having the student see one (demo), do one , then teach one. this works best because they will be able to apply the hands on technique right away and by teaching right after to another student it rienforces there knowledge
Hi Leyann, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, we do need to keep a watchful eye to determine who might need additional help.
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
In my classroom we have a lab component. Alot of the hands on is easy for some they want to step right up others tend to drift toward the back. It is to identify which student I need to approach and walk them through the hands on process. Those that arent kinesthetic learners I give extra attention to and use positive reenforcement to build confidence.
Leyann
I believe if there is physical interaction in the classroom you tend to grasp the attention of the students. Using a mocking approach is a great way for the students to learn how to use their soft and clinical skills while applying what they retained through demonstration. Using this approach is a wonderful way to give feedback which can help students to strive for improvement.
I know that during my technical training I was very disengaged during the book work, but I was excited to go to lab even though it was on a friday evening at 5pm because that is when I got to put my education into action.
The hands on approach and demonstration seems to keep my students attention better than I can. :)
Hi Miriam, Great suggestions, thanks for sharing! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
Letting students do practical work while listening to music always seems to work,and stopping for some 10 minute breaks for exercising to the music also helps. I also like to have the students be creative with putting together pictures or drawing with the subject
Hi Donna, Thanks for your post to the forum. Yes, that is definitely true of many kinesthetic folks! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I believe that I am a kinesthetic learner, and I find that it helps me to write things down / take notes. Then I organize my notes and try to put things into an outline format. There seems to be a connection between my hands on my brain so that once I've written it down, I remember it. Is this true for most kinesthetic learnners?
Hi William, Thanks for your post to the forum. Maintaining the connection between lab and classroom is ideal! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
As an Electrical instructor I try to bring some of the lab work in the classroom with me. I do alot of hands on demo's. The students love it and it keeps them interested.
Hi Kleinkauf, That is indeed the difficult task for instructors. The trick is to incorporate the theory behind the skill AS they are demonstrating the skill.
Susan Polick
It seem that a large group of students always fall into the kinesthetic learner,my question here is how do you bridge the gap to have the learner read and understand the theory behind what action he or she maybe takeing to do a hands on skill? This learner is one who may be great at putting something together, but has low cognitive ability to explain the theory, yes, you know how to build it, make it function, but why would you do it this way or that way, what is the rational.
I think kinesthetic learners have the most fun learning and I believe it is the most relaxed form of learning. Teaching a medical course, I have a skeleton which completely comes apart. Students learn the bones pretty quickly by repeatedly putting the skeleton back together.
Thank you. I plan on teaching for many years to come! I enjoy it!
Hi Kate, Thanks for sharing an excellent of application of skills assessment! I'll bet your students love this!
Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I have the students divide into 3 groups and enact a scene where they are teaching a different clinical skill to a discharged patient. This incorporates hands on techniques and allows for different learning style as well as personalities to shine in the various stages of planning and presentation. Kate
Hi Lori, Thanks for your post to the forum. I just played Headbanzs with my grandson. Great idea to use in your classes! Best wishes for continued success in your teaching career.
Susan Polick
I have enjoyed reading all of the different ideas for effectively teaching students who are kinesthetic learners. I teach nursing students, and I will definitly impliment some of these strategies. Have you ever played the game headbandz? I often do this same game with my students. They pick a body part or system out of a bag and shwo the class without looking. They then have to ask questions to the class until they can identify what the body part is that they drew. It is a lot of fun and the students ask great questions.
