Auditory Learning

Written By Colēgia

Figuring out what the most effective learning style is can make a significant difference in how efficient we can be. One learning style that can help is auditory learning. This focuses on our relation with sound and how we retain information based on that. Class lectures are one of the most common forms of this and there are a lot of benefits associated with it. Today we want to take a look at what makes auditory learning effective.

Listening Helps in Many Areas

Listening is one of the most important skills we can learn since we can apply it to a multitude of areas. As tempting as it is to want to always be the one talking, we can learn a lot by slowing down and listening to others. This is most effectively seen in the classroom setting since we can focus on what lesson is being covered along with how to best process the information. One effective method is recording the audio of a class lecture with a teacher’s permission to have a frame of reference for notes once it's over. This is commonly seen in college courses given the complexity of how tough a class can be. The benefit of this is that we can treat the recorded lecture like a podcast and listen to it passively while we're studying.

“Listening is one of the most important skills we can learn since we can apply it to a multitude of areas.”

Ease of Use And Accessibility

The act of auditory learning is extremely useful because of how accessible it can be. Most of the time we simply have to listen and focus on what someone is telling us to make the most out of this learning type. It can teach us the value of patience along with immersing ourselves in the material itself. While other forms of learning are useful, the ease of access with this can make it much more likely to learn things in our downtime. Having audio only for an educational video for example can give us the opportunity to get in some extra knowledge while we're working on homework.

“The act of auditory learning is extremely useful because of how accessible it can be.”

Increasing Communication Skills

There's a lot we can learn by simply talking with others. Even when we're outside of the classroom the people around us can help us learn more about the world. Sometimes it's as simple as asking someone what they can tell us about a topic. Other times it will come up naturally. The benefit of being an auditory learner is that it trains us to to be more receptive to how others communicate. When we're open to new ideas, it's a lot easier to want to hear what others think about things. This can in turn teach us about new ways of looking at things we already know while still having fun learning in the process. Being an auditory learner can come natural to some and in order to hone this we need to be okay with listening to what people can teach us along with slowing down and appreciating the moment.

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