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What is auditory learning? So in this video I'm going to cover common characteristics
of auditory learners, and I'm also going to talk about what are my top 10 best study tips
for auditory learners. Stay tuned! Hi I'm Janice, and you're watching Sharp cookie. On this channel
I talk about a lot of different topics related to learning,
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It's one of four different types of learning styles. I like to categorize them in four.
Again you'll find other resources that categorize them in three different types. I find four
works best for my own students. So the other types are verbal learners, visual learners,
and kinesthetic learners. I have a whole series on those, so you can watch the other videos
after this if auditory learner doesn't really ring a bell for you. The most basic definition
I can come up with for auditory learners is they learn best when they hear information.
So they enjoy listening to lectures, podcasts, audiobooks. They really like the aspect of
hearing. Even class discussions are something that they enjoy rather than just sitting back and maybe
having to read a bunch of articles or textbooks. So that's a broad overview of what an auditory
learner typically looks like. They make up about 30 of the population according to the research,
and they tend to do a little bit better in school compared to some of the other learners
just because school is so heavy on lecturing and talking and having to learn while you listen.
Here are a few other characteristics that are very common among auditory learners. One is that they
have a very good memory when it comes to hearing. So if someone introduces themselves and says their
name, the auditory learner is that person that actually remembers the name. So not me because
I'm visual, and I have a really hard time, but for auditory learners this is one of their skills.
Same with phone numbers. They hear addresses or even just random facts that someone says
in a conversation. So their memory is best when they're listening. Another key characteristic
is they're able to follow verbal directions and instructions very well. Not only that, but here's
a really cool thing for auditory learners: they can actually hear the instructions in their head
with that person's voice and tone. So it's almost like they have an audio recording playing back
the instructions in their head, which I think is really cool and I wish I could do that.
They also just generally prefer having things explained to them versus having to read them.
So if they ever have a choice of having a teacher or a tutor or someone explain
a problem to them, they will always choose that over just self-study with a book. They're also
really attuned to people's tone of voice, so they can pick up on those subtle hints
of someone's emotional state and how they're feeling. All those little signals that aren't
verbally said, but the auditory learner can kind of hear the subtle differences in tone.
My last characteristic I want to mention is a really fun one. Auditory learners tend to
be very good at remembering lyrics to songs. So you know that friend that's in the car, and
they've only heard the song like one time and they know the whole thing and all the little like crazy
rap parts to it. So that would be the auditory learner. Again if you're not an auditory learner,
you're that person that gets the lyrics confused like I do. So that's a quick one that you can
recognize auditory learners just in your friend group. Before I get into my top 10 study tips
for auditory learners, I want to know more about you! Are you an auditory learner or maybe you're
one of the other types? So let me know if this resonates for you and drop me a comment.
All right, on to my 10 tips! I'm going to start with like the one I think is best. Okay the one
I think is gonna make the biggest difference. My number one tip for audio learners is "Record
Everything." So as much as you can, as much as you're allowed to, record it. So if you're in
a class, ask the teacher if you can maybe record on your cell phone. If you're distance learning,
it's even easier. You can just record on your cell phone or you can use QuickTime to screen record.
Record everything you possibly can because it's really important for auditory learners
to be able to play that back and listen to it later. Now a little sub tip under that main tip
is "Record Yourself." So one thing I tell my own students that are auditory learners is read
through your notes or even read the textbook, whatever you think is going to be tested on,
and record yourself on your phone as you do it. Then you have this little recording,
kind of like your own little podcast, so when you're out and about in your day you can just
listen to it and play it back. And you can mix that with space repetition, which means take
long breaks and repeat it again. Then listen to it again. Wait till the next day and listen to
it again. Wait till before you go to sleep and listen to it again. So that's my number one tip:
record everything you can said by your teacher, a tutor, and also do your own recordings.
All right, tip number two is a little bit of an obvious one, especially if you listen to
my characteristics of auditory learners. And that is "Listen to Podcasts and Watch
Videos." So let's say you have to do research for school on a certain topic, and the other kids are
all reading books on it and reading articles. What you should do, at least in the beginning because
maybe you have to cite certain texts, but at least in the beginning to familiarize yourself the most,
is to find some podcasts find some YouTube videos and try to learn about the topic that way.
So just like what you're doing now. Okay so you're watching a video on YouTube about
auditory learners, and you're much more likely to remember all of these characteristics and
tips because you're hearing me talk about it versus reading about it in an online article.
Tip number three: repeat facts out loud with your eyes closed. So the reason why
this works is when we close our eyes we block out other sensory information, especially our
visual sense which can be really distracting. And then you can really focus on what you're hearing
and the sound of your voice. So as you repeat the fact really try to use the same exact words
over and over again. So whatever subject you're doing, this could be vocabulary for a foreign
language, this could be memorizing biology terms, whatever it is, close your eyes and just repeat it
to yourself over and over again. All right tip number four is if you're struggling, hire or
get a tutor at your school. Now I'm not just saying this because I am a tutor.
Of course i think it's valuable. But auditory learners I found, out of most of the other types,
tend to do the best with tutors. And that's because tutors talk, and auditory learners
like to hear things explained to them. So it makes a lot of sense that if you're struggling
you should look into getting a tutor. Tip number five is "Get a Study Buddy." So
auditory learners learn better when they're talking things out and hearing things. So that
works better when there's somebody else involved versus they're just doing independent learning at
home. Now if you can't meet in person, you can do this on the phone with someone because you
can still hear what they're saying. You can do it on video chat or Zoom. Sometimes even just having
somebody to bounce ideas off of works really well. Now again, this is specific for auditory learners.
There's other learning styles that I actually recommend more independent learning versus
group learning or study buddy learning, but for auditory learners I definitely recommend getting
a study buddy. Tip number six is to experiment with background music while you're learning.
Auditory learners are kind of funny. They actually don't like to study in complete silence,
yet on the other hand, noises really distract them. So what music does is it sort of creates
this environment where there is some noise, and it can drown out background noise and conversations,
and it's still not absolute silence. So I find that for auditory learners, music works really
well. Now not everybody can study well with music with lyrics for example, so you can find some nice
ambient music or classical music. You can even experiment with different YouTube videos I've
seen. You know ocean waves or rain forest or just rain falling, so all of these things are
really cool things to kind of try out and see what you like. I know some of my students they
actually have different playlists for different types of studying they're doing, so sometimes
the waves crashing works for a certain type and then other times they want to listen to techno, so
have different playlists set up and test out what works best with you depending on what kind
of studying you're doing. Because sometimes it's just like you're making flash cards, and that's
one type of studying. Other times you're learning something really hard and new, and it takes a
lot more focus. So try it out! But I found that using some background music really, really helps.
Tip number seven is to read out loud. I have a student. She's in grad school right now,
and she has told me she can't really make edits to her paper or even really understand what she's
doing unless she reads it out loud. So during our session, she reads it out loud to me. Now I'm a
visual learner, so I kind of tune her out and just read the text, but for her it's so important for
understanding that she read it out loud. Okay now what if you're in an environment where
maybe you're in a library or somewhere else where you can't just sit there talking yourself out
loud. What also really works is just mouthing the words quietly or not at all, just mouthing them.
If you can whisper them, whisper them. All of these things really, really help. So this
tip try it out! Read out loud as much as you can. Tip number eight: ask for verbal
directions. And also just ask questions in general because you really do well when you get
clarification verbally if you're an auditory learner. So if the teacher just wrote the
instructions on the board or the instructions are just in front of you on a worksheet or a test
and you're not quite sure, definitely don't be shy about asking the teacher for extra clarification
or to explain the directions to you in more detail verbally. Because then you're going to understand
it on a whole other level. So again, don't be shy about this. Ask those questions that you're
thinking about and ask directions to be explained to you verbally. Tip number nine is "Request an
Oral Exam." Okay so I know this isn't a typical thing. Most of our exams are written, but maybe
you have like a really cool teacher who's very understanding, and you can explain to that teacher
that you do much better when you can have more of an interactive exam, where you can hear the
input from the teacher and respond. So you know what, it doesn't hurt to ask. You know the worst
thing they (the teacher, the professor) can tell you is like "No, that's not going to work or
it just doesn't make any sense for this type of exam." But I would ask, and I would explain your
reasons for why you think it would be beneficial for you to take an oral exam. So just go for it!
See what happens. All right, you made it this far. You made it to my last tip, tip number 10,
and I love this one! So I'm glad you made it to the end because this is a really, really good one.
Put things you need to memorize into a rap, a rhyme, or a song. You're way more likely
to remember it. So if you're like me, you're an American of a certain age, when you were in
elementary school they taught you the "50 Nifty United States" song, and it's basically all 50
states in alphabetical order. And to this day, I still cannot get that song out of my head. I know
all the 50 states in alphabetical order, and I will for the rest of my life because of that song.
So I know what you're thinking. You don't want to make up a song every single time you have to
memorize something because maybe you're just thinking that's a waste of time or you don't
want to do it. There's a lot of songs online and on YouTube that people have already made. So if
you search for a certain topic with "song" or "rap" or "rhyme," see what comes up! You might
be surprised by how many things are already online with a melody attached to it. That's it! That's
all I have for you today on auditory learners. I'm so glad you joined me. A couple things I
want to mention. If you're really into doing brain puzzles and stuff like that like I am, I designed
my own PDF download of brain puzzles that you can get for free, and I have a link of that
in the description. Also if you're interested in one-on-one virtual tutoring you can shoot
me an email at hellosharpcookie@gmail.com. So I'm looking forward to connecting with you on there.
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