Question

Michelle fell off the side of the boat. Although she had never had swimming lessons, she was able to keep her body afloat until her friends returned with the boat and pulled her to safety. This would exemplify which type of learning?

Answer 1

Answer: Kinesthetic learning.

Explanation:

Kinesthetic learning is defined as learning that the person acquires through experimentation with his body. Normally this type of learning is usually slower but the knowledge acquired usually lasts much longer and tends to be stronger. This type of learning contrasts a little with the learning that is carried out that is taken into account and is the one where the visual and auditory is involved, however, kinesthetic learning is one that we carry out and many times we ignore it because that most of the time people are not aware that certain activities they do daily can be part of kinesthetic learning. An example of this would be typing on a keyboard. In the beginning, a person begins to type slowly on the keyboard and looking at the keys all the time, over time, the person can type faster and look less at the keyboard.

Kinesthetic learning helps other senses get involved in the learning process. This learning must be taken more into account in the fields of formal education because it allows the learner to experience the learning process in various ways. It is not only listening and speaking but also feeling, experiencing and seeing how the body reacts to what it learns.