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The document discusses three main learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Visual learners rely on sight and recall information best when they can see images, charts, or diagrams. Auditory learners rely on hearing and recall information best when they can listen to lectures, discussions, or verbal instructions. Kinesthetic learners rely on physical movement, hands-on activities, and touch; they learn best through real-world experiences and demonstrations. Each learning style has its own characteristics in how students receive and process new information. Understanding individual learning styles can help educators develop teaching methods that engage different types of students.

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Kinds of Students Learning Styles

The document discusses three main learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Visual learners rely on sight and recall information best when they can see images, charts, or diagrams. Auditory learners rely on hearing and recall information best when they can listen to lectures, discussions, or verbal instructions. Kinesthetic learners rely on physical movement, hands-on activities, and touch; they learn best through real-world experiences and demonstrations. Each learning style has its own characteristics in how students receive and process new information. Understanding individual learning styles can help educators develop teaching methods that engage different types of students.

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Weldiana Muthia Yasmin

15202241048
Writing for Academic Assignment
Assignment 4: Essay (Logical division of ideas)
Monday, 29th May 2016

Kinds of Students Learning Styles

According to the U.S. Department of Education, The National Insitutes of Health (NIH)

estimate that the incidence of learning disabilities in the general population is 15 to 20

percent. Fifty-one percent of all the students enrolled in the nation's special education

programs are classified as learning disabled)." Unfortunately, this diagnosis is often viewed

as a hindrance rather than an opportunity for growth and understanding. Students that have

learning disabilities have one commonality, a processing deficit that interferes with their

learning. Nevertheless, it is important to remember that every individual learns differently

and, thus, has a unique learning style. Approximately 20 to 30 percent of the school-aged

population remembers what is heard; 40 percent recalls well visually the things that are seen

or read; many must write or use their fingers in some manipulative way to help them

remember basic facts; other people cannot internalize information or skills unless they use

them in real-life activities such as actually writing a letter to learn the correct format

(Teaching Students to Read Through Their Individual Learning Styles, Marie Carbo, Rita

Dunn, and Kenneth Dunn; Prentice-Hall, 1986, p.13). One of the most accepted

understandings of learning styles is that student learning styles fall into three categories

according to The VAK Learning Styles Model developed by psychologists in the 1920s . The

VAK learning style uses the three main sensory receivers: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic

(movement) to determine the dominant learning style. VAK is derived from the accelerated

learning world and seems to be about the most popular model nowadays due to its simplicity.
First of all, Visual Learning Style focuses on the visual acuity. It means that concrete

evidences must be shown in advance so that they understand. This style of learning relies on

vision or previewing the evidence to then be able to believe it. 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. It is supposed to integrate this style into the learning

environment.

In addition, there is also another learning style. It is Auditory Learning Style which relies on

hearing to understand and remember. The characteristics of this learning model actually puts

hearing as the primary tool of absorbing information or knowledge. The learners must hear

the information, then they can remember and understand the information. The first

characteristic of a person who has this learning style is that all information can only be

absorbed through hearing. Second, they have difficulty in absorbing information in the form

of writing directly. They also have difficulty in writing or reading.

The final learning style is Kinesthetic Learning Style which requires that the individual touch

something which provides certain information so that one can remember it. Thos who have

this learning style excel faster in a hands-on environment. They use their senses to work on

new skills and rely heavily on muscle memory. Members of this category often use

demonstrations, simulations and case studies to help them improve. It also has two sub-

channels: kinesthetic (movement) and tactile (touch). They tend to lose their concentrations 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

coloring high lighters and take notes by drawing pictures, diagrams, or doodling. To integrate

this style into the learning environment:

In conclusion, kinds of learning styles can be clearly classified into Visual Learning Style,

Auditory Learning Style, and Kinesthetic Learning Style. These kinds of learning styles have

different senses which are relied on. They are sight, hearing and touch. Each learners has

their own characteristics based on the learning style.

References

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performance in normal aging. Brain and Language, 82(3), 296–311.

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