Students
and Sensory Modality Preference
Visual
- Visual learners learn
through seeing. With their primary perceptual preference being visual, they
can typically recall what they have read or observed.
- They prefer to look
at illustrations, or watch others doing something, rather than listening only.
- They are the learners
that usually take and make lists.
- In addition, they tend
to be more productive when their environments are neat.
Auditory
- Auditory learners prefer
to listen.
- They are usually able
to memorize what they hear and tend to be very attentive when information
is presented in this way.
- They search for meaning
and interpretation in lectures or speeches by listening to tone of voice,
pitch, speech, and other special signals.
- These learners need
to be told what to do rather than having them read directions.
Tactile/Kinesthetic
- Kinesthetic learners
need to write things down.
- They like to incorporate
their fine motor skills.
- They are the learners
that like to take notes as they listen, and keep their hands busy.
- Kinesthetic learners
need to use their bodies in the learning process. They need to do, not just
watch or listen, to gain understanding.
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