Do you learn better reading or listenign?

Question

I've been listening to audio books but find I'm more of a visual person than I thought. I often tune out the audio book.

How about you?

Answer 1

I find it much easier to learn from doing. Reading is very helpful for me after I have had a chance to try what it is that I am trying to learn, and have some questions.

Answer 2

If I'm learning something new, I like to read it, because then I can underline, circle and make/take notes. Whereas if I'm listening to something, I feel like I can't write enough of what's being said. If I'm just listening to a book for pleasure, though, I don't know whether or not I would tune out. I might. It's easy to get distracted when all you're focusing on is a sound. when you read something, it give the rest of your brain something to focus on, visually.

Answer 3

I learn better audio books. I wish they had audio books when I was in high school and growing up in school I would have done much better and gotten better grades.

I do better also by visual like if on a TV. So both of these things I do better then by reading. I like to read its just that I don't read for very long time.

Answer 4

Reading.
If someone reads to me I am totally zoned out in 5 minutes flat and would not be able to tell you a darn thing they just read.

Auditorily the only thing I get into is music and ironically I have incrediable memory for music. I can remember songs that I only heard a few times (years later). When in college I would make up songs to remember things such as all the spinal nerves and stuff like that. I always said that if all knowledge was in musical form I would be a freakin genious...or at least win a few rounds of Jepordy.

Answer 5

Reading

Answer 6

I do believe that reading and listening require in integration of different sets of senses. The most likely functions a little differently for each activity: When we listen, we also see and the opposite is true for reading. Where learning is concerned, that requires memory (not an easy subject). Perhaps our auditory and visual senses work together but how? To answer your question, i think reading.

Answer 7

I learn more from reading than listening. However, I find if I am listening, such as in a classroom situation, if I write down some of the key aspects, I remember them better later on, even if I don't read over them again. Just the fact of writing them down helps to remember them.

Answer 8

Reading. I can reread whatever I miss out, highlight things that are important to reread and focus, and since I have a highlighter or a pen to write down, I can stay focussed on the things I am reading because I am constantly doing Something rather than just sitting there, listening to a person reading to himself.

Answer 9

I'm just like you. For example if I read the news I remember a lot of details, but if I listen to it on the radio I hardly retain anything. TV is just as bad for me unless the pictures really tell the story, but often you have to listen to get it.

Answer 10

I have almost zero information retention from listening, but very good retention from reading, and almsot 100% when working with something physically. If you tell me how to build a chair, ain't gonna happen. If i read a book on how to build a chair, i might get it on the second or third try. And once i have built a chair successfully, I can build another one almost certainly.