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Visual Learning Style

This document discusses the three main visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. It provides tips for recognizing each style and integrating them into the learning environment. Visual learners benefit from charts, diagrams, and written materials. Auditory learners do well with discussion and explaining concepts out loud. Kinesthetic learners learn best through physical movement, touch, and hands-on activities. The document gives specific strategies for each style, such as using visual aids and outlines for visual learners or movement breaks for kinesthetic learners.

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Visual Learning Style

This document discusses the three main visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. It provides tips for recognizing each style and integrating them into the learning environment. Visual learners benefit from charts, diagrams, and written materials. Auditory learners do well with discussion and explaining concepts out loud. Kinesthetic learners learn best through physical movement, touch, and hands-on activities. The document gives specific strategies for each style, such as using visual aids and outlines for visual learners or movement breaks for kinesthetic learners.

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Visual learning Involves the use of seen or observed things, including

pictures, diagrams, demonstrations, displays, handouts,


style films, flip-chart, etc.

Involves the transfer of information through listening to the


Auditory learning spoken word of self or others of sounds and noises.

style

Involves physical experience – touching, feeling, holding,


Kinesthetic learning doing practical, hands- on experiences.

style

H i n t s f o r R e c o g n i z i n g a n d I m p l e m e n ti n g t h e T h r e e
VAK Styles
Auditory learners often talk to themselves. They also may move their lips and
read out loud. They may have difficulty with reading and writing tasks. They often
do better talking to a colleague or a tape recorder and hearing what was said. To
integrate this style into the learning environment:

o Begin new material with a brief explanation of what is coming. Conclude with a summary of
what has been covered. This is the old adage of “tell them what they are going to lean,
teach them, and tell them what they have learned.”
o Use the Socratic method of lecturing by questioning learners to draw as much information
from them as possible and then fill in the gaps with you own expertise.
o Include auditory activities, such as brainstorming, buzz groups, or Jeopardy. Leave plenty of
time to debrief activities. This allows them to make connections of what they leaned and
how it applies to their situation.
o Have the learners verbalize the questions.
o Develop an internal dialogue between yourself and the learners.

Visual learners have two sub-channels—linguistic and spatial. Learners who


are visual-linguistic like to learn through written language, such as reading and
writing tasks. They remember what has been written down, even if they do not
read it more than once. They like to write down directions and pay better attention
to lectures if they watch them. Learners who are visual-spatial usually have
difficulty with the written language and do better with charts, demonstrations,
videos, and other visual materials. They easily visualize faces and places by using
their imagination and seldom get lost in new surroundings. To integrate this style
into the learning environment:

o Use graphs, charts, illustrations, or other visual aids.


o Include outlines, concept maps, agendas, handouts, etc. for reading and taking notes.
o Include plenty of content in handouts to reread after the learning session.
o Leave white space in handouts for note-taking.
o Invite questions to help them stay alert in auditory environments.
o Post flip charts to show what will come and what has been presented.
o Emphasize key points to cue when to takes notes.
o Eliminate potential distractions.
o Supplement textual information with illustrations whenever possible.
o Have them draw pictures in the margins.
o Have the learners envision the topic or have them act out the subject matter.

Kinesthetic learners do best while touching and moving. It also has two sub-
channels: kinesthetic (movement) and tactile (touch). They tend to lose
concentration if there is little or no external stimulation or movement. When
listening to lectures they may want to take notes for the sake of moving their
hands. When reading, they like to scan the material first, and then focus in on the
details (get the big picture first). They typically use color high lighters and take
notes by drawing pictures, diagrams, or doodling. To integrate this style into the
learning environment:

o Use activities that get the learners up and moving.


o Play music, when appropriate, during activities.
o Use colored markers to emphasize key points on flip charts or white boards.
o Give frequent stretch breaks (brain breaks).
o Provide toys such as Koosh balls and Play-Dough to give them something to do with their
hands.
o To highlight a point, provide gum, candy, scents, etc. which provides a cross link of scent
(aroma) to the topic at hand (scent can be a powerful cue).
o Provide high lighters, colored pens and/or pencils.
o Guide learners through a visualization of complex tasks.
o Have them transfer information from the text to another medium such as a keyboard or a
tablet.

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