What’s your learning style?

The importance of lifelong learning cannot be understated, learning is imperative to growth, both professionally and personally. However, sometimes, we can be put off by learning new skills because we find it difficult to grasp certain concepts.

There is, however, a way we can learn better. By assessing our unique learning style, we can accommodate our own learning needs to learn better and grasp both simple and complex concepts easier. Below is a list of the different learning styles, here you can read through them and see which are applicable to the way you learn and apply them to your own learning journey.

The visual learner.

Also known as the spatial learning style, you take in information better when seeing pictures, images and videos. You may find it difficult to retain information by exclusively read books that contain no images to accompany the words. When learning, it’s recommended that you draw visual cues to help you in retaining your information or finding video-related clips to aid in better learning.

The aural learner.

This is also known as auditory-musical learning style. Aural learners grasp information better when it is presented in the form of sound. This technique is commonly used in learners learning how to read, by clapping and sounding out phonics to a tune to aid in the better in-take of information. If you are an aural learner, you can create short musical tunes to key pieces of information to remember them better.

The verbal learner.

Also known as the linguistic learning style, verbal learners prefer both spoken and written words to learn. Most learning we come across will be in the form of the linguistic learning style, where we receive text books to learn from, go to course training or sit in classrooms and lectures. If you are a verbal learner, you’ll do well when reading more and listening to more lectures related to your learning topic.

The physical learner.

Known as the kinesthetic learning style, physical learners prefer using their sense of touch to learn. Physical learners learn better by doing physical tasks related to the topic at hand and utilizing classroom activities to learn. If you are a physical learner, doing a practical activity about the topic at hand will help you retain the information better.

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