The term learning styles refers to the preferred ways in which individuals interact with, take in, and process new stimuli or information. In other words, your preferred learning style is simply how you learn best

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Hemispheric Dominance: Processing Preference Differences Between Left and Right Hemispheres A second way of looking at learning styles is to examine the way you prefer to process information in order to determine your hemispheric dominance. Are you more right brained or left brained? We know that the cerebral cortex is the part of the brain that houses rational functions. It is divided into two hemispheres connected by a thick band of nerve fibers (the corpus callosum), which sends messages back and forth between the hemispheres. And while brain research confirms that both sides of the brain are involved in nearly every human activity, we also know that the left side of the brain is the seat of language and processes information in a logical and sequential order. The right side is more visual and processes information intuitively, holistically, and randomly. Most people seem to have a dominant side
Critical thinking
Introduction lesson in this book has given you some concrete things to do until you begin to learn and practice in depth the essential skills you need to be successful in college and, indeed, beyond college. You have begun to be in control of your time. Your primary job as a college student, as the driver of your vehicle, is to process information. In order to do your job well, you need to understand how your brain processes information. It will be necessary for you to take control by gathering information from lectures and making that information yours. You want to grasp what you read and process it so that you own it.