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HOW BEST TO REVISE: VISUAL, AUDITORY AND KINAESTHETIC LEARNERS STUDY METHODS

Thank you for taking the time to learn your learning style, now learn about your preferred study method…

(A) VISUAL LEARNER

What do you do as a visual learner? Revision techniques typically fall into two categories, memory and note taking.

Your Study Methods may include:

Memory

Cue words Use mnemonics (mind

memory or memory aid) Acronyms Visual chains Near memorisation of

chapter/notes

Note taking

Taking notes and summarise your material

highlighters / coloured pens to summarise

design mind maps Use the computer to

organize materials and to create graphs, tables, charts, spreadsheets

Visually organise or reorganise notes using columns, categories, outline forms, etc.

Create timelines, models, charts, grids, etc.

Write/rewrite facts,

Notes on wall-hanging / poster for visual review at any time

Facts, formulas, notes on index cards arranged/rearranged on wall, pin-board, floor, bed

Colour cards

(B) AUDITORY LEARNER

Auditory learners prefers to listen without taking notes

Study methods:

Word association to remember facts and lines

Watch videos Repeat facts with eyes

closed Participate in group

discussions Record notes after writing

them Repeat things orally Make up and repeat rhymes

to remember facts, dates, names, etc. 

Auditory Style

Includes friends, group working, repetition, music, technology

Friends and groups

Frequently does homework with friend(s)

Discuss concepts/facts/aspects with friends after new learning

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Prefer group discussion and/or study groups

Repetition

Repeat facts/formulas/information over and over to retain

Music

Set information to rhyme, rhythm, or music to aid retention

Use of background music helps you to concentrate

Aural Mnemonics: Use of different voices to study (like creating a script, or acting out a play)

Technology

TV/video/radio supplements useful for obtaining information

(C) KINAESTHETIC LEARNERS:

Also known as tactile learners, Kineasthetic Learners ‘learn by doing’, so are experimental in their revision techniques.

Study methods: Study in short blocks Role playing Studying with others Use memory games Using flash cards to

memorise Write while you are reading

or talking Use gestures to recall

information

Repetition

Copy notes over and over, apparently to make them neat or organised

Write lists repeatedly Make charts, grids,

timelines, diagrams (usually several times)

Prefers learning by doing