According to the model on which the ILS (Integrated Learning Strategies) is based, there are four dimensions of learning style, with each dimension having two opposite categories.
Active learners tend to retain and understand information best by doing something active with it, discussing or applying it or explaining it to others. Reflective learners prefer to think about it quietly first.
Sensing learners tend to like learning facts; intuitive learners often prefer discovering possibilities and relationships.
Visual learners remember best what they see (pictures, diagrams, flow charts, time lines, films, and demonstrations). Verbal learners get more out of written words and spoken explanations. Everyone learns more when information is presented both visually and verbally.
Sequential learners tend to gain understanding in linear steps, with each step following logically from the previous one. Global learners tend to learn in large jumps, absorbing material almost randomly without seeing connections, and then suddenly “getting it.”
After I researched about the different learning styles that exist according to the ILS, I discovered that my learning style is a mix between reflective, intuitive, visual and sequential.
I plan to create an agenda every week that contains a list of the tasks that I have to do in order of priority. Therefore, every day I arrive from the College, I will know what course I need to dedicate my study time in advance. When I finish doing a task on the list, I will cross it out. I think that will help me to be more organized and improve my time management.