taking an exam, many visual learners will |
| interests, skills, and abilities. On the field, each | | | | close their eyes in order to "see" the correct |
| player has a certain position that he excels at | | | | answer. |
| whether it is quarter back, running back, safety, | | | | Auditory learners need to hear the information. It |
| or kicker. Each day you spend time crafting and | | | | helps them to listen to the lecture in class before |
| perfecting your position to the best of your ability. | | | | reading the textbook. Many find that it is easier to |
| Similarly, as a student, each of you has a certain | | | | understand a difficult text passage if they read it |
| learning style that works best for you in the | | | | out loud to themselves. Auditory learners also use |
| classroom. Below is some information designed to | | | | techniques such as discussing the material with a |
| help you assess your own learning style and also | | | | classmate or study group or reciting the questions |
| provide you with tips to help you succeed to the | | | | and answers to themselves. During an exam, |
| best of your academic ability. After all, your | | | | many will "hear" a specific part of the lecture that |
| success in the classroom is just as important as | | | | will allow them to answer the question. |
| your success on the field! | | | | Finally, kinesthetic learners find it best to actually |
| Your personal learning style helps you learn new | | | | do things. They prefer hands on tasks rather than |
| tasks or solve problems efficiently and effectively. | | | | reading about how to do them. When studying, |
| Therefore, it is important to know and understand | | | | kinesthetic learners might create a diagram or |
| your personal learning style and how it works. The | | | | chart, flash cards, or their own study sheets in |
| chart below includes the three primary learning | | | | order to remember important information. They |
| styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Take a | | | | may even try to replicate a task that they would |
| moment to read the word in the first column and | | | | have to perform on a task before hand. |
| then answer the questions in the successive three | | | | As you can see, each learning style has its own |
| columns to see how you best respond to each | | | | distinct qualities. If you can determine what style |
| situation. Your answers may fall into all three | | | | you prefer, you will be able to develop study |
| columns, but one will likely contain most of your | | | | strategies that allow you to learn and process |
| "yes" responses. This indicates your dominant | | | | new information effectively. Remember, not |
| learning style. | | | | every one has a style that is especially dominant. |
| If you are a visual learner, you tend to learn best | | | | Some people may learn best both visually and |
| by seeing things. Reading, looking at pictures, | | | | kinesthetically depending on the situation. It is up |
| charts, and diagrams are very helpful to you | | | | to you to determine which style(s) work best for |
| when learning new information. Study strategies | | | | you and to speak to your teachers. They can |
| such as outlining and charting also work well. Many | | | | then assist you with techniques that will help you |
| visual learners also prefer to read the textbook | | | | achieve academic success. |
| material prior to the teacher's lecture in class. | | | | |