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Studying Effectively (1)
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Your Brain• Is incredibily complex and capable• It comes without an owners manual!• Rarely are we told how it works, and
how to get the best out of it• The good news is that this brain has all
the capacity that you will ever need to learn and remember anything you want – as long as you know how
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The more you use your brain, the better it gets
You have all you need - the next
step is to learn to use it better
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Understanding your brainIs your
Storeroom
Every experience and everything you learn is stored
here
Controls emotions and long
term memoryAll learning takes place here, when something
involves strong emotion it is usually well remembered
Controls responses
and reactions
Tells you when to relax or run if there is danger
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Functions of the Brain
L R
Deals with one thing
at a time
Language
Sequence
Reason
Order
Logic
Maths
Analysis
Lists and lines
Symbols
Can deal with many
things at once
Visual
Colour
Images
Music
Rhyme
Patterns
Controls recognition
and memory
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Individual Learning Styles
Visual Learners
Kinaesthetic Learners
Auditory Learners
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Visual Learners
45% of people
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Remember how things and experiences looked
• Prefer to talk face to face • Relax and watch a film or
video• Like going to the theatre• Like reading a book• Use phrases like
“I get the picture”
“That looks right”• Like talking not listening• Remember faces not names
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Learn best by
• Writing things down
• Visualising what they learn
• Making and using diagrams and pictures
• Using time lines for remembering facts
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Kinaesthetic Learners
25% of people
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Remember how things and experiences feel
• Prefer to talk to people while doing something else
• Relax by playing sport or games
• Cannot sit still for long periods of time
• Are chatterboxes in class• Are slow talkers • Use gestures and
expressions• Use phrases like “I feel that
is the case”
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Learn best by
• Underlining, highlighting new information• Making models• Recording information on index cards and
sorting them into order• Walking around while they read• Being actively and physically involved in
learning
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Auditory Learners
30% of people
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Remember how things and experiences sounded
• Prefer to talk to people on the phone
• Relax by listening to music or the radio
• Enjoy listening to others but are always impatient to talk
• Forget faces but remember names
• If lost prefer to be told directions
• Use phrases like “that sounds right” or “that rings a bell”
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Learn best by
• Hearing an explanation• Reading aloud• Making a tape of key points to replay by
themselves• Verbally summarise in their own words• Explain the subject to someone else
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Which style suits you
You may be a mix of two or more styles One style may suit one area of learning and
another style another area of learning It is good to recognise your style and to be
flexible It is good to create multi sensory memories You need to work out which style is best for
you