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Visual- Visual learners have two sub-channels—linguistic and spatial. Learners who are visual-linguistic like to learn through written language, such as reading and writing tasks. They remember what has been written down, even if they do not read it more than once. They like to write down directions and pay better attention to lectures if they watch them. Learners who are visual-spatial usually have difficulty with the written language and do better with charts, demonstrations, videos, and other visual materials. They easily visualize faces and places by using their imagination and seldom get lost in new surroundings.

Auditory- Auditory learners often talk to themselves. They also may move their lips and read out loud. They may have difficulty with reading and writing tasks. They often do better talking to a colleague or a tape recorder and hearing what was said.

Kinaesthetic- Kinaesthetic learners do best while touching and moving. It also has two sub-channels: kinaesthetic (movement) and tactile (touch). They tend to lose concentration if there is little or no external stimulation or movement. When listening to lectures they may want to take notes for the sake of moving their hands. When reading, they like to scan the material first, and then focus in on the details. They typically use colour high lighters and take notes by drawing pictures, diagrams, or doodling.

Different learning styles are more suited to different areas of personal development. During my personal development, I have made use of the three main learning styles, visual, auditory and kinaesthetic. I found that the visual learning style helped me the most throughout the entire unit. This is because it allows me to see how something is done. I have found that while completing certain tasks, websites like LearnICT helped to show me certain skills, this was shown clearly throughout my personal development. The videos on this site are simple and easy to follow; this allowed me to complete tasks quickly and to a good standard.

Kinaesthetic learning was mostly used when creating the dummies guide for task 4. While creating the front cover for the dummies guide, I was required to use Photoshop (a program that I am unfamiliar with) and experiment with the features available until I was satisfied with the end product.

Auditory learning was used throughout the unit as our teachers have spoken to us and given us help with the tasks set. I have used this learning style more than the others as this style has been used constantly throughout the entire unit.