The secret of getting better grades in college is actually much easy than you realize. You probably know some students struggle hard still get bad grades in school. And you also listen about those students, who get 'A' grade with low effort. This is due to cognitive style of learning. The students who work hard but do not use their cognitive style of learning get bad grades in exams.
There are three main cognitive styles of learning listed below, and key to get better grades:
* Visual
* Auditory
* Kinesthetic
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Visual
The people, who use their visual cognitive style of learning, learn more by seeing the things than feeling or hearing them. These students learn much more rapidly by looking the things, or seeing any diagram that is explaining something.
Auditory
These students use their auditory ability to learn the things. They hear the things more rapidly than seeing or feeling them. They learn quickly by listening to a tape or paying attention on the words of the teacher delivering lecture. The auditory learner students will struggle hard to read the textbooks or academic notes.
Kinesthetic
These people are good learner by feeling things physically, and emotionally. The kinesthetic people are introverted, quiet, and want to remain alone. They enjoy their surroundings, and interpret their own meanings. These have creative mind, and have the hardest time in class, because, all the teaching in the class is visual or auditory in nature.
Surely, you have one of these three cognitive abilities. Use that ability in proper way to learn the things, and get good grades in school or college.
Some other tips:
--The most important part of getting good grades is how you effectively manage your time. If you develop the habit of study at night for two to three hours, then it will be easier for you to do your home work daily without any difficulty.
--Also try to do your work at the same time every night, according to your study schedule. It will make you punctual.
--Your teacher gives you all the information in the class in the form of lectures, discussions, tests, and assignments. Make good notes, and try to pay good attention in the class. By doing this, your mind will absorb the reading material, and enhance your self confidence.
--Don't throw your all the previous tests, assignments, and academic notes, save them, because, it will be useful for you in the final exam.
--Try to make your day planner to help you keep track of your time, and organize your work.
Follow all the above tips, and make them part of your life. They will make organizational skills in you, which will provide you to control your grades.
There are three main cognitive styles of learning listed below, and key to get better grades:
* Visual
* Auditory
* Kinesthetic
?
Visual
The people, who use their visual cognitive style of learning, learn more by seeing the things than feeling or hearing them. These students learn much more rapidly by looking the things, or seeing any diagram that is explaining something.
Auditory
These students use their auditory ability to learn the things. They hear the things more rapidly than seeing or feeling them. They learn quickly by listening to a tape or paying attention on the words of the teacher delivering lecture. The auditory learner students will struggle hard to read the textbooks or academic notes.
Kinesthetic
These people are good learner by feeling things physically, and emotionally. The kinesthetic people are introverted, quiet, and want to remain alone. They enjoy their surroundings, and interpret their own meanings. These have creative mind, and have the hardest time in class, because, all the teaching in the class is visual or auditory in nature.
Surely, you have one of these three cognitive abilities. Use that ability in proper way to learn the things, and get good grades in school or college.
Some other tips:
--The most important part of getting good grades is how you effectively manage your time. If you develop the habit of study at night for two to three hours, then it will be easier for you to do your home work daily without any difficulty.
--Also try to do your work at the same time every night, according to your study schedule. It will make you punctual.
--Your teacher gives you all the information in the class in the form of lectures, discussions, tests, and assignments. Make good notes, and try to pay good attention in the class. By doing this, your mind will absorb the reading material, and enhance your self confidence.
--Don't throw your all the previous tests, assignments, and academic notes, save them, because, it will be useful for you in the final exam.
--Try to make your day planner to help you keep track of your time, and organize your work.
Follow all the above tips, and make them part of your life. They will make organizational skills in you, which will provide you to control your grades.