Ways of Learning

There are mainly four methods we use to get information, understand the information received, and solve problems with the help of it:

• Listening
• Watching/Seeing
• Touching
• Reading/Writing

All human beings use the same methods to learn, but everyone's style is different. Some people learn more by listening, some by seeing and some by touching.

Learners by listening

If you are a learner by listening, you understand and remember what you hear better than others. The information you get through the conversation or voice of others is stored in your mind and you understand the instructions better by 'listening' to them and keeping them in mind than the 'written' instructions. You often read the written things aloud because you need to listen to them in the form of a voice to understand them.

Listening learners, when bored, usually murmur or start talking to themselves or others. Other people may think about you that you are not paying attention to what they say, but you are listening and understanding everything they say.

Learners by Visuals

If you're a learner by watching, you learn better by reading or looking at pictures. The picture of what you are learning is etched in your mind and your first or primary way of learning is to 'see' and 'learn'.

Viewers are usually cleaners. You close your eyes to remember things and make a picture of them in your mind. If you're bored, you distract yourself from seeing something. You may find it difficult to understand the spoken instructions and the sounds can easily distract you. Color and image stories you like.

Learning by Touching

If you're a 'touch learner', you learn things better by their touch or by working yourself. You remember the physical movement of things and objects and you understand them. You understand things better by touching them with your hands, picking them up, moving them, making them, or sketching or photographing what you've learned. You learn tasks that involve an activity easily and quickly.

You need to be physically active and active. At the same time, you also need breaks. While speaking, you use the gestures of your hands and hands and it is difficult for you to sit in a place for a long time (sitting down). The 'touching learners' open things (e.g. toys) and parts them and then try to connect them. When you get 'bored' you start moving around. You may have strong body qualities and you can do the work in a coordinated manner.

Learning by reading/writing

Read/write learners learn through—what else?—reading and writing. As such, university style courses suit these types of learners fairly well—plenty of text books and study notes to read.

Some children write a list of the topics by reading the items. Such lists can also be a very useful tool. A good tip for all students is to rewrite explanation and notes out into your own words. If you can’t rewrite a definition or describe a concept in your own words, concisely, there is a good chance that there is an aspect of that concept that you don’t fully understand. Return to this concept for further review.

The work you do with your hand is well remembered, but it is difficult to remember what you have heard (lessons/instructions) or what you have seen (lesson text/instructions). You often touch and convey your point to others, and by touching others, for example, by patting you on the back, you are more happy.

Remember that you learn better by doing things and tasks yourself than just reading or listening. Do hands-on tasks frequently, such as art projects, walking exercises, or dramatizing stories.