...Running head: Kinesthetic Learning Style: Things to Consider Kinesthetic Learning Style: Things to Consider Brenda Sellner Grand Canyon University: NRS429V August 5, 2012 Kinesthetic Learning Style: Things to Consider There are several tools that are available to determine the learning style and learning strategies that could be helpful to a person. The Vark analysis is just one of the tools. VARK analysis has four categories that it uses when determining a person’s learning style. The four categories are visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic. In the following text the kinesthetic learning style will be discussed and explored for a better understanding of the style itself and learning strategies that may be helpful in the future. The four styles that VARK has used are just as they sound. Visual is needing to see how and what a person needs to learn, aural is more of a need to hear about the things that are being needed to learn, read/write is just that a person needs to be able to read the content and be able to write the content, and kinesthetic is more a physical need using all senses sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing. A person that has a learning style of kinesthetic would excel in a program that had labs and field trips. Since education today is done mostly on the computer is makes it more difficult for the kinesthetic learner. The kinesthetic learner would do well in on line courses if they were able to enroll in...
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...There are a array of different learning styles, each and every person will learn differently depending on how their brain works and there life style of learning. Learning is a goal-directed act and all human beings and living creatures have different learning behaviors and styles. On the other hand, the process of learning is done over a progression of time and usually includes a learning curve that each person will follow. One familiar assessment used to create a person's learning style is the VARK Analysis (Fleming, 2011). VARK is an phrase for visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic learners. This determination is done online and clusters information on how individuals answer a sequence of questions. Educators and students alike will use this tool become better at teaching and the learning process as a whole. At the conclusion of the VARK questionnaire, a learning type based on four categories that will give your preferred learning type. This will give the individual a beginning foundation on how he/she best learns and retains information. This paper will compare Betty's learning behaviors based from the results of VARK Analysis (Fleming, 2011). VARK Learning Styles The Vark Analysis is separated by four categories: visual, aural, reading/writing and kinesthetic. According to VARK, the visual learner uses pictures and concept maps. These learners retain information best by converting notes into pictures. Visual learners can visualize words and can typically...
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...Detailed Analysis of Learning Styles Randi Vance Instructor Mary Ann Bjorkman June 15, 2014 VARK: A Detailed Analysis of Learning Styles What are learning styles? According to Wikipedia, “a learning style is an individual’s natural or habitual pattern of acquiring and processing information in learning situations.” (Wikipedia, 2010) Wikipedia also notes that the core concept of learning style is that individuals vary in how they learn. (Wikipedia, 2010) Neil Fleming’s VARK Model was developed in 1987 and is now one of the most widely used categorizations of the various types of learning styles. (Wikipedia, 2010) The VARK Model requires completing a questionnaire and places learning styles into four categories: Visual, aural (auditory), read/write, and kinesthetic or tactile. (vark-learn.com) The purpose of this analysis is to determine and evaluate the author’s preferred learning styles, preferred learning strategies, and a comparison of the author’s preferred learning strategies to the identified learning strategies according to the author’s learning style. Also, how the awareness of these learning styles, preferences, and strategies influence teaching and learning. While reading about the author’s learning styles, you may find that some of the mentioned learning styles apply to you as well. Summary of Learning Style Results: The author completed the questionnaire and got the following results: Visual: 3, Aural: 1, Read/Write: 7, and Kinesthetic: 6. The author scored...
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...There are four main learning styles that the vast majority of the population falls into. These include the visual, aural, reading/writing, and kinesthetic methods. The kinesthetic learning style is a tactile way of learning that allows the learner to interact with the lesson. Kinesthetic learners do best by being able to feel and touch. Having a hands on approach to the material that is being taught allows these students to retain the information and better understand it. According to “Kinesthetic Study Strategies” (n.d.), these type of learners “need to do things to understand”. Unfortunately, only 15% of students learn this way. This makes education difficult for these students, as most education is catered to the majority of students, which is evenly split between visual and auditory learners (Anderson, n.d.). The author of this essay identifies as a kinesthetic learner. Being a kinesthetic learner, the preferred learning strategies have included many that are typical for this learning style. Hands on approaches for nursing skills have been highly successful, as well as return demonstration. The author has also found that teaching other skills has greatly improved her understanding and method. In order to learn ideas that are not skill related, illustrating the idea and explaining it to others has proved very effective. Also, the author will often write about events in clinicals, what actions she took, and then research to see if these were the best actions...
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...essays. How do you feel? How much information have you retained? Would it make a difference if she used a PowerPoint with her main ideas on a slide? At what point did you tune out? A study on active learning found that lecture-style teaching increases failure rate by 55% (Friedman et al., 8412), but there are many variations to standard lecture style teaching. Now imagine you are the same freshman and are given a brief handout on cause and effect. Then, for forty minutes you watch the pilot television episode of The Flash (based off of the DC...
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...and Kinesthetic are key elements of individual learning styles. Learning styles is a term used to refer to the methods of gathering, processing, interpreting, organizing, and thinking about information. How people best learn and communicate can be measured by using a simple questionnaire called VARK that assesses the Visual, Aural, Read/Write and Kinesthetic learning and communication styles of individuals. VARK in itself is not a learning style but a measurement tool that focuses on ways that people best receive information and the way people best deliver their communication. By understanding a preferred learning style an individual can use their own strengths to better process information, and coordinate their learning and communication. VARK: Measurement of Learning Styles By focusing on ways that people learn and the way they communicate what they’ve learned is the premise of the VARK inventory. It is a simple sixteen-question test that uses real world questions in dynamic setting. VARK uses four different sensory categories: visual, aural, read/write and kinesthetic. In some learners a combination of categories exists and is classified as multimodal. The Visual learner, characterized by “V” is an individual who processes information best if they can see it. They have strong visualization skills and like to utilize charts, graphs and pictures. Aural, “A” is defined as “relating to the ear or sense of hearing” (Merriam, 2012) which means the aural learner best...
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...visual, aural, read and kinesthetic comprised if 16 question to analysis and gain a better understanding of personal learning styles (VARK a guide to learning styles, 2016). Understanding of personal learning style aids in the ability to teach others in a variety of styles to ensure that the learner has an understanding on new information. An analysis of an individual study will aid in the understanding of how the VARK learning styles can be applied. VARK Analysis Paper The VARK system was developed in 1987 by Neil Fleming to aid in understanding and providing strategies through a series of questions to evaluate how a person learns (VARK a guide to learning styles, 2016). As diverse as the human population is so being the different styles of learning that can be used to understand new knowledge. There are four categories to the VARK learning style. The acronym VARK represents these categories being visual, auditory/aural, read/write and kinesthetic. A detailed analysis of an individual study including VARK analysis, ones preferred learning strategies compared to ones identified style and how it can influence teaching and learning. The VARK questionnaire is comprised of 16 questions and can have more than one answer creating very individualized results. After completion of the questionnaire the highest score was in read/write category at 11. Next was the category of visual scoring a 10. Following that result was a score of 8 in the category of kinesthetic. The final area was that...
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...people are read/write learners, or those that need to hear how to do something; the aural learners, those that need to have a hands on approach to learning; the kinesthetic learners, the ones who can simply just watch a video or person demonstrate how to do something; the visual learners. One does not always fall into a single category. The VARK questionnaire is a tool that can be used to let you know which style of learning you fall under. The writer recently completed the questionnaire and learned that not only one style of learning works best, that actually she learns best using the hands on approach or kinesthetic style followed by the aural approach. Learning Styles The VARK tool allows a person to answer a variety of questions and based on the answers that are provided one could find the style of learning that would benefit them the most in learning in a classroom setting, or learning a new task that would be needed for a profession. The learning styles are as follows: Visual (V) The visual learning preference uses items such as maps, diagrams, and charts. This style does not include the use of videos, PowerPoints or movies however. (Vark) Some questions to ask yourself to see if you fall into this category of learning would be (Cherry) 1. Does visualizing information help you to remember it? 2. Do you have to see information in order to remember it? 3. Do you pay close attention to body language? Aural/Auditory (A) The aural learner is one that can learn...
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...their learning preferences (vark-learn.com, n.d., para. 1). Learning styles or preferences can be defined “as the complex manner in which, and conditions in which, learners most efficiently and most effectively perceive, process, store, and recall what they are attempting to learn” (Crannell & Martinez Witte, 2012, p. 2). These preferences then can be used as an advantage to knowing ways to receive and give information. VARK signifies the learning preferences of visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic. The VARK questionnaire was developed by Neil D. Fleming to make people aware of the variety of different styles to learning. The questionnaire has 16 simple questions that assist to identify the four categories of learning style. Some people may have two or three learning styles fitting them into the category of multimodal. Approximately 60% of any population fits into this category (vark-learn.com, n.d., para 1). The multimodal learner is able to have the flexibility to adapt to different styles of learning or use their styles in a combination approach to learning. So, depending on the instructor, teaching mode, and learning setting, the multimodal learner is able to identify when to shift between learning styles. The visual learner prefers to use pictures, posters, slides, colors, and diagrams to organize information and communicate with others. Visual learners can read body language well and prefers to make eye contact when communicating. Visual learners are...
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...visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic (VARK) and multimodal learning assessment tool is widely utilized today to determine individualistic learning preferences. As stated above, the VARK method measures one of four learning methods; an individual may have one strong category or can be a part of all categories, which is referred to as the multimodal learner. Learning Style The writer’s learning style involves mainly visual, kinesthetic, and as well as multimodal, according to VARK (2011). Kinesthetic learning is an involved process that requires body movement by large and small muscle groups, and is often considered the ‘hands on’ type of learner. “Kinesthetic learners are often well coordinated and have a strong sense of timing and body movement” (Kinesthetic Learners, 2000). According to Study Guides and Strategies [SSG (2013)], visual learners are perfectionists and are not content in unsettled workspaces. In addition, the visual learner has a keen eye for detail, but can also become distracted by busy backgrounds. Learning Strategies While a minimal multimodal learner, this writer’s main learning strategies deal with a lot of hands-on work (kinesthetic) as well as visual modalities. According to VARK (2011), this writer’s learning styles are classified, from high to low scores, as being kinesthetic 10, visual 9, read/write 4 and aural as 2. With these results, help sheets to be utilized for learning strategies are kinesthetic, visual and multimodal. Considering...
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...auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic learning are styles used to gain some form of knowledge of any given subject. Not all individuals will be able to learn using the same learning style as others. Some are visual learners, auditory learners (listening), or kinesthetic learners (doing) (Edelman, C., Kudzma, E., Mandle, C. 2014). Learners may require use of more than one learning style at a time to fully gain knowledge of new material. For the purpose of this paper, the writer will discuss different forms of learning styles, individual strategies versus learning strategies, and how they impact teaching and learning. Author’s Learning Style After completing a questionnaire (VARK), to determine learning style, the writer scored highest in the kinesthetic learning category than in the other four categories. With this style, the learner gains knowledge through personal experiences rather than experiences others may claim to have had (Whitman College, n.d.). Kinesthetic learning includes movement in some form, whether it is through learning, studying or applying the new knowledge learned. All five senses are used when this learning style is in place by the learner in some degree (Whitman College, n.d.). The learner may find it easier to apply their new knowledge base because they are able to perform it in real times events. Learning Strategies Each learning style is broken down further into strategies to explain how education occurs to each learner. These strategies are used...
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...educational institutions, self-study and observance. Retention of knowledge depends on the way students have gained the knowledge; learning style varies from person to person. One method that may be highly appealing to a particular student may not be appealing to another student. So learning style is a very subjective matter and there are different ways to categorize learning styles, this paper focus on VARK learning analysis quiz and learning styles as well as the implication of understanding an individual’s learning style. VARK abbreviation stands for visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic. VARK model is one of the most prevalent learning style analyzing tools. Neil Fleming developed it in 1987, to help students and others learn more about their individual learning preferences (Fleming & Mills, 2011). This methodology was the first organized arrangement of questions with ideal responses that could be used to identify students, teachers, and employers learning styles. Under Neil Fleming’s model, learners are identified according to their preferred learning style that are visual learning (images, films, pictorial representation), auditory learning (audio tapes, conversation, speeches), reading and writing (taking notes, manuals, creating list), or kinesthetic learning (movement, experiments, hands-on activities). Visual Learners are those categories of individuals who learn the best from visual representation. They learn from seeing graphic displays such as diagrams, publications...
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...Learning Best 1 Running head: Learning the Best Strategies of Learning the Best Cindy Watson Grand Canyon University NRS429V: Family Centered Health Promotion June 17, 2012 Learning Best 2 The strategies of learning are as varied as styles of teaching. As an adult learner how can you assess learning styles and improve your study skills? Inott, 2011, says, “Having an understanding of how and why adults learn is necessary to facilitating learning, and says that teaching is received and learning is experienced,” (Inott, 2011). Adult learners’ motivations to learning are because of a change in skills, in other words they are returning to the learning environment out of wanting to. Inott says that adult learners are characterized by autonomy, rigidity, goal and relevancy orientation, practicality, and experience. (Inott, 2011). There are many different learning theories; however the VARK learning styles are more relevant to student learning. The acronym VARK represents visual, aural, read or write and kinesthetic strategies to learning (Fleming, 2011). Visual learners prefer information by illustrations, pictures and words. Aural types prefer to process information by hearing. Read or write learners prefer text, reading and writing; while the kinesthetic learner prefers a perceptual experience to be simulated or real (Fleming, 2011). Summarizing the learning preference closes to myself, multimodal fits the most. According to Fleming...
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...unique style of learning, with today’s technology; students can easily go on the internet to identify their preferred learning style if desired. By doing so, this would assist the learner to identify their preferred method of learning which can assist the leaner to become more successful in their learning process. As an assignment, the participant answered two different questionnaires the “VARK” (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic) (Fleming, n.d) and LDPride.net Learning Styles Report (LDPride, n.d). Summary of Learning Style The VARK Questionnaire consists of 16 answers where the participant answered as many boxes the participant felt appropriate. Once the questionnaire was completed, the participant received the VARK Personal Learning Profile analysis. Upon thoroughly reviewing both profile analysis, the participant concluded that the LDPride questionnaire results were very similar to the VARK Personal Learning Profile Analysis, both scores revealed that the participants’ learning preferences were visual, read/write, tactile/kinesthetic. Between the two profile analyses, the participant favored VARK which was much more in depth providing detailed scenarios and examples that the participant can clearly relate to. The VARK analysis is divided into two categories; Type One consists of learners who scores are between twelve and twenty five; these types are learners are considered to be “contextual” or “situational” (Fleming, n.d) who utilizes one of the four modes...
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...students, the VARK Learning style assessment was established by Neil Fleming in 1987. The VARK assessment describes four different types of sense modes, with an extra group of multimodal students (Khanal, Shah, & Koirala, 2014). VARK stands for visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic ways of learning. Those who learn by seeing things such as charts, portraits, or illustrations are referred to as the visual learners. Students who prefer to hear the information, and are able to understand it best by listening to lectures or having information read out loud to them are known as the aural learners. The read/write category students like to see words in writing, do great when they take notes and are able to read them back to themselves repeatedly. The kinesthetic learners perform great by experience and practice, they need to move around and work best with activities that are hands on and related to reality. The rest of the multimodal category is made up of students who have more than one sensory modality in combination (Khanal, Shah, & Koirala, 2014). The VARK tool gives students the information necessary for maximizing their learning needs. In this paper the author will be discussing personal learning styles, strategies for preferred learning style, and how the awareness influences teaching and learning. The Writer’s Learning Style In evaluation the authors learning style was determined to be the multimodal with modalities in visual, aural, and kinesthetic, according to...
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