Mrinmayee Sama (Week 6) - Cognitive Learning Styles ❤️👩🏫
Mrinmayee Sama - Week 6
Cognitive Learning Styles ❤️👩🏫
Teacher at the beginning of the school year when she/he hands out an index card: Tell me something about yourself
You: *has no idea what to write about* iM a ViSuAl LeArNeR
Teacher: Ok bestie. And? That’s not going to change my lesson plans…
There are three types of cognitive learning styles: visual, audio, and kinesthetic. Before connecting this idea with language, I’m going to give a little science lesson so you aren’t completely clueless.
Visual learning is when the student uses visual objects to learn. Some examples include graphs, charts, and pictures. These learners are exceptionally well at memorizing information by recalling the location of where the information was written. Colors and flash cards are keys to success for these types of learners as they can see the information right in front of them.
Auditory learning is when the student retains information though listening and talking. They usually process information and memorize it when they say it out loud. Although music might seem to be a distraction for these learners, it actually helps them focus. This type of learners have a lot to do with interpreting and conveying information unlike the other learners because auditory learners have a talent in perceiving sound.
Kinesthetic learning is when the student takes on a hands-on approach. This can be seen when the student prefers to demonstrate the concept rather than listen to a lecture or look at a chart. These types of learners are usually interested and good at science and math because both of those subjects have work to backup the information and can be demonstrated unlike history.
Now why did I bore all of you with that information? Well, I wanted you guys to realize that each of these types of learning connect with language in some way, even if the idea is far-fetched. Visual learning allows the language that is being taught to be in a concrete form so that the students can visualize. Auditory learning allows the language to be heard and formulated in a way that is easier for the student. Kinesthetic learning allows for the language to shift in the form of objects.
I just realized that the five senses kind of relates to this topic: sight, smell, touch, hear, taste. Visual learning fulfills the sight part, auditory learning fulfills the hearing part, and kinesthetic learning fulfills the touch part. I honestly don’t know where I am going with this, but I always thought this topic was interesting and how it affected people. I’ll end this week’s blog with a question: What type of learner are you and how do you know?
Works Cited: https://www.missouristate.edu/Assets/busadv/p-30.pdf
Photo Source: https://twitter.com/elysianinspires/status/1075996772323840000
Comments
I feel like I would be a kinesthetic learner if I had the opportunity to do it without stress. I think kinesthetic learning is a combination of both visual and auditory learning, so I think it is the most effective. I guess a good combination of all types is the best for all people to learn. I'm not sure if there are people who necessarily learn better by only using one type, like only listening to audiobooks or reading textbooks. I personally think that some people are better than others at using just one type of learning; however, they would be able to learn even better if they utilized all 3 types.
I believe that I’m more a kinesthetic learner because I learn the easiest when I’m actively participating in an activity or a lesson. The truly novel things that I experience are things that I can understand and remember the easiest, so kinesthetic learning is a step above simply listening to or reading text. I do enjoy a mix of visual and auditory learning by watching various videos about a topic on YouTube, preferably of someone both explaining a concept auditorily as well as having visuals or diagrams to illustrate what they are saying.
-Angel Susantin
I am more of a visual learner by somebody giving examples that I can use to apply to other work. I could maybe be a kinesthetic learner and just a mix of the other two. Honestly, I don’t really know. Charts help me, but sometimes they just end up being a bore and I need to listen to videos to understand. But, regardless, I do prefer visual and somebody explaining the visual in order for me to understand it. Thank you for providing the chart (I read your blog tho I promise).
I would definitely say that I am a visual learner. I typically have a tough time interpreting information unless there are some visual aspects of it; this is especially true in my anatomy classes. I cannot understand the human body at all without some kind of model of it. This makes even more sense when I think about my addiction to webtoons. I discovered the magical world of manhwas and webtoons over quarantine, and it reintroduced me to the world of reading.
I would say that I am a combination of visual and kinesthetic as I tend to like learning stuff that I can see and touch at the same time. Looking at books to me is tiring and sometimes I generally don't get as much information from listening to an audiotape than looking at slides. Most of the science classes that I have taken that required and was incorporated in the curriculum in having hands on learning definitely made me focus more and ace that class easily.
I’m pretty sure I qualify for all the above! I need to see pictures or graphs in order to understand the information I’m being taught. In addition, I also need someone to verbally explain it to me, or I verbally practice to memorize information. Lastly, sometimes if I really can’t figure things out I need to physically try it out in order to understand what to do. But I would definitely say I use auditory to learn more than the rest of the techniques. I memorize best when I verbally repeat terms, definitions, or sentences out loud.
Sincerely,
Faith Tong