Visual Learner Style

Every learner has his own characteristics, which change her preference techniques in

learning. Being visual learner does not necessitate that you cannot learn as auditory. It indicates that this is the preferable one. Some learners have more than one learning style. Understanding these types helps a teacher to reach the expected outcomes clearly and quickly.

Some divide learning styles into seven, some into four and some into three. Here, the four learning style is considered.

Visual learners:

Visual learners (or visual-spatial learners) mostly learn by seeing more than hearing or doing. They still can learn by hearing more doing, but learning through sight is easier for them. 

Here are some characteristics distinguish them from others:

• Remember faces more than names.
• Are attracted to fashions and colors.
• Develop excellence in body language fluently.
• Tend to notice changes in appearance in people or places.
• Can remain focus on their work but easily distracted by what they see like pictures or windows.
• Look as if they are shy and daydreaming.
• Are quiet and like to work alone.
• Tend to interrupt and ask the speaker because through listening alone things are not clear enough.
• Sketching during lecture or meeting is normal for them particularly when they are bored or uninterested.
• Prefer to work alone and have a quiet atmosphere.
• May not understand verbal instructions clearly.
• Have a good sense of directions and read maps easily.

Tips for teachers (and similarly parents):

In order to take care of students who are more visual in their learning style, there are some notable points to be emphasized:

• They need to see you clearly with eye contact and they notice your dressing and looking unexpectedly.
• Looking the board or slides is crucial for them to understand.
• They need diagrams and charts to grasp concepts and theories.
• A teacher may need to repeat verbal instructions to assure they understand.
• Using colors and organizing information is necessary to make things more understandable.
• Praise if they ask questions to clarify a point.
• They need summaries because they challenge recalling details.
• They like to study with large chunks.  For example, it is easier for them to study multiplication in the chart than one by one.