What type of Learner are you?

Know how to learn best

Everybody has a way of learning that suits them well. What works best for you? Do you remember things better if you write them down in a list of perhaps draw a 'spider diagram' or maybe record some notes on cassette tape?

Try some of these to see what works for you

• Music in the background sometimes helps, but don't try to revise with the TV or radio on.
• Read through a topic and make brief notes on index cards which can be used for further revision later.
• Instead of writing notes in sentences use key words, bullet points or diagrams.
• Redraw diagrams and check how well they match the original.
• Use flow charts to sequence events or activities. Use linking words between boxes to illustrate the nature of the sequence.
• Draw concept maps using key words from topics. Label the linking lines with, for example, 'comes before', 'is eroded into', 'reacts to form', 'is the past tense of', 'was the father of'.
• Use colours to highlight key words in your notes or revision books.
• Work with a partner to help and test each other on, for example, explaining the meaning of key words (and spelling them correctly), rearranging chemical equations, performing calculations, recalling linked facts or dates, drawing conclusions from evidence.
• Try the Learning Style Survey on the next pages.