A few years ago, a teacher introduced different types of learning methods in the hopes that it would help her students study better.
She categorized students into visual learners, auditory learners, and verbal learners. I was intrigued by this method of categorization, and I began to search for the method of studying that suited me the most. After experimenting in the different learning sections, I came to the conclusion that I was a visual learner. Seeing is believing: Visual learning is the most helpful during memorization of events and vocabulary. History: There are countless dates in history and an innumerable amount of battles. To remember all of these conflicts and time periods, set up a sequence of events from the earliest incident, to the latest incident. Below the dates, write the title of the battle and then draw a defining picture. Now, instead of memorizing stiff facts and dates, memorize the pictures and their characteristics. This method of drawing and memorizing can prompt the brain in case of a "memory blank" during the test. Vocabulary: For vocabulary, write the word then draw a related picture next to it. The pictures will stimulate the brain in the case of a brain freeze. For example, if the word was apathy, then draw a picture of a smiley face with a red "X" over it to symbolize that the smiley has a lack of emotion. For more information about the different types of learning, check out this website: http://www.learningrx.com/types-of-learning-styles-faq.htm
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Lychee, I support your technique. You give really good advice and web site for people who will need it. I an a vision person too and I worked on the benefits of it by learning Chinese. All the characters are symbolizing something you can hardly recognize due to the age of the language. So I was just drawing stills or landscapes using only the word i have recently worked and it helped a lot.
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Annie
11/24/2014 11:11:07 pm
Hi Polina,
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Olivia
11/25/2014 01:17:57 am
Annie,
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Annie
11/28/2014 11:34:18 am
Hi Olivia,
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Ricky
11/29/2014 03:21:17 am
Hi Annie, this is a helpful and informational post about the learning process. I agree that history, vocabulary, and learning in general can be supplemented through the usage of visual assets; however, I personally disagree with your statement that “visual learning is the most helpful.” Throughout my educational experience, I have found simple memorization to be the most effective. An example of this is shown in my participation in Quiz Bowl, which is an educational extracurricular activity in which players “buzz in” when they know the answer to a verbal question. Quiz Bowl moves extremely fast: there is no time to analyze pictures or other memory aides, and in fact it is prohibited by the rules.What do you think about straightforward memorization? Do you think that, at times, it can be more helpful and quicker than visual learning?
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Annie
12/1/2014 04:06:50 am
Hi Ricky, I read your comment and I'd like to clarify some of my blog opinions."Visual learning is the most helpful" is pointed towards those who are visually inclined and would like to know when to use visual learning. As I said in the blog post, visual learning isn't for everybody and others, such as yourself, prefer a straightforward memorization technique. In response to your questions, I think that straightforward memorization is also a helpful technique especially when there's not much time for memorization.
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Grace Chin
11/30/2014 01:28:31 am
Hi Annie! I'm so glad that I learned a lot from your blog that would help me in numerous ways. I always had problems with memorizing historical facts or events. I should start using using picture while reading because visual learning helps me to memorize things longer. I have been using the vocab technique since middle school and it helped me to get a good grade in any vocab tests. I love your blog! :)
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Annie
12/1/2014 04:09:04 am
Hi Grace!
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