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When you're going back to college for a childcare course, it helps to be aware of different learning styles and how to brush up your study techniques, says Maureen Smith Going to college as a mature student can be daunting. If you have signed up to start a childcare course in the autumn, there is a lot you can do to prepare in the meantime.

Going to college as a mature student can be daunting. If you have signed up to start a childcare course in the autumn, there is a lot you can do to prepare in the meantime.

Learning styles

You will use various learning styles during the course, but working out which style is closest to the way you learn will indicate the best way for you to study. The main categories are: Visual, where people learn best by seeing, for example thinking in pictures, learning from visual displays and taking notes to absorb information.

Auditory, where people learn best through hearing, such as in lectures, discussions, reading text aloud and using a tape recorder.

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