First Year Experience

Academic Issues: Classroom Learning

In high school, the courses that came the easiest to you were probably the ones you enjoyed the most. Jewler, et. al, explains how part of this can be attributed to your learning style, or the way in which you acquire knowledge. Some students learn through visual means, others through listening to lectures, and still others by class discussions, hands-on experiences, and the like. Your particular learning style may make you more comfortable and successful in some academic areas than in others. And although no one learning style is better than another, it is important to be able to work comfortably no matter what style is required in a given course. And this is where the difficult part comes. You are probably comfortable with one learning style, yet need help developing the others. If you find yourself in a course which requires you to learn in a style different from what you are comfortable with, you will need to learn how to address that problem.

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References:
Jewler, A. Jerome, Gardner, John, & McCarthy, Mary Jane. Your College Experience: Strategies for Success Wadsworth Publishing: Belmont, CA 1993.