The Benefits Of Kinesthetic Learning

Teaching has never been based on the individual student. It's based on how much information can be stuffed into the curriculum in however many weeks so this group of people can feel like they actually learned something from us. At least in my experiences, this is what I have encountered. By pinpointing a students learning style it allows for teachers to better serve their students and make sure they are learning the curriculum in the most effective way possible. My preferred learning style is a combination of kinesthetic and old school reading and writing, which makes means I have a multimodal approach on learning. Kinesthetic learning is learning by doing. I learn through trial and error and practical exercises. Now reading and writing is a learning style that most people are familiar with, which means I learn by reading and writing information. Behaviorism dictates that your external behavior can change by using reinforcement to shape the behavior. For example, my nephew hates to do his homework. So to try to motivate him I tell him if he finishes his homework …show more content…
Constructivism dictates that some people learn through what they experience out in the world. For example, lets say a physics teacher is trying to teach a class about flight. Some students are able to comprehend the idea of flight through the teacher's lecture but a good portion of the class is still confused and does not fully understand how flight works. So in order to make sure the class fully understands flight he uses an remote controlled airplane to demonstrate what flight is. By doing this he is allowing the class to see flight for themselves and by experiencing it for themselves the teacher gives the students another route to learn about flight. Constructivism is very similar to my approach on learning. Kinesthetic learning and constructivism are practically the same. They both state that people learn by hands on activities instead of receiving