He..he...hmmm.... Hello!!! Nice to be able to meet all of you again in this online medium ;)
It's been almost 3 weeks I have returned to my school again and I get to see my friends and also NOT TO FORGET learn something new and that I feel will benefits me in the future.
So... guest what??? I would like to share what I have learn to all of MY HONORABLE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN so that this precious knowledge will benefits you as well~ he..he.. :)
I have new subjects this semester and one of them is "Learning Styles and Strategies".
Basically, it provide us with knowledge, theories and skills about how to identify our individual learning styles and to maximize our studies strategies.So lets get READY for the action of reading NOW!!!
I learned a lot about VAK which represents [ Visual,Auditory and Kinaesthetic ]
Sooo…basically
when I heard this kind of terms what across into my mind is that
oh…this must have been the types of learning styles as well because our subject
theme is after all “Learning Styles and Strategies”.
Well,
before I was introduced to the meaning of VAK, the whole class were to take
set of question that predetermined which categories you ARE in VAK? In the end, I
found out that I am more prone into Kinaesthetic and Visual learners. It is
quite the truth as I am more comfortable to see and write down notes as I
am listening to my lecturers. But that doesn't necessarily means that I am not an auditory person it just that I am much more stronger to remember and learn through visual and kinaesthetic aid.
Due to this, we need to read articles regarding research on VAK to deepens our understanding of the subject. I need to say that it does help me to understands more about VAK because the research explains it in more detailed perspective.In the research it is said one of the factors affecting the learning styles is that "the differences between the styles represented has strong connection with differences of gender" as it is believed that males and females students learn differently from one another at the beginning of the research. The objective of this research is to analyze evidential base and assess precariously of the affirmation made on learning styles. The results and the conclusion made are unexpectedly in regards that both gender learned better by using kinaesthetic methods. Well, as they consider it to refined their capability in learning more fast and mostly because the learning are more fun and satisfying.
In this point view, I agree and at the same time I disagree. Well, firstly I agree considering as a girl and from my observation, girls are more likely to have learning styles better by listening and watching the teacher teach as girls can withstands more into listening. Meanwhile boys are more into hands-on activity because they can move more and learn better that way. Even when I am stating this, it is undoubtedly that all of us individual has our own preference in learning styles and strategies.
From my experience, I believed everyone is just as unique as they are with their own learning styles because I have seen many females students that are prone to kinaesthetic learning styles and their academic and co-curriculum level are very high too and it is quite surprising that some of my male students are doing just great by using auditory and visual learning styles and not much of kinaesthetic methods. Sooo... this prove that we need other side experiences to help us judge about the studies in certain research because eventually the research can be changed from time to time and the peoples opinion on it too.
At first,there is THE MOMENT where I find quite intriguing about whether the VAK is only for students purposes only..but after receiving an explanation regarding this matter,it is seen as a tool for us students and teachers to use. For students, being able to know what methods of VAK suits them more allows them to improve on on their sectors being whether (auditory, visual or kinaesthetic) learner. However,there is critique about this research as the research unfortunately not properly proven. But still, this information regarding VAK surely give some help to someone who need it. As for the teachers, this grant them the access to know their students learning styles and to create learning environment that is conducive and increase students level of understanding by creatively mixing auditory, visual and kinaesthetic activities in their lesson plan.
Since I knew that I engaged more in learning by kinaesthetic and visual learning styles, I would like to expand it more by maximize my usage with my preference learning styles so that I can get the knowledge at the very best level. And I hope that to practice on my auditory learning styles so that my learning methods can be varied and besides mixing all the learning styles will be able to help me learn at my maximum potential. I think the connection of the reading of VAK and to use in in practical life can be done as nothing is impossible!!!
THANK YOU AND BYE.......~ BYE~
