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Dane Pillay said:
Clearly I don’t like reading massive essays from textbooks, as it has the tendency of confusing and stressing me out. I most definitely find it a lot more pro active being shown to me hands on and by practical examples, while also explains the valuable parts of the process. Usually I’d walk throught the task with someone then try with guidance and on the 3rd time round I usually do it by myself and use repetition to drill the information into my brain.
Elle said:
I am more visual and kinesthetic, but need to listen while seeing and having the hands on. If just audio, I get distracted and don’t retain. When people talk, I am seeing pictures or identifying with life experiences. I have been self taught for most of my life because I get to use my hands doing it and watch others. Repeat…
Juju said:
My scores were more pronounced than I would have guessed (V – 11, A – 12, R – 6, K – 15).
I knew…well, let’s say, I knew I strongly DISLIKED learning from a dry and boring textbook with nothing visually breaking up copious amounts of text by even a little bit.
I now realise that as a strong kinesthetic learner, the experience of working with the material and subject matter and creating my own visually stimulating notes with fun colours and pens that I enjoy holding in my hand (I’m not kidding, the sensory feedback is quite important), makes it an experience for me.
Even though I have to work a little harder to bring a boring text to life, e.g. by reading it out loud and recording it, pretending I am lecturing or a voice actor – sounds silly, but works for me! – I have the power to make it work for me, so I can engage with the subject and find joy while doing so. =) Joy really helps…
Aidan said:
It’s interesting as I’m a writer who studied creative writing at University, yet my learning style barely includes written learning. This leads me to believe that while I can write well and entertainingly, I should engage more non-writing activities in order to help me keep it up long term, as well as learn new ways of creating content.
Hailey Austn said:
I’ve always been more of a visual learner I actually scored pretty low on the visual category. I am now learning after taking the test that i more of a aural learner.I like to be able to listen and to be able to understand from someone else’s stand point and write down notes.
Scott said:
I have always thought of myself as a visual learner, but I found it interesting that the results showed slightly higher scores in aural and kinesthetic styles. I guess it really depends on the subject matter I am trying to learn. If someone is describing something to me, I prefer to have a visual reference. I have always preferred classroom instruction over reading/writing because it allows me to interact with the instructor to ensure I am understanding the material. Having the ability to take a hands-on approach always helps drive my understanding of concepts.
Michael Brown said:
I learn very well with a lot of hands on training and a lot of movement
Lisa said:
I, too, am a hands-on person. So, I can relate to your comment. I found out late in life that I have ADHD. Which explains my learning as a child and why I had a harder time. I hope the information you received helps you when learning and training.
Alasdair said:
I am in senior leadership roles so when I’m in teaching/coaching mode, especially coaching, where coaching is lifting performance through practice, then practicing using role plays is critical as is showing people the components that make up a performance. With regard to the latter, diagrams help to achieve that objective so people can see how individual components impacts the whole performance and outcome. I definitely like to be taught this way as well.
When problem solving and solution seeking, my attention/style shifts more towards Aural where I seek out input from the team/subject matter experts, have open discussions, introduce a bit of banter and friendly competition to keep the motivation going, make time to publicly recognise contributions so that people feel valued and then summarise all the input for an action plan going forward. This gets buy-in from the team and a high likelihood that they will execute the plan well since it is their plan.
On reflection this is the way I like to problem solve, find optimum solutions and be motivated to produce quality outcomes.
Norma said:
I find that writing things while discussing it to myself helps with reinforcement. I also like to draw or doodle something relevant to what I am learning to add the visual. I am definitely a hands on learner.
Lisa said:
This is a very interesting way of processing. I hadn’t thought about writing things out while discussing them with myself. Thank you for the tip.
Stormey said:
I think it was spot on for the most part. I think my visual should be a bit higher but reading and writing are definitely my strong suits.
Courtney said:
I am not the best at remembering much while reading, but I will eventually remember if I read something for a week straight. I like more hands-on activities and seeing others attempt first to understand what may be done. I do like to write down what I think something means and code it for a way I can remember that material.
Ethan said:
I am not as entertained while reading than I am while watching a video, having a discussion, or forming a creative example. Sure notes are key to remembering information, but a little twist here and there to spice my learning up is what I definitely prefer.
Rebecca said:
Pretty even scored over VAK.The thing that stood out was the lack of preference for writing (R). I find that I don’t get much out of writing detailed notes on a subject. If I do it’s more of a jog to the memory. I get more out of visual, practical and discussion. I prefer actually doing something and or researching it myself. That helps me learn.