Introduction
Learning styles refer to the consistent ways in which students use to respond to and use stimuli in the learning context. It also refers to the educational conditions under which students are most likely cable of learning (Ellis 27). Adjusting learning styles is an effective way to improve college grades from a B to an A. through studies of learning styles in my years of study; I have been able to understand my learning category. I am a kinesthetic learner; I process information by muscle movements and experience that are hand and touch-based, I love practical things and using my hand to get things done. This paper provides an assessment of my learning style which I found effective in the course of my studies.
Main body
There are four different learning styles which include; learning through seeing or visual learning, learning through listening or auditory learning, learning through touching and feeling, or kinesthetic learning and through logic (Ellis 32). I have a tendency to remember things or activities that I actually did compare to the ones I was told, meaning I have a good motor memory and coordination.
Apart from this, I enjoy using tools and specifically, I prefer lessons that involve active or practical participation. My motivation comes from my achievements, and whenever I succeed in anything that I feel a desire to do more. I do not prefer to work or study alone; mostly I enjoy and learn more whenever I engage in group discussions. This is in line with my motto that “two are better than one” and the more you involve people the more you learn and acquire knowledge.
I have come to better understand myself and how I can study more effectively by applying the learning techniques that fit the kinesthetic. Before this realization, I struggled a lot in my studies always trying methods that I had seen working for my fellow students. Little did I know that students are different and learning also occurs differently in all of them irrespective of having the same instructor, the same course and even sitting in the same class.
Now I know why some students succeed better than others, it is because they have understood themselves and have chosen a suitable learning style to fit them. Now I am aware that I am a kinesthetic learner with a well-coordinated brain and a strong sense of timing and body movement. I now look forward to putting into practice this newly learned studying technique that best fits my kinesthetic learning habits to make my college experience more successful and enjoyable.
I have done a self-analysis of myself, and I have realized the strength that I pose and the weaknesses which manifest themselves. I have decided to focus more on the strengths, practice them, and build upon them to minimize the weaknesses and their influence.
Being a doer, motivated by achievements, I concentrate all my efforts on what I can do to achieve my level best. My other strengths are that I am outgoing, I like role-playing, and I love taking breaks while studying. These breaks fit well into my study course which involves a lot of lab sessions. I also prefer studying with others in discussion groups where we can exchange ideas, and this fits this learning style effectively.
I am also a natural discovery learner who enjoys using tools and participating in lessons that involve practical involvement. In addition, I tend to remember I do well and this enables me to clearly understand the concepts that were being taught. This practicality assists me in studying and learning more effectively.
Apart from the strengths that I possess, their areas where I have shortcomings which most of the time pull me down and draw me back. Sometimes I find it difficult to sit down in a class for longer periods, o feel an urge to stand up and walk around. This gets serious since in some classes I often doze off when the lecture appears monotonous. To overcome this I will tend to use activities that get me up and moving.
Conclusion
In conclusion, learning styles are of four categories that are; auditory, visual, kinesthetic, and logical learning styles. The effectiveness of each style depends on the type of student using it since not all of them can apply to all the students. In my case, the kinesthetic best fits my situation and trying my level best to better improve myself in this area.
Works Cited
Ellis, Dave. Becoming a Master Student. 13th ed. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 2010. Print.