Tactile Learning
Humans are vastly different from one another; therefore, it is not surprising that there are multiple learning styles. In fact, there are visual, aural, verbal (reading/writing), and kinesthetic learners that can be combined to for the acronym VARK (Chick, 2016). These various learning styles are somewhat self-explanatory; however, it is important to understand the learning style that works best for an individual to be a successful learner and trainer. Kinesthetic learners or tactile learners are those that learn best from touching, felling and doing a task.
Kinesthetic Learners Consider a task that involved cooking a meal that was served in a restaurant, a kinesthetic learner would much prefer to simply jump in and start to recreate a meal in the kitchen. This is a stark contrast to a visual learner that would rely on a recipe and step by step instructions with many pictorial references at each step. In fact, the visual images would also benefit from text supporting the pictures to better explain the relationship to the meaning of a range of texts (Kuntze, Golos, & Enns, 2014). A kinesthetic learner would not require a picture of a perfectly browned steak to know this was the objective to searing a ribeye; consequently, he or she …show more content…
In fact, evaluating training is a key component to ensuing the training was a success. Training without any indication of efficacy is unfounded and may give the illusion that training was successful (Blanchard & Thacker, 2013). When training is going to involve a large group, it is beneficial to survey the participants and attempt to gain the learning style of the majority. The trainer can then segregate the class by learning style; therefore, tactile learners can be grouped together to create a cohesive learning
Humans are vastly different from one another; therefore, it is not surprising that there are multiple learning styles. In fact, there are visual, aural, verbal (reading/writing), and kinesthetic learners that can be combined to for the acronym VARK (Chick, 2016). These various learning styles are somewhat self-explanatory; however, it is important to understand the learning style that works best for an individual to be a successful learner and trainer. Kinesthetic learners or tactile learners are those that learn best from touching, felling and doing a task.
Kinesthetic Learners Consider a task that involved cooking a meal that was served in a restaurant, a kinesthetic learner would much prefer to simply jump in and start to recreate a meal in the kitchen. This is a stark contrast to a visual learner that would rely on a recipe and step by step instructions with many pictorial references at each step. In fact, the visual images would also benefit from text supporting the pictures to better explain the relationship to the meaning of a range of texts (Kuntze, Golos, & Enns, 2014). A kinesthetic learner would not require a picture of a perfectly browned steak to know this was the objective to searing a ribeye; consequently, he or she …show more content…
In fact, evaluating training is a key component to ensuing the training was a success. Training without any indication of efficacy is unfounded and may give the illusion that training was successful (Blanchard & Thacker, 2013). When training is going to involve a large group, it is beneficial to survey the participants and attempt to gain the learning style of the majority. The trainer can then segregate the class by learning style; therefore, tactile learners can be grouped together to create a cohesive learning