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Some of the indicators of different learning styles include:
A visual learner:
- prefers to read, to see the words, illustrations and diagrams
- talks quite fast using lots of images
- memorises by writing repeatedly
- when inactive, look around, doodles or watches something
- when starting to understand, says ‘that looks right’
- is most distracted by untidiness
An auditory learner:
- likes to be told to listen, likes to listen, to talk it out
- talks fluently, in logical order and with few hesitations
- memorises by repeating words aloud
- when inactive, talks to self and others
- when starting to understand says ‘that sounds right’
- is most distracted by noises
A kinaesthetic learner:
- likes to get involved, hands on, to try it out
- uses lots of hand movements
- talks about actions and feelings; speaks more slowly
- memorises by doing something repeatedly
- when inactive, fidgets, walks around
- when starting to understand something says ‘that feels right’
- is most distracted by movement or physical disturbance
Learning tasks from styles
Learning style | Multiple intelligence | Learning tasks |
Visual | Visual-spatial | Diagrams, charts, videos, films, graphs, posters, pamphlets, textbooks, drawing, visualisation, colour highlighting |
Auditory | Linguistic | Discussion, group work, paired work, debates, interviewing, presentations, explanations, listening to guest speakers, writing notes and essays, poems, sketches, stories, reading |
Kinaesthetic | Bodily-kinaesthetic | Role play, dance, model making, simulations, ‘show me’ cards, field trips, games, competitions |