Submitted by lending_ear t3_11doulu in books
marbel t1_ja9zgq2 wrote
I returned at 30, so I feel your pain! (40s now). I Found it helpful to read it out loud and immediately make it into an outline that told the story of the text-my major was science, so I would treat organic chem mechanisms like they were cartoons I had to memorize. I made it work for me, in a way that made sense to only me haha.
lending_ear OP t1_jaa1o1i wrote
That actually makes a lot of sense. According to my VARK learning preferences test, my results are high for visual learning. One of the reasons why I enjoy reading is because I visualize the events and characters in my mind's eye. In fact, I've disliked many book-to-movie adaptations because the actors didn't match my mental image of the characters. Does that make sense?
I'm thinking of using this tip to transform academic texts into characters to make them more engaging. Did you find this approach required more effort or did it actually make learning easier and more enjoyable?
I'm really hoping this approach will work for me because I'm starting to doubt whether I can succeed. The current education models don't support my preferred learning style at all, as they seem to be geared towards aural and read/write learners. It feels like these models are not designed for people like me who have a different way of processing and retaining information.
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