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Kinesthetic
K = _____
A type of person who learns
through images and seeing things.
They also use the other two
learning methods, but their main
learning channel is their sight.
Ri Charde further breaks down
visual learners into:
Visual – iconic
Visual - symbolic
Visual – iconic
Prefer visual imagery like
films, graphic displays, or
pictures
Visual – symbolic
Prefer abstract symbolisms like
written words or mathematical
formula
PREFERRED TEST STYLES
Essays, Diagramming, Maps,
Demonstrating a process
Global
Right Brain
They tend toward the linear, step-
by-step process of learning
They are the “tree seers” who tend
to see finite elements of patterns
rather than the whole
They are more comfortable in a
world of details and hierarchies of
information
Global thinkers lean towards non-
linear thought and tend to see the
whole pattern rather than the particle
elements
They are the “forest seers” who give
attention only to the overall structure
and sometimes ignore details
LEFT BRAIN (Analytic) RIGHT BRAIN (Global)
Successive Hemisphere Style Simultaneous Hemisphere Style
1. Verbal 1. Visual
2. Responds to word meaning 2. Responds to tone of voice
3. Sequential 3. Random
4. Processes information linearly 4. Processes information in
varied order
5. Responds to logic 5. Responds to emotion
6. Plans ahead 6. Impulsive
7. Recalls people’s names 7. Recalls people’s faces
8. Speaks with few gestures 8. Gestures when speaking
9. Punctual 9. Less punctual
10. Prefers formal study design 10. Prefers sound/music
background while studying
11. Prefers bright lights while 11. Prefers frequent mobility
studying while studying
A. Hillard describes “learning
style” as the sum of the patterns of
how individuals develop habitual
ways of responding to experience.