learning syles
Kinesthetic Learner
October 28,2013
Fall 2013 INFT 101
Learning Style Essay
Do you ever find yourself moving while trying to study? Do you click your pen or tap your foot while trying to do homework or listen to a lecture? If you have answered yes to these questions you could possibly be a kinesthetic learner. If this sounds like you read the rest of this paper to find out the history, characteristics and strategies of a kinesthetic learner. Before taking the Learning style Quiz I would have told you that I was a visual learner. I am better with written instructions more than I am with verbal. I love when I receive handouts and diagrams. After taking this quiz I have learned that I am more of a kinesthetic learner. I always have to be hands on and doing something. What I mean by this is when I am studying I am either moving in my chair or I am using my finger as a reading guide. I always thought that it was just my ADHD that made me do this but now I have learned that it is a way of learning. As a Kinesthetic learner you have to be doing something to learn. There are multiple strategies that can help you learn as a kinesthetic learner. In this paper I will go over four strategies that will assist you as a kinesthetic learner. The first strategy would be “in a classroom, sit near the back of the room so if you need to fidget you will not distract others” (Hassenpflug,A.(2013)). Another strategy that can help you is the use of flash cards (Hassenpflug,A(2013)). I have found this strategy very helpful. I use the front of the card to write my question and the back of the card to write the answer to help me study for my test and quizzes. Another strategy that is good for a kinesthetic learner is “working in time frames of 20-25 minutes at a time” (Hassenpflug,A.(2013)). This will help you stay focused and not have your brain wonder to other things. The last strategy that I am going to tell you about is using your
October 28,2013
Fall 2013 INFT 101
Learning Style Essay
Do you ever find yourself moving while trying to study? Do you click your pen or tap your foot while trying to do homework or listen to a lecture? If you have answered yes to these questions you could possibly be a kinesthetic learner. If this sounds like you read the rest of this paper to find out the history, characteristics and strategies of a kinesthetic learner. Before taking the Learning style Quiz I would have told you that I was a visual learner. I am better with written instructions more than I am with verbal. I love when I receive handouts and diagrams. After taking this quiz I have learned that I am more of a kinesthetic learner. I always have to be hands on and doing something. What I mean by this is when I am studying I am either moving in my chair or I am using my finger as a reading guide. I always thought that it was just my ADHD that made me do this but now I have learned that it is a way of learning. As a Kinesthetic learner you have to be doing something to learn. There are multiple strategies that can help you learn as a kinesthetic learner. In this paper I will go over four strategies that will assist you as a kinesthetic learner. The first strategy would be “in a classroom, sit near the back of the room so if you need to fidget you will not distract others” (Hassenpflug,A.(2013)). Another strategy that can help you is the use of flash cards (Hassenpflug,A(2013)). I have found this strategy very helpful. I use the front of the card to write my question and the back of the card to write the answer to help me study for my test and quizzes. Another strategy that is good for a kinesthetic learner is “working in time frames of 20-25 minutes at a time” (Hassenpflug,A.(2013)). This will help you stay focused and not have your brain wonder to other things. The last strategy that I am going to tell you about is using your