How do students learn best

At Hamburg Area High School, all students here are different. Everyone has their own certain learning style and ways they do work best. Some students need to adjust to certain learning styles in order to be successful. With that said, teachers also have different teaching styles that students may or may not be comfortable with. Some learning styles include the silent thinker, who needs complete silence and one-on-one time with the teacher in order to understand some topics. Some students do best in a group setting, while others prefer to work alone. With teaching styles, some teachers hand out work with directions and let the students do their own thing. While some teachers teach lessons step by step. 

      Sophomore Madison Redding states, “I like to work in a group setting because I like to communicate with others.” Madison also mentions that she works better at school than home because she is most productive in a learning environment. Otherwise, she states that she will easily get distracted.

      Sophomore Grace Cromyak says that she also works better at school than home because she also gets easily distracted. “I also prefer the teachers who teach step by step and help me along the way. Especially in subjects like math or biology, because they’re not subjects that you can just self learn.”

      Sophomore Genieve Arena says, “I work better at home and I’m a visual learner. I like to see things be explained and shown to me so I have an idea of what’s going on and what’s expected of me.”

      Outside of Hamburg, different people also experience different learning styles. These include visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and reading/writing. While these are the main categories of learning types, they branch out into more learning styles to try and accommodate people with mixed learning styles. Visual learners prefer to see pictures and videos. They remember things by sight. Visual learners should review with flashcards, or a video that briefly explains what they need. Auditory learners obtain knowledge by listening. They prefer listening to lectures and long speeches. Kinesthetic learners, or tactile learners, learn best by doing physical activities. They like hands-on projects and being able to work with their hands. Lastly, reading/writing learners. These individuals prefer reading articles and taking notes. They learn best by writing things down and making lists.

      As shown, many students have various learning styles and in order for some students to succeed they have to do certain things to help themselves. Also, some students enjoy certain teachers and prefer certain classes because they feel more comfortable with that teacher’s teaching style.