Visual
Learning Style
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Visual/Spatial Intelligence
__I often see clear visual images when I
close my eyes.
__I'm sensitive to color.
__I frequently use a camera or camcorder
to record what I see around me.
__I enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles, mazes, and
other visual puzzles.
__I have vivid dreams at night.
__I can generally find my way around unfamiliar
territory.
__I like to draw or doodle.
__Geometry was easier for me than algebra
in school.
__I can comfortably imagine how something
might appear if it were looked down upon from directly above in a bird's-eye
view.
__I prefer looking at reading material that
is heavily illustrated.
VISUAL (Seeing)
When the VISUAL style is preferred,
the
person is actually thinking in images or pictures. It is as if they have
a movie camera in their mind they take in what they hear or read and translate
it into images in their brain. We call these people VISUAL learners. When
the VISUAL learner wants to recall what he or she has learned, they simply
glance upward and look at the image that they have stored on their "picture
screen". This process is much like going to the movies and then recalling
what one has seen, in order to tell a friend. The memory process is taking
place by reviewing the pictures from the movie and then easily talking
about the story line to someone else. Visual learners speak in terms of
"I see, I get the picture."
In a classroom, the VISUAL learner performs very well because all testing is conducted in a written "visual" format. This requires that VISUAL images be made when recalling information. Good readers read the black and white text and then convert the information into pictures. This makes the memory process easier. The VISUAL child will easily conform to most classroom standards, such as sitting quietly, writing neatly and organizing materials well.
When choosing careers, the VISUAL person selects those which fit the learning style: architect, designer, decorator, engineer, surgeon, and those which require a "vision" of the future, such as CEOs and other executive positions.