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.