We are all unique in our own way, and so are our learning styles. With spring semester on the horizon, here are tips for different learning styles.

For Visual Learners: You know you learn visually when you’re drawn to images such as diagrams, demonstrations, displays, etc. Flow charts and maps will be your best friend. Use highlighters and pens to organize material (different colors for different categories). Checklists are going to be key for you, putting all the material in one place is going to help you learn it. Flash cards help you quiz yourself when you write on both sides. Cartoons or pictures help you visualize concepts.

For Auditory Learners: You love lectures and Question/Answer Sessions. You love oral summaries and taping those super long lectures, so you can listen to it the night before the exam to refresh your memory and maybe think about the material in a new perspective with everything you’ve learned since. Reading material out load codes and re-codes the material in your brain. If you fall into this category, you might consider looking into a talking calculator, or talking someone else through the steps to a Calculus problem.

For Kinesthetic or Tactile Learners: You loved science fairs and demonstrations, especially when you were the one behind the table. Doing experiments and using your hands really resonates with you. You’re the person who writes things out multiple times to form your muscle memory and uses different textured paper for different subjects. You like to act out important moments in your History class chronology or to more fully understand science concepts. You use different but specific pens for each class to take notes and you act out important scenes for your English class.