The Osmosis Ultimate Guide to Studying Styles

Osmosis helps those who are studying medicine to learn in the most productive way possible. 

We’ve discussed learning styles before, but Studying Styles can transform the way you work with material and prepare for exams. Read on for the definitive guide to identifying your Studying Style and putting it to work for you.

What are Studying Styles?

Have you found yourself spending more time planning your study session than actually hitting the books? Or, perhaps, you jump right in and seek out practice exams first. When you sit down to study, are you looking to absorb the material permanently, or is it good enough to simply pass the exam?

If you found yourself nodding along to one or another of these study-time descriptions, you’re on your way to finding your particular Studying Style. The idea is that each person approaches studying medicine in one of four different ways. 

You may have heard the term “learning style” before, and might know that learning styles fit into about seven different categories:

• Visual: people who learn by seeing the concept
• Aural: people who learn by hearing about the concept
• Verbal: people who learn by speaking and writing about concepts
• Kinesthetic: people who learn by hands-on practice
• Mathematical: people who learning through logical progression
• Social: people who learn best by working with others
• Solitary: people who learn best by working alone

The theory of learning styles is prevalent especially in challenging academic environments like when studying healthcare. However, many studies show that most of us don’t necessarily fit into one category or the other. Trying to identify your specific learning style won’t automatically help you learn easier or more efficiently.

Studying Styles differ from learning styles by providing learners the tools to identify their own strengths and challenges. Once you’ve found those, Studying Styles help you capitalize on your strengths and provide methods to overcome the challenges. Note that your Studying Style might change based on the professor, the specific class you’re taking, or the exam you’re preparing for!

Osmosis has identified four main study personas

Each style or persona has distinct needs and methodologies in the time they spend studying. We’ll go into more detail on each persona and each aspect of them below. We’ll also help you find out which persona you fit into and how to proceed with that knowledge.

Want to find out what your unique Studying Style is?

By now you’re probably curious about which Studying Style you fit into. The good news is that Osmosis has created a handy quiz that will help you identify your studying persona. Remember that your Studying Style might change depending on the particular exam or class you’re taking, so come back and take the quiz again!

The Osmosis quiz asks key questions to uncover your particular Studying Style.

Check out the quiz and answer the questions as honestly and clearly as possible. Once you have your results, get an in-depth analysis of your Studying Style in our FULL REPORT.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• What’s at stake if you don’t know what your studying style is?
• A full breakdown of each Studying Style
• What your specific challenges are so you can engineer your studying methods to avoid them
• What your motivational triggers are so you can optimize them to learn at your very best
• A personalized action plan that gives you practical tips on how to start studying better today!
• Helpful tips on key Osmosis features that can help you get the most out of the platform and support your Studying Style the best.
• And a lot more…

Remember that your Studying Style is not a diagnosis of your definitive way of learning, or a prognosis of your success in school. This idea is a tool to help carry you through some of those particularly challenging moments that studying medicine will present. When you’re looking at a to-do list but still not sure where to start, revisit the Studying Style quiz and get a fresh start!