Find your learning style and watch your school grades and work performance skyrocket!

Figure out how your brain works

I am always trying to figure out how my student’s brains learn best. I’m a little annoying that way.

For example, when I can see their eyelids droop I know it’s time to shake things up.

That’s when I use a different tactic to hack their learning style. 

Of course, I don’t literally hack their brains. But I do understand that maybe they like to learn a certain way.

The truth is that learning is complicated.   Some people need to read something just once. 

Others though might have to:

A) read through a document several times,

B) break it into smaller sections, and then 

C) annotate the document.  

Bottom line?  Everyone learns differently. 

But, you can learn better by figuring out how your brain learns best.

Ask yourself: what’s my learning style?

How does your brain learn best?

We all use our senses and our bodies to absorb and process information, but we all prefer receiving information more one way than another. 

Some brains prefer to see things (Visual).

Others prefer to hear things (Aural). Other brains need to have a moving body to learn (Physical) 

And others really need to connect with people to work well (Social).

These are all learning styles, and most people’s brains learn by combining three or even all four styles.

But, it’s normal for brains to absorb more quickly with one or two styles while using the other two as a backup. 

Knowing the learning style your brain prefers can make a huge difference on how you listen to a lecture, take notes, or even study for a test:

Find Your Learning Style

What’s my learning style?:  

-Do you prefer listening to podcasts (aural), or reading a book (visual)

-Prefer hands-on experience over classroom learning (physical)? 

-Are you the reading texts with images attached kind of person(visual)?  

– a story or book makes more sense when you see the movie (visual)? 

-Do you need to talk to someone to help you process information (social)? 

-Are you the kind of person who subtly acts things out as you tell them   (physical)?  

-Do you need to move in some way so you can think something through (physical)?

-Is studying in groups your thing (social)?  

-when you study, is listening to music an absolute must (aural)?

-When you study, do you like to move around and talk to yourself (physical)?

Take this QUIZ to find your Learning Style!

Visual

The visual brain prefers to “see” the information.

It especially has a strong connection to imagery, pictures, and colors. 

You might “see” the information as images, pictures, or “movies” in your mind.

As a result, you prefers videos, pictures, and strong imagery in writing.

Aural

Auditory or aural brains tend toward the musical and have a strong connection to sound.

Normally, Aural learners prefer to receive information through oral methods such as songs, lectures, discussions, presentations, and reading out loud of books and poetry.

Physical

If you have a Kinesthetic, or physical, brain, you’re   “fidgety” and struggle to sit still for long periods of time.  This learning style needs to move to learn. 

People with a physical learning style also often shake their legs or tap on a table when taking notes or speaking in class. 

Physical brains really like class activities that involve movement games or act-it-outs.

Social

As the name implies, the social brain works best in groups and social connections. 

if you have a social learning style you’re good at communicating with both verbal and non-verbal language. 

Not surprisingly, your social brain blossoms in a classroom or workshop setting where there are other people to interact with.

Your brain learning style also likes social activities such as group sports or board games.

Make Your Learning Style Work

Once you have found your main learning style, you’re not done. Ask, “what are my other learning styles?”

For example, if your are visual, you want to read or watch a video.  

But you know your other (secondary) learning styles are aural and physical.

So, now you come up with a singsong rhyme (aural) while you act out what you saw in the video (physical).

So, once you’ve identified your primary and secondary learning styles, go to the page for visual, aural, physical, and/or social to learn the best ways to study and improve your grades and do better work!