M3

There are three main learning styles :

• Ÿ  Visual
• Ÿ  Auditory
• Ÿ  Kinaesthetic

Visual learning is where someone learns through what they see e.g. pictures and posters. This can help aid personal development because it provides a way for people who have this learning style to adapt new techniques etc. This way of learning can be through pictures and colours, it provides an easy way for people to link information to a memorable colour or image so they are able to learn new skills.

Auditory learning is where someone learns through what they hear. This is another way to help aid personal development, similar to visual learning but through different techniques. So through sounds and music certain things can be linked to specific information. This is a way for people to learn new skills and go through personal development.

Kinaesthetic learning is where someone learns through physical activity and movement. This is similar to visual and auditory learning, however through movement and physical activity people are able to learn better than they would in a lesson or from writing. By physically learning to do something instead of listening or seeing what needs to be learned is very effective for some people as they are getting involved in the subject and are not just on the sidelines.

Throughout my project I used visual and auditory learning, as I carried out a lot of research to complete many of the tasks. I also used diagrams and video tutorials to help me with my learning, therefore used visual learning. The video tutorials were also an auditory learning technique as I learnt through what I had heard. However I have not used kinaesthetic learning in my projects so far.