Kinesthetic Learning In Education

I agree with the result of the questionnaire in Vark. The website suggests me to use several strategies like Multimodal strategies, Visual Strategies, Aural Strategies and Read/Write Strategies to improve my learning efficiency. However, according to the questionnaire’s result, using the kinesthetic Strategies is the best way to help me improve my learning efficiency since I scored 10 on the kinesthetic column. In Kinesthetic Strategies, I have to learn in different ways like from doing different experiences in the laboratory, going on a field trips or tours. I do learn something new about myself from the questionnaire’s result since it helps me to understand my strengths and weaknesses. After doing this test, I might have a better understanding

From the time of birth, individuals are constantly learning. Individual learning styles vary from person to person. It is essential to the education of the individual to learn the particular style of learning that best serves them. One particular analysis tool is the visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic or V.A.R.K. tool (VARK, 2011). This tool allows the individual to identify their particular learning style which will better prepare them throughout their education.

Our first step to identify the individual learning style of the learners’ (ergo to identify their needs), is performing ‘VAK’ (visual, aural, kinaesthetic) assessment. Francis and Gould (2013) describe it as a model of

Results of the VARK self-assessment quiz indicated that I have a strong preference for kinesthetic and weak preference for Read-Write learning style. Second quiz for intelligence shows I have high percentage for Visual-Spatial and low for Rhythmic-Musical. Being a strong kinesthetic learner and with high Visual-Spatial intelligence, I will likely to teach by demonstration and less on reading and writing. Furthermore, I will have more hands-on and role-play and arts and crafts activities and less on reading and writing assignments. Create projects and activities in which all five senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing) will be used. This style of teaching will benefit the kinesthetic learners with Visual-Spatial and Bodily-Kinesthetic

Knowing that I have a predominance of Kinaesthetic and Visual learners makes it easier to teach ICT as it is very a hands on subject in that they work very closely with computers both using them and taking them apart to upgrade and modify. However this does not work with every ICT subject there are some subjects that require a more “chalk & talk” delivery method. With these subjects I need to more inventive in my delivery, fortunately in today’s modern class rooms with have more resources available to us in

“Just as students have different personalities, they also have different ways of learing (Slavin, 107).” Learning styles are another important factor to incorporate when implementing the best learning environment. Learning styles are defined as an individual's mode of gaining knowledge. The most common learning styles addressed are auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. Auditory leaners understand information through hearing. Visual learners need more visual aids in the learning process, such as diagrams, webs, or pictures. Kinesthetic learners learn better by using manipulatives or by being physically involved in the learning process. Learning styles is a piece of the “backbone” of differentiated learning. Both are used to individualize instruction to help students achieve the most success.

Situational Factors: Class title is Motor learning and control (KINE 406). This class for senior student who majoring in Health and Kinesiology especially focus on kinesiology, biology, and neuroscience. This course is designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the current theoretical perspectives pertaining to motor learning and control.

The first session I attended was on the education track; it was given by Debbie Stevens- Smith and was entitled “The Kinesthetic Classroom: Why, How, and When.” Ms. Smith, an early childhood professor at Clemson University, spoke about why it is vital for teachers to create classrooms incorporating play and movement, gave some advice on how to achieve this, and told us when we could incorporate movement during the day. The most interesting new thing I learned during this session was about the Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor; she compared this to “miracle grow for the brain.” Basically, exercise encourages the growth of new neurons and synapses, thus increasing brain mass and mood regulation. She also spoke about Finland, a nation with the highest test scores in the world; their teachers give students a 15-minute break for physical activity for every 45 minutes of instruction. This shows that, despite what many educators and policymakers think, more recess time improves school performance. Another interesting fact I learned was that 85 percent of children are kinesthetic learners, so by

The specific instructional method that will be utilized for this educational initiative is demonstration and discussion to attain the learning objectives. This presentation is an excellent way to coach and engaged learners in the active learning process and makes learning permanent. This instructional method supports the psychomotor domain and offers multiple advantages at the same time connecting with various learning styles such as visual, kinesthetic, auditory and linguistic learners. This method of instruction is the optimal method to gain skill competency and keep the audience engaged. Furthermore, this technique provides change for the target population through education by the utilization of evidence-based practices to transformed the current ways of doing things to an improved method. Therefore, this method facilitates competencies that can be applied to the profession.

As instructors, it is part of our duty to teach individuals about specific learning tasks. It is also part of our duty to relay information as best as we can to individuals so that they can understand the tasks. Therefore, providing feedback is significantly important to learners. It is critical that when individuals are learning that they receive the correct feedback so that they may be able to perform the task with the correct technique to reduce injury. There are two different types of feedback that clients may receive. One of the feedbacks is the task-intrinsic feedback and the other is augmented feedback. Task-intrinsic feedback is feedback that individuals receive through their own sensory-perceptual systems (Magill & Anderson, 2014).

Dunn and Dunn’s chapter six addressed students’ requirement for tactical and kinesthetic learning activities. Within the chapter, the Dunns gave several examples of tactical activities, which can be constructed and implemented into any classroom. In the Venn diagram above, I have compared and contrasted two of the tactile activities presented in the chapter. The first activity is the learning circle and the second is the pick a hole activity.

These physical behaviours are learned through repetitive practice. A learner’s ability to perform these skills is based on precision, speed, distance, and technique. Learners’ general objectives would be to writes smoothly and legibly; accurately reproduces a picture, operates a computer skilfully,

Learning styles describe the way in which an individual or student uses different methods in the way they acquire, scrutinize, understand and remember knowledge or information (Kharb, 2013). The VARK questionnaire is a tool through which one can identify his/her learning style and is based on how individuals interact and respond to their learning environment. After undertaking the questionnaire, the scores for visual learning was 10, kinesthetic was 12, Aural was 10 and read/write was 16. The preferred learning style was, therefore, determined to be Multimodal which means that multiple strategies can be in cooperated to enable sufficient learning. Read/Write had the highest score followed closely by kinesthetic, aural and visual. This implies that the adequate strategy to acquire and convey information or knowledge is through printed or written words. With Kinesthetic having the second highest score, it shows that learning is also adequate through gaining experience and engaging in practical activities or processes that give real-life examples. Visual and Aural strategies had the same score meaning that learning can also be achieved through presentations in visual formats, drawings or diagrams as well as observations and taking of verbal instructions or listening.

Kinesthetic learning involves the need for a student to touch and feel in their surroundings in order to retain information. People who are kinesthetic learning often become distracted and cannot focus due to their needs for more instruction and get their hands on items relating to the material. Kinesthetic learning is also known as tactile learning.

Module 3 Assignment. PGCEi participant Just as there are multiple intelligences, there are several styles of learning. There are visual learners who prefer to learn by observation. Auditory learners who prefer to learn through listening and kinesthetic learners who prefer to learn through moving, doing and touching. A good teacher should try and incorporate all