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CHANGES IN STUDENTS' MOTIVATION TO LEARN DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. How do you learn? The 3 types of learning styles. How do you learn?

How do you learn? The 3 types of learning styles

Do you ever wonder why some people are known as "straight A students" while other people struggle in school - even though they're smart? Do you know people who didn't finish high school, and have found great success in their careers? People learn in different ways. And no one has a better learning style than anyone else. Some experts say there are as many as seven different learning styles; but it's easier to narrow it down to three types of learning . .

Learning styles key to success » Features » Tahlequah Daily Press. TAHLEQUAH — Some educators are just beginning to understand what Dr.

Learning styles key to success » Features » Tahlequah Daily Press

Marie Montessori realized almost 200 years ago: not all children learn or process information the same way. Some youth are hands-on learners, while others can listen to directions or watch a demonstration and grasp the task at hand. Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, wasn’t allowed to practice medicine, but she did design a learning system for the children of the street, those deemed unteachable, that’s still used today.

It implements all four learning styles: visual, verbal, auditory and tactile.