Learning Modalities
visual
auditory
kinesthetic
tactile
learning needs
teacher provide demonstrations
learn through descriptions
lists to organize thoughts
personalitycharacteristics
remember faces but forget names
use directions by landmarks, not street names
well developed imaginations
easily distracted
roughly 60% of students are visual learners
learning needs
comprehend verbal directions best
learn by listening
enjoy dialogues, discussions, and plays
need to talk through problems
prefer audio books
personality characteristics
remember names but not faces
easily distracted by noise
need silence to study
learning needs
personality characteristics
need interactive learning
learn best while moving
cannot focus during a lecture
responds better to lessons moving about classroom
have high energy
athletic
despise to sit and read
like to learn for themselves rather than follow directions
learning needs
personality characteristics
need to take notes during lecture to pay attention
enjoy something in their hands to focus
draw or doodle to focus
respond well to hands on learning
like to learn on their own rather than demonstration
independent
easily distracted