STUDY TIPS SHEET FOR VISUAL LEARNERS

 

Visual learners mainly use their sight, images and visual

concepts to memorise and learn. After students know their

type of learning, they should look for some information,

strategies and tips to improve their learning. In this Sheet

we are going to give you some useful tips to improve your

academic performance:

1. Go to the eye doctor to make sure you do not need

glasses.

2. Buy some artificial tears to prevent your eye from

drying after an excessive use.

3. Always have enough light in your study area.

4. Arrive early to class so you can sit near the teacher and

the blackboard.

5. When the teacher explains, pay attention to all the visual

resources (power points, slideshows, etc.) but don’t forget

to listen!

6. Rewrite your class notes so they are more easy to read, it

will allow your sight to relax.

7. Summarise everything, try to make it visually attractive.

8. Underline and write your notes with different colours (e.g.

examples in green, definitions in red, specific dates in

black).

9. Use flashcards and drawings to link concepts with images.

10.Complement your notes with all sort of visual complements

(documentaries, videos, images, etc.).

11.Use acronyms and mnemonics to memorise a list of concepts

(e.g. USA United States of America).

12.To get rid of the most difficult tests, record yourself reading

the lesson, then listen to your recording and read to your

notes at the same time.

13.Avoid any visual distraction in your studying area.

14.Create and hang posters in your study area with all your

tasks and the concepts which you find harder to memorise.

15.Search for interactive activities which involve a lot of visual

learning, such as linking images to concepts (vocabulary).

16.Try to find out museums and places related to the topic or

topics which you are studying.

17.Make sure that your leisure activities both before and

after studying don’t involve much visual effort (television,

videogames, cinema, painting, etc.).

These tips are not to be strictly followed. We recommend

each single student to take a look at them, and try them. You

can also mix them with your own studying strategies, and

maybe you will improve even further. Remember that almost

all students are a combination of the 3 types of learning, so

don’t forget about the other two.