Unit 1 Task 6 M3

Learning styles

There are three different styles of learning. They are Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic. People use all three of these to learn new information. However one or maybe two of these styles are normally more dominant. Which of these is more dominant is determined by the person or sometimes the age of the person. Sometimes our learning styles can be forced upon us through life. At an early age a lot of new information is presented kinaesthetically. At secondary school a lot of new information is presented visually. Then at college and university new information is presented to us through auditory means such as lectures.

A visual learner is someone that has to see what they have to do in order to complete the task. An example of this could be watching a video tutorial on how to do something. This will help them more than doing it through trial and error. Graphic organisers are visual representations of knowledge, thoughts and ideas. These are used to aid learners with understanding what they need to do. Researchers have found that the use of graphic organisers can increase the amount learnt by visual learners.

An auditory learner is someone that learns through listening. An auditory learner may struggle with written instructions when completing a task but once they are explained to them they will find it easier. Some auditory learners find that recording information and then listening to it helps them retain information. They also find retaining information they hear in things like lectures or presentations.

A kinaesthetic learner is someone that learns by doing. When in a lecture a kinaesthetic will take notes just for the sake of moving their hands. A kinaesthetic learner typically uses different colour highlighters for different areas inside a topic. They also create diagrams to help them retain information.

The style I used to complete the work in this unit was visual because I had to read instructions I found on the internet on how to do things I was unsure about.