this preference uses the printed words as the best way in which they think I learn. I think the results are accurate, as I prefer to Read/Write, also I find talking about it is easier than visualising it and remembering it, the weakest link is the kinaesthetic, I find this more difficult in learning, here are a few strategies which you could follow, Hand-out's and textbook's are a good way to learn, and are more easily remembered than rather seeing a diagram.
Here are my favourite way's to learn aurally.