1. 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
2. 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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