2. What is a visual
learner?
•Learners can be visual (sight), auditive
(hearing) or kinaesthetic (practise)
•A visual learner is the type of person
who learns through images and seeing
things
•Visual learners also use the other two
learning methods, but their main learning
channel is their sight
3. Characteristics of
visual learners
•They are good at spelling but they
forget people’s names
•They need silence when they are
studying
•They like (and dream in) colours
•They are good at sign language
4. Characteristics of
visual learners
•They have trouble following long
lectures
•They might have an excepcional
“photographic memory”
•They love books, magazines and
reading in general
5. Characteristics of
visual learners
•Their visual perspective is their
organising principle
•They care about their personal
presentation (dressing, gestures)
•They are perfectionists
•They are skilled at making graphs,
charts and other visual displays
6. I am a visual learner.
What does this mean?
•“It is said that if you know your
enemies and know yourself, you
will not be imperiled in a hundred
battles; if you do not know your
enemies but do know yourself,
you will win one and lose one; if
you do not know your enemies
nor yourself, you will be imperiled
in every single battle.” (Sun Tzu)
7. I am a visual learner.
What does this mean?
•Popular saying: Know yourself,
your enemy and your weapons and
you will have the key for victory
•You: the student
•Your enemies: exams and projects
•Your weapons: your learning style
8. What should I do to
improve?
•“The soul never thinks without a
picture” (Aristotle)
•Use all sorts of visual resources to
help yourself
•Write things down, take notes
9. What should I do to
improve?
•Summarise everything, use map
concepts
•Be aware that you are better at
learning chains of related ideas
rather than independent facts
•Ask for our study tips sheet
10. Conclusion
•Focus on your main learning skill,
but do not forget the other two
•Have patience when you try new
learning methods, they might not
show inmediate results
•Remember that you must be
hardworking, regardless of your
learning skills
