Academic Support
Study Skills
Tips for Studying for Visual Learners
- Organize
work and living space to avoid distractions.
- Sit
in the front of the room to avoid distraction and away from doors or
windows where action takes place. Sit away from wall maps or bulletin boards.
- Use
neatly organized or typed material.
- Use
visual association, visual imagery, written repetition, flash cards,
and clustering strategies for improved memory.
- Reconstruct
images in different ways - try different spatial arrangements and take
advantage of blank spaces on the page.
- Use
note pads, Post-Its, to-do lists, and other forms of reminders.
- Use
organizational format outlining for recording notes. Use underlining,
highlighting in different colors, symbols, flow charts, graphs or pictures
in your notes.
- Practice
turning visual cues back into words as you prepare for exams.
- Allow
sufficient time for planning and recording thoughts when doing problem-solving
tasks.
- Use test preparation strategies that emphasize organization of information and visual encoding and recall.