1. Study Techniques For Your Learning Style Study Smarter! Not Harder!

2. Visual Learners High Visual learners tend to learn information by seeing(i.e. reading or watching). Reading textbooks, material on the board or on overhead projectors, as well as demonstrations and diagrams are helpful

3. Visual Learning Activities

4. Watch YouTube videos related to the subject Use concept maps, graphs, timelines, and other visuals to see the big picture. Illustrate your notes Use highlighters to color code notes Use symbols Visualize the lecture Write it out Post-it Notes Read!

5. Audio Learners High Auditory learners benefit from listening – hearing the information and processing it accordingly. Auditory learners focus easily on sounds and have good memory of what they have heard through lectures or on tape.

6. Audio Learning Activities

7. Think aloud and talk to yourself Read text aloud Jingles, rhymes, mnemonics Study with a friend aloud Recite information over and over again (close your eyes) YouTube Videos Talk you way through new information LOL = Learn Out Loud!

8. Kinesthetic Learners High Kinesthetic learners acquire knowledge best through manipulation – doing, touching, hands-on, and writing techniques.

9. Kinesthetic Learning Activities Take frequent study breaks and vary your activities Make studying more physical—work at a standing desk, chew gum, pace while memorizing, read while on an exercise bike, mold a piece of clay, squeeze a tennis ball Use flashcards Use the computer (ipad) to reinforce learning through touch Make sample tests Role Play

10. Learning Styles Although you may prefer or find a specific learning style more useful that does NOT mean you should limit self. Most people do not strictly fall into one learning style. Incorporate different studying techniques from each style.

11. Try It Out! Take out your homework, notes, or other assignments and try out these techniques based on your learning style.