Types of Learners in a Classroom

Types of Learners in a Classroom 

 

In any given classroom, there are at least four different types of learners. The variety of learning types that exist often makes it difficult for instructors to ensure that they are appealing to every student's unique learning needs. To be an effective educator, you need to understand the different types of learning styles.

Visual Learners

• Visual learners are those who learn best by data and information presented to them visually, in the form of demonstrations, charts and pictures. This type of learner characteristically talks quickly, has a tendency to interrupt people when they are speaking, and is very impatient. In order to teach this type of learner effectively, you should compile information into charts, maps, graphs and pictures.

Auditory Learners

• Auditory learners learn by listening and verbalizing data. Generally, this type of learner speaks slowly and thinks in a linear manner. They interpret and process information when it is spoken to them, and they tend to be natural listeners. In order to teach auditory learners effectively, you should plan your lessons around how you explain things. Organize your lessons so that it's delivered in a coherent and linear way.

Read-Write Learners

• Read-write learners prefer that data and information be given to them in writing. This type of learner does not process information well when it is represented in charts or graphs or when it is spoken to them. This type of learner generally enjoys reading and writing. In order to teach read-write learners effectively, you should present information in list formats and using multiple-choice tests to verify their absorption of the data. Allow this type of learner time to take notes, because he will learn the information more quickly if he writes it himself.

 

 

Kinesthetic Learners

• Kinesthetic learners are those who learn best through hands-on approaches. This type of learner usually speaks very slowly and is slow to make decisions. When they engage in learning, they enjoy using all of their senses. They generally learn by doing and solving real-life problems and through trial and error. When teaching this type of learner, you should structure the information around hands-on activities, like role playing and creating and performing experiments.

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REFLECTION:

It is important for teachers to understand that students have differences in many aspects and the style of learning is one of them. In my personal opinion

In my opinion is not enough only know the differences between the types of learning styles we need to use this information to create techniques which help our students. In my opinion teachers cannot use only visual materials, audio, lecture or be interactive in all moments. Maybe some students learn best by reading texts or writing notes rather than using charts or maps but I think that our mission is try to develop all the skills in the same way because in the real life they will find different situations, besides when the students take an exam they answer different kind of questions for example speaking and reading.

There are a lot of techniques of how to teach the types of learning styles but we need to be careful about what techniques we will choose because the student´s brain work in different ways and it is something that we have to consider in our lesson plan too.