kinesthetic learning

(noun)

Kinesthetic learning is a learning style in which learning takes place by the student carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture.

Related Terms

  • method
  • auditory learning
  • teaching strategy
  • learning style
  • visual learning

Examples of kinesthetic learning in the following topics:

  • Effective Teaching Strategies

    • One conceptualization of different styles of learning identifies three main modalities: visual learning, auditory learning, and kinesthetic learning.
    • Kinesthetic learning (also known as tactile learning) is a learning style in which learning takes place by the student carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture or watching a demonstration.
    • Tactile-kinesthetic learners make up about five percent of the population.
    • Kinesthetic learners usually succeed in activities such as chemistry experiments, sporting activities, art and acting; they also may listen to music while learning or studying.
    • In kinesthetic learning, learning occurs by the learner using their body to express a thought, an idea or a concept (in any field).
  • Learning Styles

    • The four most common learning styles are visual, aural, reading/writing, and kinesthetic/tactile.
    • Kinesthetic/Tactile learners process information actively through physical means.
    • Kinesthetic learning refers to whole body movement while tactile learning refers only to the sense of touch.
    • Most students that do not perform well in school are kinesthetic/tactile learners.
    • Claire is a kinesthetic/tactile learner.
  • Highlighting the Main Points

    • Some studies estimate that 65% of Americans are primarily visual learners, while 30% work best with auditory learning and 5% thrive with kinesthetic (or hands-on, touch-based) learning.
    • This puts public speakers at a disadvantage, since only 30% of Americans learn best by listening.
    • To combine visual and kinesthetic learning, speakers can poll the audience and ask them to raise their hands and look around the room to see the results.
  • Applications of Psychological Theories to the Life of a Student

    • People also learn in a variety of ways.
    • Styles of learning are generally grouped into three primary categories: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.
    • Knowing your strongest learning type can help you learn in the most effective way; depending on your learning style, you'll want to tweak your study skills to get the most of your education.
    • Kinesthetic learners (related to kinesthesia) do best when they act out or repeat something several times.
    • Role-plays, experiments, and hands-on activities are great ways for kinesthetic learners to understand and remember concepts.
  • What is Pedagogy?

    • Children must also develop metacognition, or the ability to learn how to learn.
    • Learning how to integrate prior knowledge and learning how to learn should be a part of the classroom experience and should be facilitated by the teacher.
    • Some of these ways are inclusive of discovery learning, group learning, hands on learning, distance learning, and independent study.
    • Gagné defined instruction as "the set of planned external events which influence the process of learning and thus promote learning. " According to Gagné, learning occurs in a series of learning events.
    • There are five different learning styles, which can be remembered by the acronym VARK: Visual, or learners who learn by seeing or having something demonstrated; Aural, or learners who learn by hearing; Read/Write, or learners who learn simply by reading material and/or writing about material; Kinesthetic, or learners who learn by physically doing something.
  • Cooperative Learning Benefits in Mrs. Solomon's Classroom

    • Solomon learns all of the benefits gained from the use of cooperative learning, her curiosity is piqued; however, she still finds herself questioning whether her complex class could overcome all of the barriers that are hindering the learning environment.
    • Cooperative learning also helps reduce classroom disruptions because students are allowed to socialize during the learning process.
    • Cooperative learning helps students learn language better than the drill and practice of traditional language training.
    • Cooperative learning also accommodates learning style differences among students because they are utilizing each of the three main learning styles: kinesthetic, auditory and visual.
    • Material presented by the instructor is both auditory and visual, and students working together use kinesthetic abilities by working with hands-on activities.
  • Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

    • Collaborative learning allows students to explore their interpersonal intelligence, while project-based learning may help structure activities designed to cultivate the nine intelligences.
    • In a student-centered lesson, the instructor may incorporate aspects of project-based learning, collaborative learning, or other inquiry-based models.
    • Cunningham is able to promote awareness of her students' Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence.
    • Having students learn and perform dances is a student-centered way of teaching through Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence.
    • The short plays that students prepare involve Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence, as well as Interpersonal and Verbal/Linguistic intelligences.
  • Educational Implications for Learning Styles

    • The first step in implementing learning style-based instruction is diagnosing the individual learning styles of each student.
    • A variety of methods exist for testing learning styles in a relatively quick manner.
    • Does your class have very few kinesthetic/tactile learners?
    • These projects would require that students use all learning styles.
    • An example of a complex activity would be a project-based learning project.
  • The Eight Intelligences

    • Traditionally, Linguistic intelligence and Logical/Mathematical intelligence have been highly valued in education and learning environments.
    • People with this kind of intelligence tend to learn most readily from visual presentations such as movies, pictures, videos, and demonstrations using models and props.
    • Bodily/Kinesthetic intelligence refers to people who process information through the sensations they feel in their bodies.
    • Teachers can encourage the growth of Interpersonal Intelligences by designing lessons that include group work and by planning cooperative learning activities.
    • This would be in the domain of philosophers and religious leaders.The table below summarizes the strengths, learning preferences, and needs that correspond to the intelligences.
  • What is Multiple Intelligences Theory?

    • The intelligences are Verbal/Linguistic, Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalistic, and Existential.
    • From this new thinking, schools such the Ross School in New York, an independent educational institution, and the Key Learning Community, a public magnet school in Indianapolis emerged to try teaching using a Multiple Intelligences curriculum.
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