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How do you learn?

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Fox:
Oh, I think that was very accurate!


--- Quote ---Auditory: 25% Visual: 35% Tactile: 40%

You are a tactile learner, so you learn by touching and doing.
You understand and remember things through physical
movement. You are a "hands-on" learner who prefers to touch,
move, build, or draw what you learn, and you tend to learn better
when some type of physical activity is involved. You need to be
active and take frequent breaks, you often speak with your hands
and with gestures, and you may have difficulty sitting still.
As a tactile learner, you like to take things apart and put things
together, and you tend to find reasons to tinker or move around
when you become bored. You may be very well coordinated and
have good athletic ability. You can easily remember things that
were done, but might have difficulty remembering what you saw
or heard in the process. You often communicate by touching,
and you appreciate physically expressed forms of
encouragement, such as a pat on the back.
Does this hit the nail on the head? If so, read on, because here
are some things that tactile learners like you can do to learn
better:
• Participate in activities that involve touching, building, moving,
or drawing.
• Use lots of hands-on activities like art projects, taking walks, or
acting out stories.
• It's OK to chew gum, walk around, or rock in a chair while
reading or studying.
• Use flashcards and arrange them in groups to show
relationships between ideas.
• Trace words with your finger to learn spelling (finger spelling).
• Take frequent breaks during reading or studying periods
(frequent, but not long).
• It's OK to tap a pencil, shake your foot, or hold on to something
while learning.
• Use a computer to reinforce learning through the sense of
touch.
• Remember that you learn best by doing, not just by reading,
seeing, or hearing.
As you can see, people learn in different ways. And, there are
many different things you can do to help yourself along the way.
Now it's up to you to play it smart and use these tips in class and
when you're studying at home. You should also make sure that
your parents know about your learning style, so tell them about
this exercise you did today.
Remember, knowing how you learn will make it easier for you to
learn and remember new information for the rest of your life.
--- End quote ---

AmberRaven:
Auditory 45%

Visual 35%

Tactile 20%

Tirya:
Auditory: 30%
Visual: 45%
Tactile: 25%

The description seemed pretty accurate, too. One of the things it talked about was "draw pictures to help explain new concepts" and one of the tricks I learned in Junior High when taking notes was to use circles and arrows and diagrams to show how things related to each other, instead of just writing words. And color-coding? I color-code all the time... :)

Funny thing, after I wrote this I went and did some Googling on "visual learning" and found this:

http://www.studygs.net/mapping/

That's exactly how I learned to take notes! I can still visualize the WPA map that I made, and can see where I was sitting in my social studies class while watching the movie and taking the notes, even though it was 25 years ago.

Crystal Dragon:
Interesting.

Auditory: 50%
Visual: 20%
Tactile: 30%

They do need an "all of the above" option.  On most of the questions I had to pick the "most likely" option because "all" wasn't available.  I do know I am VERY auditory ... I drive people nuts because I can remember conversations almost word for word.  I remember details of problems we had at work 10 or 15 years ago and the meetings or conversations we had about solving them.  But I'm also very visual ... I can look at a drawing and "see" the part in 3D in my head, rotate it around, see the details.  And I figure out how to make things work by taking them apart ... hell, I was taking stuff apart at 10 years old just to see what made it tick. :rolleye:

dragonspring:
Auditory 30%
Visual 45%
Tactile 25%

Hey, I got exactly the same scores as Tirya!

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