Different Types of Learning

There is recognizably three different types of learning: Kinesthetic learners, visual learns and audible learners. I felt that this was important to identify during my children's trail, to understand how some children might feel happier about engaging with my design.


Kinesthetic Learners
- Also known as tactile learning.
- Learn by carrying out a physical activity rather than listening or watching.
- Make up about 5% of the population.
- It helps them to move around when learning.
- Good hand-eye coordination.
- Often restless, fidgeting etc. 
- May be good at repairing work, sculpting, art or working with various tools.
- Interactive design may appeal to them.

Auditory Learners
- A person who learns through listening.
- Learn through hearing and speaking.
- Can hear changes in tones, rhythm.
- Can work better with noise in the background e.g. music or TV. This helps them concentrate more.
- Often good at storytelling.
- May talk to themselves or move their lips and read out loud.

Visual Learners
- Learn through written language, such as reading and writing tasks.
- Prefer using images, pictures, colours and maps to organise information. Likes visual support.
- Learn best through seeing.
- Usually take not for lectures.


Kinesthetic learners might therefore be happier to interact with my design, to play and feel and lift flaps. A level of interactivity will certainly appeal to them. Visual learners, on the other hand, may enjoy activity sheets and processing and reading images and text on information boards. While audible learners may find it helpful to have someone else - perhaps an adult - read them the information. They could also enjoy activities that involve sound - such as listening to the calls of birds, for example, while they could also enjoy storytelling and narratives.


References:
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/styles/vakt.html