Growing up, I had the hardest time focusing on classroom lectures. No matter how good my intentions were, my brain would inevitably wander. But I mostly did okay in school because what I am good at is ...
Everyone learns differently. Some people retain information best by hearing (auditory learners), some by seeing (visual learners), and some by doing (tactile learners). And sometimes people fall into ...
It's common to hear people say, "I'm a visual learner," but research doesn't support the idea that learning styles like visual or auditory learning are inherent traits. That doesn't mean learners ...
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging technology, a new study reveals that people who consider themselves visual learners, as opposed to verbal learners, have a tendency to convert ...
Some people retain information better through pictures and graphs while others can sit down, listen to someone tell them what they need to do and they can absorb it. Others learn through doing. It’s ...
I'll hold my hands up and admit I am guilty of over-shopping, especially when it comes to clothes. Recently, my backlog of clothing came to a head, so I decided to give a visual decluttering method a ...
The St. Louis Cardinals have begun using iPads in the dugout, with Major League Baseball's permission, for purposes of scouting and viewing charts related to in-game strategy. It's something MLB has ...
"I am a very visual learner so I do not learn well in classes with a lot of lectures." After having taught for over 25 years, I hear variations of that comment a lot. I love conversations with ...
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