|
VISUAL |
AUDITORY |
KINESTHETIC
(HAPTIC) |
| Learning Style |
Learns by seeing; watches demonstrations |
Learns through verbal instructions from
others or self |
Learns by doing; direct involvement |
| Reading |
Likes description; sometimes stops reading to stare
into space and imagine scene; intense concentration |
Enjoys dialogue, plays; avoids lengthy description;
unaware of illustrations; moves lips or subvocalizes |
Prefers stories where action occurs; fidgets when
reading, handles books; not an avid reader |
| Spelling |
Recognizes words by sight; relies on configuration
of words |
Uses a phonics approach; has auditory word attack
skills |
Often is a poor speller; writes words to determine
if they "feel" right. |
| Handwriting |
Tends to be good, particularly when young; spacing
and size are good; appearance is important. |
Had more difficulty learning in initial stages; tends
to write lightly; says strokes when writing. |
Good initially, deteriorates when space becomes
smaller; pushes harder on writing instrument. |
| Memory |
Remembers faces, forgets names; writes things down,
takes notes |
Remembers names, forgets faces; remembers by auditory
repetition. |
Remembers best what was done, not what was seen or
talked about. |
| Imagery |
Vivid imagination; thinks in pictures, visualizes
in detail |
Subvocalizes, thinks in sounds; details less important |
Imagery not important; images that do occur are accompanied
by movement |
| Distractibility |
Generally unaware of sounds, distracted by visual
disorder or movement |
Easily distracted by sounds |
Not attentive to visual, auditory presentation,
so seems distractible |
| Problem Solving |
Deliberate; plans in advance; organizes thoughts
by writing them; lists problems |
Talks problems out, tries solutions verbally, subvocally;
talks self through problems |
Attacks problems physically; impulsive; often selects
solution involving greatest activity |
| Response to Periods of Inactivity |
Stares, doodles; finds something to watch |
Hums; talks to self or to others |
Fidgets; finds reasons to move |
| Response to New Situations |
Looks around; examines structure |
Talks about situation, pros and cons, what to do |
Tries things out; touches, feels; manipulates |
| Emotionally |
Somewhat repressed; stares when angry, cries easily,
beams when happy, facial expression is a good index of emotion |
Shouts with job or anger; blows up verbally but soon
calms down; expresses emotion verbally and through changes in tone,
volume, pitch of voice |
Jumps for job; hugs, tugs, and pulls when happy;
stamps, jumps, and pounds when angry, stomps off; general body tone
is a good index of emotion |
| Communication |
Quiet; does not talk at length; becomes impatient
when extensive listening is required; may use words clumsily, describes
without embellishment; uses words such as "see", "look",
etc. |
Enjoys listening but cannot wait to talk; descriptions
are long but repetitive; likes hearing self and others talk; uses
words such as "listen", "hear", etc. |
Gestures when speaking; does not listen well; stands
close when speaking or listening; quickly loses interest in detailed
verbal discourse; uses words such as "get", "take", etc |
| General Appearance |
Neat, meticulous, likes order; may choose not to
vary appearance |
Matching clothes not so important, can explain choices
of clothes |
Neat but soon becomes wrinkled through activity |
| Response to the Arts |
Not particularly responsive to music; prefers the
visual arts; tends not to voice appreciation of art of any kind,
but can be deeply affected by visual displays; focuses on details
and components rather than the work as a whole |
Favors music; finds less appeal in visual art, but
is readily able to discuss it; misses significant detail, but appreciates
the work as a whole; is able to develop verbal association for all
art forms; spends more time talking about pieces than looking at
them |
Responds to music by physical movement; prefers sculpture,
touches statues and paintings; at exhibits stops only at those in
which he or she can become involved; comments vary little on any
art form |
