Visual Learning Style The Understanding of Learning Style
12 watching the lecture closely. Often, visual learners will find that information
when it is explained with the aid of a chart or picture.
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Melissa Kelly, one of the psychologists, argues that a typical visual learner uses visualization techniques to remember things. They often have a good
sense of direction because they visualize maps and directions in their mind. Many prefer to read information in a textbook or on the whiteboard rather than lis ten to
the teacher lecture. They also enjoy doodling and drawing.
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Hayadin was encountering Melissa’s statement in Peta Masa Depan, he said, “gaya belajar visual sebagai suatu kecenderungan memproses informasi melalui
mata atau indera penglihatan. Mereka belajar dengan cara melihat.” Visual learning style is tendency in processing the information through eyes or sight
sense. They learn and gain the information using their vision.
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But how the visual learners receive the information of from their sense organs, using their sight to receive the knowledge ? Margaret E. Bell give solve to
answer this problem. She said that visual learner in receiving and processing the knowledge was dominated by their brain or system nerve neither left brain
system nor right brain system.
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Moreover, they pleasure to gain and to retain the knowledge and information through general picture. Visual learners feel comfort with the explanation using
visualization, imagination, art and intuitions.
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In classroom, visual learners can be identified by their attitude in receiving and processing the knowledge. Their behavior or attitude is the best characteristic
in classroom in doing learning and teaching process.
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Myra Pollack S and David Miller S, Teachers, Schools, and Societies , New York: Mc Graw Hill, 2005, p.37.
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http:712educators.about.comodlearningstylespvisual_learner.htm
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Hayadin, Peta Masa Depanku, Jakarta:PT. Elsas, 2005, p. 224
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Margaret E Bell, Belajar dan Membelajarkan , Jakarta: Raja Grafindo Persada, 1994, p.238.
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Myra Pollack S and David Miller S, Teachers, Schools, and Societies , New York: Mc Graw Hill, 2005, p.37.
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Joy M. Reid, Understanding Learning Styles in the Second Language Classroom , New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents, 1998, p.16 3
13 Bobby De Porter and Mike Hernacki were covering the characteristics below
for visual learner: 1. Tidy and order.
2. Talkative 3. Good planner and manager
4. Detail and Attentive 5. Good performing in appearance and presentation
6. Good speller 7. Remember what they see
8. Memorizing using their visual association 9. Not disturbed by noisy
10. Bad in memorizing verbal instruction 11. reading speed and diligent
12. Learn better by reading than listen to someone. 13. Need whole vision and objective
14. Taking notes during in phone call. 15. Forgetting to send the verbal message to others
16. Giving short answer for each question. 17. Prefer doing demonstration than speech.
18. Prefer art than music.
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In conclusion, visual learning style is students’ preferences in how they use their abilities of acquiring, using and thinking about knowledge on visual sense.