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LEARNING TECHNIQUES

When learning you take in information through Which of these modes do you prefer?
your whole body.
If visual, when studying
VISUAL • Read notes and create mental pictures
• Relates to Visual/Spatial Intelligence and 35% of • Draw diagrams, flowcharts
people learn this way • Make up summaries of material
• They learn best by seeing picturing, reading and • Watch videos and DVD’s on topic
imagining, watching facial expressions and prefer • Put up posters in your room of material.
making posters and diagrams.
If auditory

DEFINE • Record the material and replay it when travelling
USE IMAGES IMAGE NEED FIND • Recite it aloud
ETHICALLY
IMAGES • Discuss ideas with teachers and friends
• Listen for emphasis and voice tone.
VISUAL
CREATE COMPETENCIES If kinesthetic
VISUAL INTERPRET &
MEDIA ANALYSE
IMAGES • Be active in all lessons
USE IMAGES EVALUATE • Do extra essays, practical classes and problems
EFFECTIVELY IMAGES • Be engaged and participate fully
• Watch for signals through body movements
A combination of all three will yield the best results.
AUDITORY
The greater your sensory imagery
• Relates to Linguistic Intelligence and 25% of • The more you ‘feel’ the material
people learn this way • The more your senses are involved
• They learn best by discussing, talking, • The better your comprehension
understanding things in their own words,
listening for emphasis and voice tone and prefer
conversation.
LEARNING METHOD
KINESTHETIC 100

• Relates to Physical Intelligence and 40% of people 90
learn this way 80
• They learn best by doing things themselves, 70
watching body language, remembering activities,
percentage 50
meeting people and prefer direct involvement. 60

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0 Reading Hearing Seeing Seeing & Hearing Experiencing

Discussing
Teaching &
Explaining

“Trying and failing is better than failing to try”

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