How You Learn

Take a learning-styles inventory, either in this chapter or at your campus learning or counseling center(s). See if the results might explain, at least in part, your level of performance in each class you are taking this term.

Learn about and accept your unique learning preferences. Make a special note of your strengths, in terms of those things you learn well and easily. See if those skills could be applied to other learning situations.

Adapt your learning style to the teaching styles of your professors. Consider talking to your professors about how you might best be able to adapt to their teaching strategies.

Use your learning style to develop study strategies that work best for you. You can walk, talk, read, listen, or even dance while you are learning.

If you need help with making the best use of your learning style, visit your learning center. Consider taking some courses in the social and behavioral sciences, which could help you better understand how people learn.

If you think you might have a learning disability, go to your campus learning center and ask for a diagnostic assessment so that you can develop successful coping strategies. Make sure to ask for a personal interpretation and follow-up counseling or tutoring.