Learning Styles
Do you know your learning style? You may be surprised to know that many frustrations you've experienced in reading comprehension or test anxiety may result from your specific learning style. When you identify your own style, you can change your study habits and improve your grades.
Mulitple Intelligence Types
Explore multiple intelligence types and see which types describe your strengths. Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University proposed that people were much more complex than standard testing suggested. He argued that traditional intelligence tests favored logical and mathematical people, but that different people had different strengths.
Explore multiple intelligence types and see which types describe your strengths. Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University proposed that people were much more complex than standard testing suggested. He argued that traditional intelligence tests favored logical and mathematical people, but that different people had different strengths.
Speech Tools on Your Computer
Speech tools on your computer? If your computer came equipped with Word 2003, you can train it to type what you say and read back what you type! This is a great feature for auditory learning.
Speech tools on your computer? If your computer came equipped with Word 2003, you can train it to type what you say and read back what you type! This is a great feature for auditory learning.
Left Brain Right Brain Quiz
Are you a left brain student for a right brain student? Take this quiz to learn more about your brain and your study habits.
Are you a left brain student for a right brain student? Take this quiz to learn more about your brain and your study habits.
Right Brain Students
Right brain dominant students are accused of being dreamy sometimes, but they are probably deep in thought when that happens. They may have trouble answering questions in class, because they take a lot of time to mull over the possible answers. Does this sound familiar?
Right brain dominant students are accused of being dreamy sometimes, but they are probably deep in thought when that happens. They may have trouble answering questions in class, because they take a lot of time to mull over the possible answers. Does this sound familiar?
Left Brain Students
Left brain dominant students enjoy traditional classes with lectures and fact-based test questions. They don't like open-ended questions. Does this sound like you?
Left brain dominant students enjoy traditional classes with lectures and fact-based test questions. They don't like open-ended questions. Does this sound like you?
Left Brain Right Brain
Are you left brain dominant or right brain dominant? Some scientists say that specific personality traits can be attributed to your dominant brain hemisphere. Look over the left brain/right brain traits to learn more about your brain.
Are you left brain dominant or right brain dominant? Some scientists say that specific personality traits can be attributed to your dominant brain hemisphere. Look over the left brain/right brain traits to learn more about your brain.
Global and Analytic Learning
Have you ever read a paragraph and realized that none of it sank in? Do you ask the teacher to repeat directions sometimes? Do you get hung up on details, or do you skim over them? These are all characteristics of learning styles, and these are things you can use to improve your study skills.
Have you ever read a paragraph and realized that none of it sank in? Do you ask the teacher to repeat directions sometimes? Do you get hung up on details, or do you skim over them? These are all characteristics of learning styles, and these are things you can use to improve your study skills.
Visual, Auditory, and Tactile Learning
Do you know your personal learning style? If you study and study, but can't improve your test grades, you may need to change your study habits. Look over the characteristics of different learners and identify your own learning style. It may be the key to improving your grades.
Do you know your personal learning style? If you study and study, but can't improve your test grades, you may need to change your study habits. Look over the characteristics of different learners and identify your own learning style. It may be the key to improving your grades.
Global (Holistic) Learning
Global learners like to take in a lot of information and sort out the details later . They like to get a big picture first and then study the smaller concepts . Are you a global learner?
Global learners like to take in a lot of information and sort out the details later . They like to get a big picture first and then study the smaller concepts . Are you a global learner?
Analytic (Sequential) Learning
Analytical learners--also called sequential learners, like to take in information one piece at a time, although they can do it very quickly. If you are an analytic learner you can benefit from these study tips.
Analytical learners--also called sequential learners, like to take in information one piece at a time, although they can do it very quickly. If you are an analytic learner you can benefit from these study tips.
Learning Style Quiz: Visual , Kinesthetic , and Auditory Learning
We learn when our brain receives a new information and stores it . Every student learns through seeing , hearing , and experiencing , but many people learn best in one or two of these learning types . This quiz may help you discover your effective learning style .
We learn when our brain receives a new information and stores it . Every student learns through seeing , hearing , and experiencing , but many people learn best in one or two of these learning types . This quiz may help you discover your effective learning style .