Studying is hard... lets try make it easier
Firstly, lets figure out your learning technique:
There are 4 main styles of learning [Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic learners]
Auditory learners-
benefit from oral instructions
likes to talk
loses concentration easily
remembers names easily
Extroverted
Prefers verbal praise
likes listening
Visual learners-
thoughts wander during lectures
Well organised
likes to read
concentrates well
good at spelling
good handwriting
good memory for faces, but not names
Kinesthetic learners-
move around a lot
likes to participate in learning
not very good at spelling
likes to try new things
talks with gestures [moves hands a lot]
likes to touch objects
If you are still confused, take this quiz; http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml
Methods to adopt with your learning techniques;
AUDITORY LEARNERS;
Record lectures for repeated listening
Use rhymes to help memorize
Say study material (record and listen repeatedly for review)
Listen to recordings of study material while driving to work or school
Read aloud
Discuss the material
Listen carefully
Sound out words
Say words in syllables
Talk through problems; paraphrase ideas about new concepts
Paraphrase directions
Talk about illustrations and diagrams in texts
With new processes, talk about what to do, how to do it and why it’s done that way
VISUAL LEARNERS;
Use mind pictures or mind maps
Take notes
Use “clue” words for recalling
Use colored highlighters to color code texts and notes
Use maps, charts, diagrams, and lists
Watch audiovisuals
Take photographs
Use study cards or flashcards
Use notebooks
Watch instructor’s mouth and face
Use visual chains or mnemonics
Watch TV
See parts of words
Write down directions
KINESTHETIC LEARNERS;
Walk while studying
Move and lecture the walls
Do things as you say them
Practice by repeating motions
Dance as you study
Write words; use markers, pens, pencils to see if they “feel right”
When memorizing, use finger to write on the table or in the air
Associate a feeling with information
Stretch
Write on a white board in order to use gross muscle movement
Use the computer
Use hands-on activities with objects that can be touched
Study in short time periods; get up and walk around in between
Make study tools to hold
Use flash cards; separate into “know” and “don’t know” piles
Use plastic letters and magnetic boards for new vocabulary
Write and rewrite to commit to memory
GOOD LUCK AND TRY YOUR BEST!