The VCR Learner
You are a learner with a visual, communal and a right-brain-dominant learning style. You excel in tasks that involve images, spatial awareness, and visual memory, especially when you can see and organize the information. As a communal learner, you are strong in group collaboration and leadership, benefiting from peer interactions and teamwork. As a right brain dominant learner, you are also excellent in creativity, holistic thinking, and emotional intelligence, making you strong in intuitive roles.
General Tips
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Use symbols or pictures to replace certain words or phrases as they are easier to remember later.
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Highlight different concepts in different colours to help you easily transition from topic to topic.
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Write out definitions and formulas on flashcards and spend time each day memorizing them.
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Engage in group discussions and debates so that you are able to get a multidimensional understanding.
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Study with a reliable group of people who are able to keep you accountable for your learning.
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Turn studying into a point or level-based game system with friends to help you find extrinsic motivation.
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Use mind maps and flowcharts with lots of pictures to help you visualize your thought process.
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Listen to instrumental or classical music to help you enjoy the process without distracting lyrics.
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Reflect on the emotions tied to the topics studied to help you get a better understanding of its impact.
Suggested Technique: Spaced Repetition
Spaced Repetition is a technique that requires reviewing material at specific intervals. At the beginning these intervals are shorter; maybe one hour, six hours, or a day apart. As you get a better understanding of the material, the time between sessions becomes longer extending to maybe four days, a week, or even two.
This approach is especially helpful because you review concepts just as your brain begins to forget them, thus enhancing long-term memory. Spaced Repetition is like the opposite of cramming for a test as you start reviewing early in the semester to ensure that you remember it for the culminating assessment. This means that the time spent directly studying for a test is reduced and the information is kept in your mind for much longer. This study technique requires intense discipline, however; the results are extraordinary.
Why Spaced Repetition: Spaced Repetition can be adapted to group study sessions using visual aids. The right brain's creative and intuitive strengths are supported by the flexibility of this method, while the communal aspect encourages collaboration.