ABSTRACT
Learning modalities Training personnel recognize that people learn in a variety of ways. The most common learning styles are (1) visual, (2) auditory, and (3) kinesthetic.* Visual learners must see material presented; they respond well to charts, graphs, pictures, and a host of other visual materials and techniques (television, multi-media, etc.). Auditory learners must hear the material. They respond well to the spoken word and audio tapes. Kinesthetic learners need to feel what is presented. The kinesthetic learning mode is challenging to trainers on two levels: how can trainees learn by feeling and how can I teach kinesthetically when most of the information relative to compliance has no physical form? One way to reach kinesthetic learners is to have them write material presented in oral form. The delivery is auditory (the students must listen), but writing is a tactile activity and becomes a form of kinesthetic learning.
