What is a Tactile Learner? | Kinesthetic Learning Style
Learning is a life-long process, and there are many different ways to go about learning in our everyday life. We know that every person can learn and know that how we learn best is a personal, individualized process.
Research has shown that there are four commonly occurring learning styles: Visual, Auditory, Reading or Text-based, and Kinesthetic or Tactile.
If you are a tactile learner, you learn by doing and touching. Physical movement and touch help you understand and remember things. You are a “hands-on” learner who learns best when they are touching, moving, building, drawing, or feeling what you learn and tend to process information better when some sort of physical activity or sensation is involved.
Tactile learners tend to be very active and need to take breaks often. Some may speak with their hand and use gestures, as well as fidget or have difficulty staying still.
By doing hands-on work, tactile or kinesthetic learners are more likely to remember and retain what they are learning. Tactile learners thrive in labs or experiments, and can also be very well-coordinated, and have good athletic skills!
Here are ways tactile learners can learn better:
- Take on activities where you will be actively using your hands, like painting, cooking, or acting out stories or historical events.
- Using models to learn various materials, such as organic chemistry model kits
- Chewing gum, walking around, or incorporating some kind of movement while studying
- Using flashcards and arranging them in purposeful ways to show relationships between concepts
- Taking breaks during study sessions
- Using a stress ball, tapping a pencil, or holding something while learning
- Incorporate games or movements while learning
Knowing your unique learning style is important and can help you save time, effort, and energy while learning. However, it can be difficult incorporating your learning style into your study sessions and processes. It’s essential to experiment with different strategies and be open to trying new things! You never know what might help you learn best until you try.
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