7. Teaching Visual Learners : A Few Facts

* Learning theorists have demonstrated that people vary in the manner in which they absorb, process, and recall what they are taught.

* Visual learners need to see what they are learning, and while they have difficulty following oral lectures they perform well at written assignments and readily recall material they have read.

* Visual learners, prefer to be taught through pictures, diagrams, flow charts, timelines, films, and demonstrations.

* Women tend to be more visually oriented than men, who are generally more kinesthetic

* Because some students learn better from visual stimuli, an improved balance between verbal and visual techniques could offer significant learning benefits.