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Studying Effectively (1)

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Your Brain• Is incredibily complex and capable• It comes without an owners manual!• Rarely are we told how it works, and

how to get the best out of it• The good news is that this brain has all

the capacity that you will ever need to learn and remember anything you want – as long as you know how

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The more you use your brain, the better it gets

You have all you need - the next

step is to learn to use it better

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Understanding your brainIs your

Storeroom

Every experience and everything you learn is stored

here

Controls emotions and long

term memoryAll learning takes place here, when something

involves strong emotion it is usually well remembered

Controls responses

and reactions

Tells you when to relax or run if there is danger

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Functions of the Brain

L R

Deals with one thing

at a time

Language

Sequence

Reason

Order

Logic

Maths

Analysis

Lists and lines

Symbols

Can deal with many

things at once

Visual

Colour

Images

Music

Rhyme

Patterns

Controls recognition

and memory

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Individual Learning Styles

Visual Learners

Kinaesthetic Learners

Auditory Learners

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Visual Learners

45% of people

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Remember how things and experiences looked

• Prefer to talk face to face • Relax and watch a film or

video• Like going to the theatre• Like reading a book• Use phrases like

“I get the picture”

“That looks right”• Like talking not listening• Remember faces not names

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Learn best by

• Writing things down

• Visualising what they learn

• Making and using diagrams and pictures

• Using time lines for remembering facts

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Kinaesthetic Learners

25% of people

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Remember how things and experiences feel

• Prefer to talk to people while doing something else

• Relax by playing sport or games

• Cannot sit still for long periods of time

• Are chatterboxes in class• Are slow talkers • Use gestures and

expressions• Use phrases like “I feel that

is the case”

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Learn best by

• Underlining, highlighting new information• Making models• Recording information on index cards and

sorting them into order• Walking around while they read• Being actively and physically involved in

learning

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Auditory Learners

30% of people

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Remember how things and experiences sounded

• Prefer to talk to people on the phone

• Relax by listening to music or the radio

• Enjoy listening to others but are always impatient to talk

• Forget faces but remember names

• If lost prefer to be told directions

• Use phrases like “that sounds right” or “that rings a bell”

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Learn best by

• Hearing an explanation• Reading aloud• Making a tape of key points to replay by

themselves• Verbally summarise in their own words• Explain the subject to someone else

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Which style suits you

You may be a mix of two or more styles One style may suit one area of learning and

another style another area of learning It is good to recognise your style and to be

flexible It is good to create multi sensory memories You need to work out which style is best for

you