While one teacher may not be able to cater to every student's learning style, you can proactively take steps to acquaint yourself with your personal style so as to facilitate your comprehension and revision process. Further, if your teacher is open to feedback, you may highlight your preference for the use of more visual or audio tools depending on which mode caters more effectively to your style of learning.

Knowing that you are one who prefers the big picture as opposed to details or if you would prefer to listen rather than read will yield vital clues as to how you can make the most of a lesson. To find out more about your unique learning style and discover strategies that will best engage that style, we recommend a free site (see below) that will offer invaluable insights into the way you learn.

Solomon and Felder's Index of Learning Styles is a 44-item questionnaire which can be completed online. The follow-up article, "Learning Styles and Strategies" elaborates on each of the different learning styles and offers useful advice on how best to exploit them.