Learning Styles
By Grace Fleming, About.com Guide to Homework / Study Tips
Do you know your learning style? You may be surprised to know that many frustrations you've experienced in reading comprehension or test anxiety may result from your specific learning style. For instance, you may learn best by seeing, hearing, or working through a piece of information. When you identify your own best learning style, you can change your study habits and improve your grades.
Brain Types
Scientists have explored theories about the two hemispheres of the brain and the ways that they differ in function and control of the body. According to recent research, people who are right brain dominant and those who are left brain dominant process information and respond in different ways.
- Left Brain Right Brain Traits
- Left Brain Right Brain Quiz
- Tips for Right Brain Students
- Tips for Left Brain Students
- Intelligence Types
Types of Learning
Your learning style can affect your study habits and make it easier or more difficult to learn certain types of information. Have you ever read a paragraph or two and realized that the information didn't sink in at all--even when you try a second time? This could actually be a reflection of your learning style.
