What's your learning style?
It's not an exact science, but discovering your best learning style can give you some valuable insights on how you can do your best studying.
Take our learning style quiz to learn more about how you best process and retain information, so you can ace those exams!
What can we find you doing in your spare time?
Playing sport
Listening to new music
Watching Netflix
Reading a book that I can't put down
You and your friends are about to play a game that none of you have played before. What do you do?
Read the instructions from top to bottom first to make sure we understand the rules
Just start playing and try to pick it up along the way
One person reads out the instructions for everyone to hear, then we launch in
Take a look at the board and playing pieces. They should tell us enough about how to get started, then refer back to the instructions if we need to
You're walking down the street, what will you notice first?
That bright orange car. You don't see many of those around!
The sound of cars driving by and the radio station playing pop songs
The temperature. Did I pack a jumper?
The street signs and shop names
How would your friends describe you?
Talkative
Active
Bookish
Creative
Which app do you spend the most time on?
Instagram
Facebook
Spotify
Whichever game I'm currently obsessed with
Learning by seeing
You're a visual learner, which probably means you have something of a photographic memory.
You like to learn about the structure of a cell by studying its form through pictures rather than words, or you're more likely to remember a colour-coded periodic table.
When you're studying, highlighters and sticky notes will be your best friend. If you're struggling to remember a concept, try creating a visual narrative in your head - like a mini movie that represents the key points of whatever you're trying to memorise.
Meet the creative coders, engineers and scientists of Careers with STEM.
You like to learn about the structure of a cell by studying its form through pictures rather than words, or you're more likely to remember a colour-coded periodic table.
When you're studying, highlighters and sticky notes will be your best friend. If you're struggling to remember a concept, try creating a visual narrative in your head - like a mini movie that represents the key points of whatever you're trying to memorise.
Meet the creative coders, engineers and scientists of Careers with STEM.
Learning by hearing
You're an auditory learner, which might mean you're easily distracted by chatting to classmates in a particularly boring trigonometry lesson.
Use that weakness to help you learn! Instead of chatting about what you'll get up to on the weekend, talk through any concepts, ideas or formulas you might be having trouble with. Putting your understanding into words will help you clarify your ideas.
When it comes time to cram, use music to help you in your revision. Make up a catchy song to help you memorise the elements on the periodic table, or teach your mum and dad about the concepts you've learned. Have them fire questions at you so you can chat through what you've learned.
Meet audio engineer Antonia Gauci - she's worked with some awesome musicians like Kesha, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Will.I.Am!
Use that weakness to help you learn! Instead of chatting about what you'll get up to on the weekend, talk through any concepts, ideas or formulas you might be having trouble with. Putting your understanding into words will help you clarify your ideas.
When it comes time to cram, use music to help you in your revision. Make up a catchy song to help you memorise the elements on the periodic table, or teach your mum and dad about the concepts you've learned. Have them fire questions at you so you can chat through what you've learned.
Meet audio engineer Antonia Gauci - she's worked with some awesome musicians like Kesha, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Will.I.Am!
Learning by reading and writing
Lucky you, you've got one of the most traditional learning styles there is. That means that you don't usually have any trouble reading textbooks and taking notes in class, but a long lecture will certainly put you to sleep.
Capitalise on your love of reading by soaking up as much valuable textbook info as you can during the school term. Take neat notes as you go and use these to revise during exam crunch time.
See how science + humanities can create an awesome career.
Capitalise on your love of reading by soaking up as much valuable textbook info as you can during the school term. Take neat notes as you go and use these to revise during exam crunch time.
See how science + humanities can create an awesome career.
Learning by doing
Learning by doing can be one of the hardest learning styles to use during class time. But, when you're ready to study for exams you have absolute freedom in how you can prepare.
Try tossing a ball with a partner and recite your notes to the beat if you're trying to remember a speech. Or if you need to remember the structure of a cell, try reconstructing one out of paper, cotton balls and other household items.
What do you get when you combine sport and science? Awesome careers!
Try tossing a ball with a partner and recite your notes to the beat if you're trying to remember a speech. Or if you need to remember the structure of a cell, try reconstructing one out of paper, cotton balls and other household items.
What do you get when you combine sport and science? Awesome careers!
