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Multimodal learning incorporates multiple learning styles. According to the VARK assessment,
my strongest in learning style is kinesthetic (11) Read/Write (10) Aural (7) and Visual (4). Kinesthetic
learning allows me to retain information by becoming a part of the experience or becoming hands-on.
This gives a better grasp of the information by getting involved in the process. My Read/ Write learning
style allows me the ability retain by using traditional means. This for me includes retention by note
taking, allowing me to cement the ideas and facts in my head so they can be easily retained. The vast
use of learning vehicles today gives a multimodal learner more advantages to acquiring knowledge, not
only offering flexibility in learning styles but allowing for information to be captured and retained easily.
The use of today’s technology has created greater avenues for learning. “The mind of a multimodal
learner has various components that allow individuals to dissect information and make acquiring
knowledge more palatable.”(www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/sydney10/procs/Sankey-full.pdf)
Behaviorism as it relates to multimodal learning incorporates information as it is broken down
into measurable task. The ability to break down information into measurable parts allows the learner to
analyze and understand the information and allows for easy retention. According to one author,
“Behaviors are acquired through conditioning. It is said that behaviorist believes that our responses to
environmental stimuli shapes our behaviors.”
(http://psychology.about.com/od/behavioralpsychology/f/behaviorism.htm Behaviorist believes that
once a desired behavior is isolated, reward reinforces and maintains the behavior, thus reinforcement is
the core of the behaviorist approach.”
http://www.euromedinfo.eu/behavioral-cognitive-humanist-approaches.html/ As in the case of an
adult learner, the reward of good grades validates a student’s efforts and...