Manuel J.

There is no such thing as a "visual learner." While students may have learning style *preferences* (e.g., visual vs. verbal), they do not actually learn better when receiving information via their preferred learning style. This has been empirically tested over and over again. But despite having countless stakes driven through the heart, the myth continues to rise up from the grave like an unkillable zombie. It is the educational equivalent of astrology. To get ahead of the a common follow-up confusion: Q: "But math topic XYZ clicked for me when I saw an image/diagram!" A: What you're thinking of is matching instructional design to the content, not matching teaching style to the learner. Lots of math topics benefit from images/diagrams regardless of what the learner might claim is their learning style. Yes, an image/diagram may help you learn a particular math topic. That doesn't mean you are a visual learner. What it means is that the particular information being taught is effectively communicated through an image/diagram. For everybody, not just for you. What you're experiencing is that you learn better when the instructional design is properly tailored to the information being taught. From the bottom-left reference in the screenshot, "How Learning Happens" by @P_A_Kirschner and @C_Hendrick: "How do you explain to a pupil in an auditory way how crimson red and brick red look? Or how do you kinaesthetically explain how a blackbird sings? In other words, it's actually the subject matter and the learning goal that should determine how one teaches and not a preference or a non-existent learning style."