Visual and Verbal

You’ve heard of “visual” and “auditory?”  This is just a variation on a theme.  Typically, people will fall into one category more strongly than the other. 

Visual Learners

• Will remember what they see

 Help Yourself

• Create pictures, diagrams, time lines, flowcharts, films, etc
• Find or make pictures
• Color code notes to connect topics
• Study with a piece of paper and a pencil handy to write down ideas
• Create concept maps—show connections
• Outline information

Verbal Learners

• Will remember what they hear

Help Yourself

• Go to every lecture
• Work in groups—listen to the other people speak
• Study with a tape recorder to record ideas
• Tape lectures
• Read aloud
• Summarize information in your own words
• Teach the subject to someone else (even your plants!)
• Tape vocabulary words.  Play them back to yourself later.

Not sure which one you are?  Find out using the Integrated Learning Styles Module.