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Finding Your Learning Style

Have you ever been sitting a desk rereading your textbook, rewriting notes as 'study', but as that next test or exam comes rolling in, you find that you've learnt ... nothing? All to often, students are not taught how to study and that everyone learns in different ways which a typical classroom does not accommodate to. Everyone learns through a mix of learning techniques, however finding techniques that work to your strengths will increase your ability to learn. There are 3 main learning styles: Auditory Visual Kinesthetic Auditory Auditory learners learn best through listening and sound. You are more likely to remember something if it has been spoken about rather than written.  Auditory Learning Techniques: Reading out loud Record yourself reading your notes and listen back to them Watch a video about the topic Sit closer to the front of the classroom Making a rhyme or song Visual Visual learners learn best through reading, pictures and diagrams. You are more likely to rem...