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 Everybody
learns in different ways – some people learn through seeing,
others through listening, and some through doing and touching. The
problem is that many lessons are all taught in one way – just
reading a book or giving a lecture. This sort of lesson does not
incorporate all of the learning styles. It is important that students
are given lessons that use a variety of learning styles.
What are the learning styles? There are visual learners who learn
through seeing, auditory learners who learn through listening, and
tactile or kinesthetic learners who learn through moving, touching,
and doing. People do not only use one of these learning styles –
people can learn by using any of these learning styles (in fact,
using multiple learning styles can really seal information in a
person’s brain – the more ways information enters a
brain, the better). Anyhow, many people do tend to favor one learning
style over the other. They do not necessarily choose which learning
style suits them best, it is something they are born with.
Learning styles are simply different approaches to learning. Here
is a closer look at the types of learning styles:
Learning style #1 – Visual Learners
Visual learners may very well benefit from lectures, but in a different
way than auditory learners. Visual learners need to see the teacher’s
body language and facial expressions to understand a lesson. Visual
learners do best when they are sitting at the front of a classroom
where there are not visual obstructions. Visual learners may think
in pictures. Visual learners learn best from diagrams, illustrated
textbooks, videos, hand-outs, and other visual displays. To best
retain the information from a lecture, visual learners prefer to
take detailed notes.
Learning style #2 – Auditory Learners
Auditory learners learn best through verbal lectures and discussions.
They like to talk things through and listen to what others say.
An auditory learner will interpret the underlying meanings of speech
by simply listening to a speaker’s tone of voice, speed, and
pitch, etc. Written information has more meaning when it is heard
– therefore sometimes it is best for auditory learners to
read text books aloud.
Learning style #3 – Kinesthetic/ Tactile Learners
Tactile learners need a hands-on approach to learn the best. Tactile
learners need to be actively exploring the physical world that surrounds
them. Tactile learners need to constantly be doing something. They
like to explore. They need activities to keep them interested and
learning.
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