Multimodal Learning

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...