Comments on: Study Tips for Kinesthetic Learners

By: Tonya

Tonya — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:33:17 +0000

This was a very good forum…I was interested in finding out why my 14 year son has had such a tuff time with his first year of high school. He is an above average student but is really having issues this year unlike before. He plays both basketball, and football and excels in them both but has now had to sit out to failing grades. He has big plans of attending a D1 school for sports medicine (LSU), and we need to find ways to help achieve his overall plan of success. These are very good tip on how to control his study habits, and he has a lot of the traits mentioned here. Chewing gum, tapping, loud music while studying, etc.. Thank you and I keep working on this.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:26:18 +0000

This is definitely my learning type and I fully realized it while changing careers. I had been a nurse for years and found school pretty easy. I didn’t know that rewriting notes by hand and/or computer made me a kinesthetic learner, but I learn best that way. While in barber and cosmetology school, I struggled terribly. The beauty industry is dominated by visual learners, even the instructors are visual learners. A lot of haircuts are explained as the instructor is doing it. That technique is nirvana to an auditory or visual learner. I found that I had to write down, step-by-step, the entire haircut or procedure before I could complete it and, most importantly, understand it.

By: Jawad

Jawad — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:15:36 +0000

Thanks. The article was really helpful. i came around it while googling for “Tips for Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners”.

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By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:24:00 +0000

I am a 39 year old nursing student and find myself struggling especially with pathophysiology. I think it is because it is so abstract and I can’t really grasp it in a tangible way. I have found help on websites before that were aimed at elementary school kids! My favorite way to study hands down, is to make copies of the diagrams that explain concepts in my books and tape a little “door” over each word or item that I want to learn and learn it entirely through seeing the picture and checking behind the “door” to see if I got it right. My best success has been learning in this way. Unfortunately, sometimes I just get overwhelmed with all of the material and fail to even make my “door” study guide. Thanks for reminding me how it can really help my life! I know I am smart, taking tests in certain subjects is just brutal for me though. Good luck everyone who is struggling, I think as long as you keep searching for something that works for you until you find it, you WILL be successful! Don’t give up and just accept that you suck at test-taking.

By: Fitpurpletiger

Fitpurpletiger — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:46:00 +0000

hey terry try using travel calm bands, u can get them from most chemist…… they use accupressure on ur wrists to stop the nausea feeling it works for me with my 4 hr travel on the train everyday

By: bendy123:)

bendy123:) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 02:42:00 +0000

After reading this i just realized that when i really am interested in learning something i bounce my foot or walk while reading! Now that i realized this im sure i will have better luck in studing! Thanks

By: Shanny_l

Shanny_l — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Tell her to hang in there. Took me 5 years, but eventully I got through engineering school and am so glad I did. I’m also a kinesthetic learner.

By: Shanny_l

Shanny_l — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:49:00 +0000

I stumbled upon this looking for ways to help my daughter study – and realized that this is how I studied in school! I am a compulsive finger picker, walk when I read and always type out my notes. Maybe she got it from me! Thanks for the info!

By: Zootastic

Zootastic — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:11:00 +0000

my mom knows im a Kinesthetic learner but she put me in online school i get distracted and loose interest because it all on the computer. it always feels like theres a wall in between me and learning i can call my teacher and type to them but it not the same