Study Style: Kiesthetic-Tactile Learning Style

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Chapter 1: Introduction According to Dr Leite (2010) Kinesthetic is the leading and most preferred study style. He used a large pool of people, ranging in gender and age. Gabe (2002) states that Kinesthetic will be most common only amongst males and that females will prefer the Read and Write style. Chris (2009) reported that Reading and Writing was the most common study method and classified learners falling under the preference as “traditional learners”. The following study will determine which study style is the most common for different subjects among grade 11 and 12 students in a Christian private school located in the Gauteng suburbs. Due to the popularity of mind maps the researcher predicts that Visual will be the most common study style for all subjects. This contradicts Liete’s study as he also confirmed …show more content…

Kinesthetic-tactile techniques are used in combination with visual and/or auditory study techniques, producing multi-sensory learning” (Academics, 2017: par1). Kinesthetic learners learn best by using their senses and making learning a practical activity (Vark-learn, 2017). These students learn by using their body and working with physical things such as role playing (Ferriman, 2017). For these students the best methods to assist with studying would be to actually fidget while studying. Some of these methods include chewing gum, tapping a foot or pencil and pacing (Academics, 2017). It will often be found that these learners will be good at physical activities such as cooking, painting and sport (Cherry, 2017). The best test for kinesthetic learners would be short definition based questions and multiple choice tests. The worst kind of test would be a long one with limited to no breaks. Tests like these could involve an essay or questions requiring a long answer (Learning Styles,

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