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Learning style: what is yours?

If you want to be a successful college student, you need to have a study plan. Your old high school clothes probably won’t work in college. You should start your university career with a complete understanding of how you learn. Many students haven’t really given much thought to their own learning style, but you should take a minute and examine your approach to your daily experiences.

Do you prefer to be given your job assignments in writing, or would you rather have someone tell you what to do? That can make a big difference in the successful completion of a job! If you are a visual learner, you like to see a written explanation of your task. If you are an auditory learner, you prefer to be told what to do. A visual learner with an auditory boss must make an adjustment to the situation. A good way to strike a balance is to keep a notebook or jot down the information on a sticky note for later. A visual learner in college needs to make sure grades are good and handouts and PowerPoints are printed and organized. Taking notes on the actual PowerPoint is a very effective way to learn your material.

An auditory learner in college should plan to record the lectures on a digital recorder, so that they can listen to the lecture over and over again on the computer or MP3 player. The auditory learner should also make sure to study out loud. Hearing the information will reinforce the details in her memory.

Some people are tactile/kinesthetic learners. Those people need to handle the equipment to see how it works, try things out for themselves, and generally stay active and physical whenever they do something. If you are a tactile/kinesthetic learner, then you need to find a way to study that allows you to use your energy when you study. One way a tactile/kinesthetic learner can study is to have a white board or blackboard at home to use for problem solving. This is especially effective for math classes where the work can be especially challenging. A tactile/kinesthetic learner can also benefit from a collection of important fact sticky notes attached to a wall or mirror!

The ideal college student will combine all of these approaches when going to class and studying for exams. We all have a learning style preference, and using that learning style to study will lead to an A+ in student success in college.

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