Unsure about your learning styles, type, and preferences? Then explore how you learn best

Most people have a variety of learning strategies that they use. Here are some examples:

• Stan uses audiocassettes for learning because he has a good memory when he listens to people when they talk.
• Micheline enjoys being with others so she chooses a teacher who includes group work in her classroom. She finds this helps her learn faster.
• Jerry is musical and finds that background music helps him study.
• Judy learns better when she can organize a task step-by-step.
• Maria is very visual so she draws pictures when she takes notes. She finds that helps her remember her notes more easily.

What about you? Think or write about a learning experience (e.g., trying out a new recipe; studying mathematics) that you found easy/fun.

• What did you want to learn?
• How did you go about it?
• What techniques did you use to help you learn faster/better?
• Did you have strategies for improving your memory of what you learned?
• Did you achieve the results you wanted?

Your learning strategies are unique. Each individual has his/her own way of thinking, feeling, perceiving, and understanding. Therefore, no one can say what learning strategies will be best for you-it's something you have to discover for yourself.