It is estimated that 65% of students are visual learners. Though over half of students qualify as visual learners, lectures often cater toward auditory learners. In this case, it may be up to the learner to use visual techniques to properly learn the information. Do you tend to think in images and need to see information to learn it? Are you easily distracted by sounds or have difficulty following spoken directions? If these things sound familiar, you might be a visual learner. Here are a few techniques and resources that might help you make your learning more visual:
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