a person with a kinesthetic learning style?

Question

learns best by

A. reading and writing
B. moving around and interacting with objects
C. working with numbers and patterns
D. independent study

Answer 1

B. moving around and interacting with objects


The physical (bodily-kinesthetic) learning style
If the physical style is more like you, it’s likely that you use your body and sense of touch to learn about the world around you. It’s likely you like sports and exercise, and other physical activities such as gardening or woodworking. You like to think out issues, ideas and problems while you exercise. You would rather go for a run or walk if something is bothering you, rather than sitting at home.

You are more sensitive to the physical world around you. You notice and appreciate textures, for example in clothes or furniture. You like “getting your hands dirty,” or making models, or working out jigsaws.

You typically use larger hand gestures and other body language to communicate. You probably don’t mind getting up and dancing either, at least when the time is right. You either love the physical action of theme park rides, or they upset your inner body sense too much and so you avoid them altogether.

When you are learning a new skill or topic, you would prefer to “jump in” and play with the physical parts as soon as possible. You would prefer to pull an engine apart and put it back together, rather than reading or looking at diagrams about how it works.

The thought of sitting in a lecture listening to someone else talk is repulsive. In those circumstances, you fidget or can’t sit still for long. You want to get up and move around.

Answer 2

For these scores, I would tend to go more toward unit studies. They show that he learns well from working directly with things, both in nature and other concepts. I would tend to think that he'd be the kid to learn about how a TV works by taking one apart, and about how a tadpole changes to a frog by gathering eggs at a pond and tracking the results. They do show that he probably won't learn well from a workbook method, and that he could take or leave having to be in a classroom. Some kids work well with either or both of those methods, but he doesn't seem to be one of them. I would also think that highly structured studies might work against him - the scores seem to indicate that he's more a "go with the flow" and "rabbit trail" sort of kid, a natural learner (different than naturalistic). He'd probably be the one to explore whatever catches his eye and learn everything he can about it through many different methods. Note - not sure why anyone would thumbs-down any of these answers, either. I thought all of them were right on, and I thought Kate's answer was well-spoken. Just because she mentioned that he might need to work on interpersonal skills - every kid has strengths and weaknesses - doesn't mean that she insinuated that he's socially inept because he's homeschooled.

Answer 3

Guessing B. Kinesiology is the study of movement.

Answer 4

b. moving around

Answer 5

B