How do you learn best?

TalkingPoint · Post by **TalkingPoint** » May 23rd, 2004, 1:42 am

How do you learn best?

Do you learn best when the teacher explains something to you? Do you like doing listening exercises in class? Do you find it easier to learn when you draw pictures or diagrams to help you? Different people have different styles of learning. What's your style? What makes it easy for you to learn?

Do you agree that having flexibility in your learning styles is more important than knowing what your preferred learning style is?

Ms.A.Z · Post by **Ms.A.Z** » May 24th, 2004, 1:37 pm

hello

i am a college student..for me that best way to learn is to read the chapter(s) before the class so at least i can understand or know what my teacher is talking about..once the class is over i read the chapter(s) again and if i have any Qs i write little note and ask my teachers later.. i cant concentrate on every thing my teacehrs says.in class some times i feel sleepy...
yaa i think drawing pictures or diagrams makes the things easier to understand......or making notes etc.

Arale · Post by **Arale** » August 11th, 2004, 1:24 pm

How to learn best ?
It is not a new question but still leaves many troublesomes. Each person has their own method to learn most effectively .
Some students are very hardworking while others are not .Each method needs be suitble with a student's condition such as heath ,ability ,creation or telent ...
As for me I would like to learn by inspiration . I think we need find the desire of studying .Every subject has its own interest and they bring us a viewpoint of life .
I really liked math when I was a pupil . And how wonderful to be lived in figures . I found many interesting things in math's world .
To sum up , desire of studying or learning by inspiration helps us not learn to get high marks but learn to discover the real world !!!

_Arale_

Pirate · Post by **Pirate** » November 18th, 2004, 4:43 pm

Group working always helps me in learning.

In class, I like teachers who ask from the beginning to end!

Arale · Post by **Arale** » November 21st, 2004, 5:38 am

Yes, working in group is the most popular and effective method in teaching nowadays. All countries in the world are using or tending to apply this method. Group working helps students develope their study quickly as well as communication skill. It is more suitable for teaching foreign languages.

_Arale_

iris198783 · Post by **iris198783** » December 11th, 2004, 12:52 pm

As i am a high school student studying science, my method to learn best is simply understand the knowledges fully. U may find my words sound silly,everybody knows it! However, in studying science, some people may think that they have know all the syllabus well,actually, they may have a misconception.One way to check if you have any misconception is to do some follow-up exercises after learning a new concept. It really helps a lot.

paradise · Post by **paradise** » December 18th, 2004, 8:08 pm

The best way i used in my study is to summaries and put the main ideas in points .

storm_silent · Post by **storm_silent** » February 4th, 2005, 5:24 pm

i like to read the lesson before the class to have an idea about twhat the teacher is going to talk about ,,, then i love the teacher who keep asking till he reach the pointthat he want to explain ,,,

and at home,, i love studying with music ,,, it makes me feel much relax

gill · Post by **gill** » February 5th, 2005, 7:59 am

i prefer learning by myself. you know, i dont have good experiences with english teachers. every simple one i saw was unable to teach us anything. so, i started to learn by myself, and im best from our class now. (god bless sites like this. youre very helpful, you know?

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HE wants us to memorize all the texts in the book. so im ignoring what HE is saying, and as i said im learning all by myself. coo coo cachoo i wont get better mark than B

Honey · Post by **Honey** » February 9th, 2005, 5:13 pm

Hi!

I'm terrible for taking notes; I catch things better if I listen carefully. I take very simple notes in class... :D

Graphics also help me when learning, as well as listening. Subtitles also help me a lot, and I've just started using the dictionary in the best way: not only appealing to the first definition, but looking for more possibilities to increase the vocabulary and expressions I learn. In general, self-learning is my choice... I seldom prefer group work... our culture for cooperative learning

is not the best yet!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » February 9th, 2005, 7:51 pm

TP wrote: Do you agree that having flexibility in your learning styles is more important than knowing what your preferred learning style is?

Asolutely! It's because for each class I have different style of studying. For biology and other subjects, which require a lot of memorization I would do index cards to sum up the required information that I need to know. Then I would check them whenever I have time. For problem solving subjects such as Chemistry, Math, Physics, etc. I would do the required problems plus the problems that are left out in the book. Then I would redo or check my problems to see how I did. Moreover, I would bring my recorder to class so I could record the subject that I need to review it later. And for whatever subject that needs to have study group, I would do that. It's always better to study with other people because they might know something that I've missed in the class.
Overall, flexibility in learning styles is good. It won't limit yourself to one style for all subjects.

Honey · Post by **Honey** » February 10th, 2005, 4:44 am

simplyblessedwithlove wrote:Overall, flexibility in learning styles is good. It won't limit yourself to one style for all subjects.

I totally agree! There are learners who even apply a kind of "eclectic" style to learn. To adopt a style, it's important to bear in mind your needs, possibilities and likes! :D

See you!

kunnii · Post by **kunnii** » February 15th, 2005, 1:34 pm

I often lent books from my friends or library.It reminds me to reading as soon as possible.and then gave them back. :P and i love make friends with English speaker.From the classes,i love to make some notes.It's good for me.

Yasmina · Post by **Yasmina** » March 17th, 2005, 8:04 am

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We are here in the middle east have an old fashion of education
so we can't choose the way.But there are many teachers like you ask and make conversation so We can listen and be attention.But for me now I try to listen but it is so hard specialy in english.Can you give me advice?Please
Thank you

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Honey · Post by **Honey** » March 19th, 2005, 11:13 pm

Well... Sometimes, that "old fashion" way to study comes to be the most successful, don't you think so?

Why is it that tradiotional learning is like hell, when most of our masters learnt like that? :D

Rodrigo Klassen · Post by **Rodrigo Klassen** » March 22nd, 2005, 12:20 am

in my opinion, it's necessary to learn using intersting ways to always keep my atention. when the study become boring, nobody gets to learn.

i like using internet to pratice my english, watch movies to hear the pronunce and new expressions etc

crazyoddygal · Post by **crazyoddygal** » March 24th, 2005, 1:57 pm

i don't know the exact way to learn effectively. i just learn when i really want to, and learn when it's extremely necessary (the exams are coming for instance). i know it's amateur, but up to now i can manage quite well w/ that crazy way :P

Ananda · Post by **Ananda** » April 4th, 2005, 2:39 pm

well..i think the best way to learn is working in groups.
Because if you don't know something you have help from diferent people and you'll always learning new things... ;)

Dream · Post by **Dream** » April 15th, 2005, 11:53 am

As for me, I prefer using different styles of learning. I like working in group, but sometimes it's neccessary to study by myself, sometimes it's easier to learn smth. with pictures and sometimes it looks boring... So, to my mind, flexibility is neccessary in my learning and when teacher makes his lessons in one style I try to vary it by myself

authorityquery · Post by **authorityquery** » April 15th, 2005, 5:42 pm

I think you learn in group or learn yourself, the important thing's you have to know what you need, and you should learn what you need ,don't try learn everything because knowledge's endless.
Thanks.

CityYoung · Post by **CityYoung** » December 22nd, 2005, 11:43 pm

I like to sit in front of class . and be the first one teacher look at him when he explain somthing . and I like to write notes . but I dislike study group beacuse I think it is not useful for tow things . First some students are very lazy and they don't know any thing about class . Second , when you dscuss something with your teacher will you learne more and more then other .
this is my idea :D

Quala · Post by **Quala** » December 25th, 2005, 1:39 pm

crazyoddygal wrote:i don't know the exact way to learn effectively. i just learn when i really want to, and learn when it's extremely necessary (the exams are coming for instance). :P

like me :D

Yasmina · Post by **Yasmina** » December 26th, 2005, 12:45 pm

Dear reader
Thank you for send me to be in your topic it is nice one but I think if any one wants to learn best frist of all he has to decide and search where is the power inside himself to learn want he realy likes to learn not to waste his time.
thank you and send again.

Pearla · Post by **Pearla** » December 29th, 2005, 8:09 pm

i learn by myself and i like to learn in group and by asking someone to explain to me. so flexibility is important to me in learning.

Shazzam · Post by **Shazzam** » January 5th, 2006, 3:13 am

I learn best by listening, watching and having a go for it myself. I'm not great with diagrams I must admit, I find it easier to have a go at something myself and then if I make a mistake ask for help (to try and understand better).

In my country we have a long standing joke as most people here will buy something (electrical etc) and will always try and set it up first without reading the instructions, they only refer to the instructions if they make a mistake.

CityYoung · Post by **CityYoung** » January 10th, 2006, 9:18 pm

study with group is the best way to learn more and more . maybe you forget soeme quistion or be shy to ask kind of quistion and another aasked it .

shokin · Post by **shokin** » January 10th, 2006, 10:19 pm

Many people lose time by thinking too much time how to act.

Manage the traffic of informations, in order not to be taken by them, by time.

Shokin

Yen · Post by **Yen** » January 12th, 2006, 7:50 am

I think the best way is you make a flashcards . It mean one side you write a question and another side you write a answer or play game with your friends. One ask and one answer or one read a word and one try to define, like this- it is not boring and help each other to understand what they don't know.This method is very useful for me.

ahmedtaha · Post by **ahmedtaha** » January 14th, 2006, 11:55 am

in may own point of view, i think disccusion may be very useful and precious in cocentraring the topics, and give the students a chance to think and help mintal creation,
so, why do we like to sharte kinda post?? beacuse it gives us apush to think and wite and have an idea in defernt topics

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