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Visual learner - Coggle Diagram
Visual learner
Characteristics
Thoughts wander during lectures
Observant but may miss some of what is said
Well organized
Like to read and show intense concentration while reading
Good speller
Remember better by seeing charts, diagrams, etc.
Concentrate well
Need to see directions; not hear them
Good handwriting
Good memory for faces but forget names
Plan ahead
Attention to details
Tools for visual learners
Use mind pictures or mind maps
Take notes
Use “clue” words for recalling
Use colored highlighters to color code texts and notes
Use maps, charts, diagrams, and lists
Watch audiovisuals
Take photographs
Use study cards or flashcards
Use notebooks
Watch instructor’s mouth and face
Watch TV
See parts of words
Write down directions
Visual picture teachers prefer
Using visuals to explain things
Web pages that have strong graphics, hot boxes, etc.
Diagrams, slides, charts, graphs, arrows, circles and boxes
Complex ideas to be shown first in a diagrammatic model
Important words and ideas to be placed on the board.
Texts that are dense with diagrams, graphics, color and white space
Videos
To use the words, “illustrate, show, outline, label, link and draw a distinction between” in written exam questions
Their students to visualize and see the point
Visual word teachers prefer
Using written text to explain things
Email
To give handouts and expect the class to have read widely and well
Clever use of words as well as the use of interesting words
Argument and discussion in written form
To place important words on the board or overhead
Putting words in some order, such as using priorities or categories
Lists of points and things in vertical and left-aligned arrangements
Texts that are dense with text, summaries, and abstracts
Not to use multiple choice questions
To use the words, “define, develop the case for, justify and analyze” in written exam questions
Methods to engage visual learners