Knowing about the learning styles

Ji Min Kim

Have you ever wondered about what is your learning style? I guess many

people don’t know their learning styles and what are the learning styles. Learning

styles are education methods and there are some learning styles methods that will

fit you. Basically, there are 3 main learning styles, which are visual, auditory and

kinesthetic learners.

First, talking about a visual learner. What do you think of the word “visual”

when you hear? If you do think of looking, seeing, whatever that relates to eyes,

then it’s correct. Visual learner is a person that really likes to see more than listening

or touching. About 40 percent of people are visual learners. Visual learners get

benefits from when they looking at diagrams, charts, pictures, films or written

directions. Plus, they do well on writing assignment or writing some notes. They have

some disadvantages too. Which are listening and responds test. Those things

involved hearing.

Second are auditory learners. Usually auditory learners are who learn best

thorough hearing. Approximately, there are 20 to 30 percent of people that are

auditory learners. Auditory learners like listening music, oral reports, read to self out

loud and can’t keep quiet for long periods. They make a good attention and interest,

when the teacher uses voice tone and body language to teach the class. Their worst

test types are reading passages and writing answers about them in a timed test.

The last one but not least are kinesthetic learners. Kinesthetic learners are

those who learn through experiencing and doing things and I am a kinesthetic

learner too. There are about 30 to 40 percent of people that are kinesthetic.

Kinesthetic learners are usually like good at sport, can’t sit still for long time, not

good at spelling, likes adventure books or movies and takes breaks when studying. I

am agree with what kinesthetic learners usually like, because there are many

common things that same as me when I am studying. Kinesthetic learners get benefit

from, when their teacher takes them field trips or playing some memory game or

role-playing. The disadvantages of these learning styles are long tests and essays.

That’s true though, I usually get lowest scores on essays.

Now you may think that why these learning styles are important? Well,

learning styles are not necessary to know. However, if you know your learning styles

then you can get better grade. Plus it can improve your studying skills and change

your studying habit. Some may think that I am different from others. But it’s not

wrong to have different learning styles with your friends or family, because all the 3

learning styles have benefit and disadvantages and remember it’s just your

education method. So… What is your learning style?

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