As I sat there in the Lab, I started to understand how each piece on the circuit board connected together. I worked diligently to finish my very last soldering project and I wanted to finish before the day ended. My teacher comes and looks over my shoulder and said, “Good work Doc, I see you are understanding things a bit better since you started the hands on part.” To me, this became an indication of how hands on learning improves the knowledge of learning a subject. The definition of hands on learning is kinesthetic learning. When a person experiences kinesthetic learning, they have a better understanding of the subject. Kinesthetic learning improves a greater retention rate of material. A recent article said, “ In a 2011 survey of RAFT …show more content…
For instance, when kids learn about animals, they wonder how the animals appear in person. A book can never truly give a child that kind of experience by reading. With kinesthetic learning, the child may have a greater experience dissecting the animals. People have different emotions and facial expressions when they experience things first hand. The old saying, “Monkey see Monkey do” combines kinesthetic learning and visual learning. They go hand in hand together like peanut butter and jelly. Not only does visual learning accompanies kinesthetic learning, but also audio sometimes comes along for the ride. For example, learning about engines require all three methods. A good mechanic has hands on experience, knows what the engine should look like, and what it should sound like. In the electronics department, their philosophy is that kinesthetic learning improves job performance and employment. A person can have all the knowledge in the world about a particular subject, but if they cannot do the job, they turn into a useless employee. People refer to this as “book smart,” but book smart doesn’t always help a person get the job done without experience. Majority of the time, most employers want their employees to have hands on training before they get to the