Question

If you're able to understand directions more easily when you hear them instead of reading them, you are most like what kind of learner?

Answer 1

Those who understand directions more effectively if they hear such directions would be considered an aural, or auditory, learner. As auditory learners, such students might like to read out loud, enjoy oral reports and speaking in class, recognize ambient sounds in music and movies, and can memorize concepts after hearing about them.

In a multimedia classroom, auditory learners benefit from watching videos and participating in group discussions. Such students might create jingles to remember concepts and often associated new information to concepts they already know. Much learning occurs verbally, so with auditory learners, they rely on both hearing and speech to absorb and then reiterate concepts about which they are learning.