VISUAL LEARNER

You use strong visual associations.
You often use lists to organize your life and your thoughts.
When spelling, you recognize words by how they look.
You remember faces but forget names.
You learn best by associating pictures with the words or concepts being used.
You benefit when visuals are used as a part of the lecture (whiteboard, transparencies, power-point, films, videos, maps, charts, posters, graphs, etc).
Demonstrations by the professors are helpful, as are textbooks with pictures and diagrams.
You often have a well-developed imagination and are easily distracted by movement or action in the classroom.
Noise will probably not distract you.
You may not prefer to learn in study groups.
When studying, you tend to like to work alone in a quiet room.

STUDY TIPS

Use bright-colored folders for categorizing papers.
Use Eye-catching notebooks for organizing assignments.
Use highlighter pens to "Color code" the information.
Should make flashcards or use a computer to organize material that needs to be memorized into tables, charts, or spreadsheets with graphics.
As much as possible, translate words and ideas into outlines, symbols, pictures, and diagrams or summarize the information into key phrases or sequences.
Replace words with symbols or initials.
Highlight keywords or pictures on the note cards, then put the information in prominent places to review.
Read over your notes repeatedly until you "see" the notes on the page.
Reduce auditory "Clutter".

Practice turning your visuals back into words.
Write out sample exam answers.
Redraw your notes or study pages from memory.
Draw things, use diagrams, place them in highly visible places for easy reviewing.