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Auditory-Sequential Learner vs. Visual-Spatial Learner
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The Auditory-Sequential
Learner
The Visual-Spatial Learner
Thinksprimarilyinwords Thinksprimarilyinpictures
Hasauditorystrengths Hasvisualstrengths
Relateswelltotime Relateswelltospace
Isastepbysteplearner Isawholepartlearner
Learnsbytrialanderror Learnsconceptsallatonce
Progressessequentiallyfromeasy
todifficultmaterial
Learnscomplexconceptseasily
Struggleswitheasyskills
Isananalyticalthinker Isagoodsynthesizer
Attendswelltodetails Seesthebigpicturemaymissdetails
Followsoraldirectionswell Readsmapswell
Doeswellatarithmetic Isbetteratmathreasoningthancomputation
Learnsphonicseasily Learnswholewordseasily
Cansoundoutspellingwords Mustvisualizewordstospellthem
Canwritequicklyandneatly
Muchbetteratkeyboardingthan
handwriting
Iswellorganized Createsuniquemethodsoforganization
Canshowstepsofworkeasily Arrivesatcorrectsolutionsintuitively
Excelsatrotememorization Learnsbestbyseeingrelationships
Hasgoodauditoryshorttermmemory Hasgoodlongtermvisualmemory
Mayneedsomerepetition
toreinforcelearning
Learnsconceptspermanently
doesnotlearnbydrillandrepetition
Learnswellfrominstructions Developsownmethodsofproblemsolving
Learnsinspiteofemotionalreactions Isverysensitivetoteachers'attitudes
Iscomfortablewithonerightanswer Generatesunusualsolutionstoproblems
Developsfairlyevenly Developsquiteasynchronously(unevenly)
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Usuallymaintainshighgrades Mayhaveveryunevengrades
Enjoysalgebraandchemistry Enjoysgeometryandphysics
Mastersotherlanguagesinclasses Mastersotherlanguagesthroughimmersion
Isacademicallytalented
Iscreatively,technologically,mechanically,
emotionallyorspirituallygifted
Isanearlybloomer Isalatebloomer
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