Kinesthetic Activities Research Articles

External constraints that led to physiology lab improvements.

The modifications were in response to changing constraints, including time, money, space, student background, and my knowledge and comfort. The lab went from emphasizing experiments with the attendant troubleshooting and data analysis skills to a lab focused more on giving prehealth professional students the motivation to learn physiology problem-solving skills by providing real cases. In the lab, students watched and listened to a random student try to use these problem-solving skills to solve the problem. This made them appreciate how much others also struggle in solving the problem. Some students with imposter syndrome think their classmates immediately know how to solve a problem, and therefore, seeing others also struggle has the potential to reduce imposter syndrome. Rather than having the students do experiments, they did kinesthetic activities with mechanical models to generate data without biological variation. They then graphed their data, thus improving their ability to actually read graphs rather than memorize patterns.NEW & NOTEWORTHY I learned to explicitly recognize the current and projected constraints of instructor comfort, money, space, student background (poor graph reading and problem-solving skills), student safety, and time and energy on the possible goals and methods to attain them for an undergraduate physiology lab. I cannot decide if changing constraints allowed me to reexamine my goals or whether it forced me to reexamine my goals. In either case, the reexamination of my goals (and their priorities), within the context of the constraints, allowed me to redesign the labs to better meet my new goals within this new context.

Nonlinguistic Representations and Digital Resources in Vocabulary Teaching

When teaching effective vocabulary, there are some steps to be taken in consideration. Talking about ways of acquiring knowledge, information can be stored in two ways: linguistic and nonlinguistic. Nonlinguistic representations are known as having very high impact on student achievement. They can be identified as graphic organizers, pictures, physical models, mental images, and kinesthetic activity. Besides analyzing nonlinguistic representations and observing the advantages they offer, along with the drawbacks, the paper offers some ideas on how to make use of certain digital tools to increase the above metioned aspect.

Effects of an Adventure Therapy Mountain Bike Program on Middle School Students’ Resiliency

ABSTRACT Early adolescence is an important developmental period marked by educational transitions and significant physical, mental, social, emotional, and cognitive changes. During this time, the prevalence of mental health issues begins to accelerate, and perceived support declines. Adventure therapy (AT), a group-based approach to counseling that uses kinesthetic activities to promote therapeutic progress, has the potential for increasing resiliency, thus protecting adolescents from these mental health issues and their potential long-term effects. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of mountain biking on middle school students’ resiliency. Specifically, we were interested in comparing a mountain biking program with integrated AT concepts (AT-MTB) to the same mountain biking program without integrated AT concepts (MTB). Using a randomized-controlled design, we randomly assigned participants (n = 30) into a treatment group (AT-MTB) or a comparison group (MTB). Results of a multilevel growth curve analysis indicated that participants in the AT-MTB group experienced an increase in resiliency, while those in the MTB group experienced a decrease. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

NONLINGUISTIC REPRESENTATION IN TEACHING SOCIAL SCIENCE: ITS OUTCOME TO TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS

This thesis, entitled Nonlinguistic Representation in Teaching Social Science: Its Outcome to Teaching and Learning Process, is intended to find answers to the following questions: 1.) What is the level of using nonlinguistic representation in terms of graphic organizers, physical models, mental images, illustrations/pictures, and kinesthetic activities? 2.) What is the level of student performance in pre-test and post-test in terms of comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation? 3.) Is there a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test? and 4.) Does the use of nonlinguistic representation have a significant effect on student performance in teaching Social Science? A descriptive method was used in the study to determine the effect of using nonlinguistic representations on the performance of students in teaching Social Science. The primary respondents to this study were the Senior High School students at San Pedro Relocation Center National High School. One hundred fifty (150) out of the total number of students in grade 12 were used as respondents for this study. The finding shows that the pre-test and post-test were observed to have a significant difference in the performance of the students in social science. This means that the use of nonlinguistic representation in social science teaching has been effective, and students have gained knowledge and skills. On the other hand, the finding shows that the graphic organizer, physical models, mental images, picture/illustrations and kinesthetic activities of the nonlinguistic representation were observed to have a significant effect on the students performance on their post-test. This shows that the use of nonlinguistic representations in the teaching and learning process improved student learning results, based on the findings. Students get a deeper and more profound knowledge of the material, which may result in enhanced academic performance. The study concludes that the pre-test and post-test were observed to have a significant difference in the performance of the students in social science. It can be inferred that at the 0.05 level of significance, the null hypothesis there is no significant difference in the pre-test and post-test of the students performance was rejected. The nonlinguistic representation was observed to have a significant effect on the students performance, as measured by their post-test. It can be inferred that at the 0.05 level of significance, the null hypothesis There is no significant effect of using nonlinguistic representations on the performance of the students in teaching social science was rejected. This recommends that teachers continue to incorporate these tools into their classroom instruction. It is important to recognize that students have diverse learning styles, and nonlinguistic representations can help to accommodate these differences by providing students with a range of ways to engage with and comprehend the subject matter.

Learning Styles of Undergraduate Medical Students and their Relation with Preferred Teaching-Learning Methods

This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the learning styles of undergraduate medical students and their relation with preferred teaching-learning Methods. The study period was from July 2017 to June 2018. The study was carried out among the students of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th phases of the MBBS course at three government and four nongovernment medical colleges in Bangladesh. Out of seven medical colleges, four were within Dhaka and three outside Dhaka. The sample size was 1004. Medical colleges were selected purposively, and a convenience sampling technique was adopted for data collection. Bangla translated version of Fleming's VARK (visual, auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic) questionnaire was used to identify the learning styles of students. Linear regression was used to compare the VARK learning styles scores with teaching-learning Methods. The study revealed that out of 1004 medical students 64.2% preferred multimodal learning styles, and the rest, 35.8% preferred unimodal learning styles. Among unimodal learning preferences, auditory (A) and kinesthetic (K) were the most preferred sensory modalities of learning. The most preferred teaching Methods among the students were bedside teaching (29.9%), followed by tutorials (25.9%), and practical sessions (20.6%). The most preferred learning method among the students was mixed Methods (60.3%). A positive correlation was present between VARK modes and teaching-learning Methods (P <0.05). Majority of students preferred multimodal learning styles. Students are able to learn effectively as long as the teacher provides a blend of visual, auditory, read/writing, and kinesthetic activities. The study recommended that teachers be aware of the medical students' learning styles and that aligning teaching-learning Methods with learning styles will improve their learning and academic performance.
 TAJ 2022; 35: No-2: 19-26

THE DEVELOPMENT OF E-COMICS MEDIA BASED ON THE VARK MODEL TO MEASURE THE UNDERSTANDING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The purpose of this research is to develop digital-based thematic learning media, namely e-comics media for elementary school students. E-comics will be developed with the VARK (Visual, Auditory, Reading, Kinesthetic) learning model which displays illustrated stories with sound reflections and is related to students' reading and kinesthetic activities in using the media. Develop digital-based thematic learning media, namely e-comics media for elementary school students. E-comics will be developed with the VARK (Visual, Auditory, Reading, Kinesthetic) learning model which displays illustrated stories with sound reflections and is related to students' reading and kinesthetic activities in using the media. The e-comics media will discuss ethnic diversity material for fourth grade elementary school students. The results of the validity test above, conclude that the average e-comics media based on the vark model is 96%, which means that the media is valid. The application of media at SD Muhamammadiyah Lamongan resulted in an increase in cycles 1 and 2, so e-comic learning media could increase students' understanding. The response results of using e-comics media based on the vark model were easy to apply by teachers and students at partner schools of PGSD UM Lamongan.

Waving arms around to teach quantum mechanics

Kinesthetic (or embodied) representations help students build intuition and deep understanding of concepts. This paper presents a series of kinesthetic activities for a spins-first undergraduate quantum mechanics course that supports students in reasoning and developing intuition about the complex-valued vectors of spin states. The arms representation, used in these activities, was developed as a tangible representation of complex numbers: Students act as an Argand diagram, using their left arm to represent numbers in the complex plane. The arms representation is versatile and can be expanded to depict complex-valued vectors with groups of students. This expansion enables groups of students to represent quantum mechanical state vectors with their arms. We have developed activities using the arms representation that parallel the progression of a spins-first approach by starting with complex numbers, then representing two- and three-state systems, considering time-dependence, and, eventually, extending to approximate wavefunctions. Each activity illustrates the complex nature of quantum states and provides a tangible manipulative from which students can build intuition about quantum phenomena.

Exploring the Benefits of Arts-Based Kinesthetic Activities in the College Classroom

A majority of American adults value the role that art plays in education at the K-12 level. However, the potential benefits of arts-based, kinesthetic learning activities have not been well-documented at the college level. Twenty-three undergraduate students participated in passive learning, traditional active learning activities and arts-based kinesthetic learning activities throughout one semester in a 300-level health psychology course. Overall, students reported more positive perceptions, and higher retention, of course material taught using arts-based kinesthetic activities compared to traditional active learning activities or passive learning. More empirical evidence is needed to determine the potential benefits of arts-based, kinesthetic activities in the college classroom.

Preservice teachers’ experiences as first-time voice instructors

Authentic context learning (ACL) experiences have proven beneficial to preservice music teachers in a variety of ways and settings. While research specific to ACL within instrumental and choral music contexts is extensive, there have been no investigations of ACL in an applied voice setting. The purpose of this study was to investigate six preservice music teachers’ experiences as first-time voice instructors. Through an examination of verbal and written reflections, I sought to learn how the experience of teaching voice shaped preservice teachers’ perceptions of their own instruction and how this ACL experience shaped their identity as teachers. Six undergraduate music education majors at a large Midwestern university in the United States instructed weekly, 30-minute voice lessons for 8 consecutive weeks. Data collection methods included: (a) participants’ weekly lesson logs (b) participants’ weekly lesson reflections (c) participants’ final reflections, and (d) one, 60-minute focus group. Preservice teachers perceived modeling and kinesthetic activities to be the most effective teaching strategies, and realized their own deficiencies as vocal instructors. Music teacher educators should consider facilitating opportunities for preservice teachers to teach vocal technique in a variety of settings.

Conductors, Insulators, and Solar Cells: A Simple Introduction

Young students show great interest in solar energy and a genuine curiosity towards the operating mechanisms of a solar cell. This study reports on a methodology that reveals an effective approach in explaining the operation of solar cells to young students with very limited knowledge in solid-state physics. The methodology can be presented in the form of slides or, in our experience, better by means of a kinesthetic activity involving the whole class.

Kinesthetic and visual scaffolding for understanding oxygen delivery and reading hemoglobin oxygen curves.

I describe a kinesthetic activity about oxygen handling by hemoglobin with two specific goals: 1) to help students gain a better understanding of how hemoglobin properties affect oxygen delivery and 2) to improve the ability of the students to actually read the hemoglobin oxygen-binding curve. The activity makes understanding oxygen delivery more intuitive, provides a kinesthetic analog to delivery of oxygen, and provides data to plot for the hemoglobin-oxygen curve.

Piyano Eğitiminde Öğrenme Stilleri ve 5E Modeline Yönelik Etkinliklerin Başarı ve Kalıcılığa Etkisi

Bu araştırmada Piyano eğitiminde 5E modeli ve öğrenme stillerine dayalı etkinliklerin öğrencilerin başarı ve kalıcılığa etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmada nicel yöntemlerden Kontrol gruplu Öntest-Sontest Modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında Piyano Dersi Başarı Testi ve Kolb Öğrenme Stilleri Envanteri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analiziyle aşağıdaki bulgu ve sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır. Yapılandırmacı 5e modeli ve öğrenme stillerine göre öğretim yapılan deney grubu ile geleneksel öğretim metodu uygulanan kontrol grubunun piyano dersi sontest, kalıcılık ve piyano çalma becerisi puanları arasında anlamlı bir fark vardır. Deney grubundaki öğrenciler anlamlı düzeyde yüksek piyano dersi başarısı, piyano çalma becerisi ve öğrenme kalıcılığı elde etmişlerdir. 5E modeli ve öğrenme stillerine dayalı öğretim etkinliklerini bir arada uygulayan öğrenciler sistematik bir yaklaşımla kendi öğrenme süreçlerine göre etkinlikleri aktif olarak yapılandırmışlar, aşamalı bir şekilde görsel, işitsel ve kinestetik aktiviteler gerçekleştirmişler ve kubaşık stratejinin deneysel işleminde kendi öğrenme süreçlerini sorgulamışlardır. Bu bütüncül yaklaşım 5E modeli ve öğrenme stillerine dayalı öğretimin uygulamasının piyano dersi başarısı üzerinde yüksek etki oluşturmasına yol açmıştır. Yapılandırmacı ve öğrenme stillerine dayalı piyano eğitiminde her bir öğrencinin tercih, ilgi, ihtiyaç, öğrenme yaşantıları ve bireysel farklılıkları dikkate alınarak, öğretim yöntemleri, öğrenme ortamı, ölçme-değerlendirme teknikleri düzenlenmiştir. Bu anlayış çerçevesinde piyano dersinin düzenlenen öğrenme ortamlarında, öğrenciler aktif bir şekilde öğrenme sürecinde sorumluluk almışlar, kendi öğrenme stillerini uygulayarak dersin kazanımlarını elde etmeye çalışmışlardır. Tüm bunlar piyano dersinde yüksek başarıyı, kalıcılığı ve olumlu yönde duyuşsal öğrenme ürünlerini ortaya çıkarmıştır.

Encrypt me! A game-based approach to Bell inequalities and quantum cryptography

Recent progress in the development of quantum technologies, most notably in the context of quantum computing and cryptography, poses the question of whether and how to teach the modern and sophisticated underlying theory of quantum physics, and its applications, at school. To this end, we present a game-based approach to teach Bell inequalities and quantum cryptography at undergraduate level. The approach is based on kinesthetic activities and allows students to experience and discover quantum features and their applications first-hand. The students obtain the same results as if they were in a real laboratory performing sophisticated experiments such as Bell tests, without requiring expensive tools and facilities. Specifically, quantum states are represented by the orientation of students, who also play the role of quantum particles, and mimic quantitative random behaviour and measurements using dice and apps.

A step forward in kinesthetic activities for teaching kinematics in introductory physics

We present a set of kinesthetic activities that utilize a local positioning system to teach kinematics in the physics classroom or laboratory. The activities build on previously reported activities in scope and complexity, incorporating two-dimensional motion and the simultaneous motions of multiple bodies. In these activities, students act out motions illustrated in graphs of kinematic quantities while holding a local positioning system device that tracks their position. Students are able to watch the data as they are graphed in real-time. These activities provide a kinesthetic experience of kinematics by allowing students to analyze their own movement rather than just the movement of specialized laboratory equipment.

“¡A Saltar!” Using movement to enhance the development of bilingualism

ABSTRACTRecent research in the area of physical activity points to the benefits that kinesthetic activity has on learning. The use of movement during the school day has benefits for the cognitive processes of learners, including language learning. This article focuses on dual language programs, where students learn acquire literacy skills and learn academic content in two languages. In order to provide English learners more opportunities to develop language skills, we propose an innovative way to teach academic language, integrating physical activity and language development. With this approach, students attain physical and mental benefits while enriching their language learning.

Redesigning Applied Phonology for a Virtual Classroom: Reimagining Kinesthetic Activities

Engaging a student in active and meaningful learning, which has traditionally occurred in physical spaces, hastranscended. With ongoing advances in technology and recently spurred by an unprecedented pandemic,meaningful learning is transitioning to virtual spaces. By accessing digital tools, course instructors now createengaging online learning spaces where learners invest directly in their own learning by interacting virtually withclassmates and by doing academic activities and socially oriented activities (Bigatel & Edel-Malizia, 2017). Inthese recently created virtual classrooms, course instructors are able to model kinesthetic activities and guideonline learners to use their entire body for doing physical actions that support the processing of new informationsuch as in the teaching of applied phonology. Such educational experiences become further enhanced when thesevirtual learning spaces embody a teaching presence, a social presence, and a cognitive presence. As outlined bythe Community of Inquiry Framework, an instructor’s virtual teaching presence directly affects social presenceand cognitive presence in this mutually shared space (Garrison et al., 2010). Together, these three types ofpresence impact the learners’ sense of community and overall satisfaction with the virtual learning process (Blain,2019). Similar to other course instructors, teacher educators have also been converting their courses to virtualmodalities (Foulger et al., 2017). To that end and as part of a larger study (Prado et al., 2020), the current studydocuments and explores emerging teacher presence during the online transition of an applied phonology coursewhich, for over a decade, has been a major cornerstone within an ESL master’s degree at a university in thesoutheastern United States. This study also examines the corresponding transition in reimagining kinestheticactivities from this course’s former physical space to its redesigned virtual space.

Analysis of Student's Kinesthetic Activities Against Understanding the Principles of DSSC Work

This study aims to determine how students 'kinesthetic learning activities on understanding the DSSC work principles and to determine the effect of students' kinesthetic activity processes on understanding the working principles of DSSC at Tadulako University. This research was a descriptive-qualitative study where all data is collected based on facts obtained in the field to produce descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from the people being observed. Respondents involved in this study were 42 students. Data obtained through activity activities, interview comprehension tests, and questionnaires. The results showed that students had been learning kinesthetic activities very well, through kinesthetic activities students became more active students and felt happy. This was reinforced by active discussion, test results where most students got good grades, and interviews. It can be seen that although students' learning styles differ if the kinesthetic learning style was applied, students can easily remember and understand if they do this directly, this was reinforced by a questionnaire. The information obtained by kinesthetic learning styles complements learning styles in addition to kinesthetic.

Lessons From the Heart: A Kinesthetic Activity for Practical Nursing Students.

Current trends in health care delivery require nursing programs to change how education is presented to nursing students. Active learning strategies, such as discovery learning through kinesthetic activities, have been associated with increases in student engagement and satisfaction. A kinesthetic learning strategy was developed and implemented at a licensed practical nursing program to increase student engagement and provide knowledge of cardiovascular function and various etiologies associated with the heart. The goals of the activity were to provide deeper understanding and improve critical thinking and clinical application for the student.

Implementation of children kinesthetic intelligence development activities in kindergarten

The purpose of this study was to plan, implement, and evaluate the activities carried out by the teacher in developing the kinesthetic intelligence of children in the first kindergarten of the Padang governor’s office. The method used in this study is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques in this study were carried out through observation, interviews, and dokumentation. The data analysis techniques of data in this study using triangulation techniques.The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the kinesthetic intelligence development activities of children in the first kindergarten of the Padang governor’s office has been maximazed. First, seen from the semester program made by the teacher, the weekly learning implementation plan (RPPM), the plan of implementing daily learning (RPPH). Second, the implementation of the methods used varies, including direct practice methods, demonstration method, and methods of assigning assignments. Third, evaluations used are observation, performance and anecdotal records. It can be concluded that the planning, implementation, and evaluation of teachers can develop children’s kinesthetic intelligence and the achievements obtained include the runner up of the plate dance competition in the city of Padang, Batok dance, movements and songs etc.

دراسة تقويمية للأنشطة الحرکية بمرحلة رياض الأطفال في ضوء التنمية المستدامة رؤية مصر 2030 An Evaluation Study of Kinesthetic Activities at Kindergarten Stage In light of the Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030

يهدف البحث إلى تحديد نواحى القوة والضعف فى الأنشطة الحرکية بمرحلة رياض الأطفال في ضوء التنمية المستدامة رؤية مصر 2030، وهذا يتطلب:تحديد معايير الأنشطة الحرکية بمرحلة رياض الأطفال في ضوء أبعاد التنمية المستدامة رؤية مصر 2030، التعرف على واقع الأنشطة الحرکية بدليل معلم التربية الرياضية مرحلة رياض الأطفال في ضوء المعايير المقترحة ، التعرف على مدى تحقيق الأنشطة الحرکية للمعايير المقترحة في ضوء أبعاد التنمية المستدامة رؤية مصر 2030 وفقا لآراء معلمات رياض الأطفال، وقد استخدمت الباحثة المنهج الوصفى باستخدام المسح والتحليل کأحد أنماطة وتم تطبيق البحث على عينة متم اختيارهم بالطريقة العشوائية من مدرسات مرحلة رياض الأطفال بمحافظتى الغربية وکفرالشيخ في العام الدراسى 2018/ 2019 م، والبالغ عددهن (246) معلمة ، وتمثلت أدوات جمع البيانات في تحليل الوثائق المتملة في دليل معلم التربية الرياضية مرحلة رياض الأطفال ، واستمارة استطلاع رأى معلمات رياض الأطفال ، وقد اسفرت أهم النتائج على : تحديد قائمة بمعايير تقويم الأنشطة الحرکية في ضوء ابعاد التنمية المستدامة ، اشتملت نواتج التعلم بدرجة ضعيفة على المعارف، وبدرجة متوسطة على المهارات والاتجاهات والقيم المرتبطة بأبعاد التنمية المستدامة ، هناک تنوع في الأنشطة الحرکية واستراتيجيات التعليم والتعلم ، بينما هناک قصور في أدوات وأساليب التقويم الملائمة لجوانب التعلم فى الأنشطة الحرکية ،قصور في توافر الإمکانات المادية والبشرية اللازمة لتنفيذ الأنشطة الحرکية . This research aims to identify the strengths and weaknesses of kinesthetic activities in the kindergarten stage in light of the Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030. This requires: first, establishing the criteria of kinesthetic activities in kindergarten in light of the dimensions of Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt Vision 2030; secondly, identifying the reality of kindergarten kinesthetic activities in light of the proposed criteria; thirdly, identifying how far the kinesthetic activities have achieved the proposed criteria in light of the dimensions of Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt 2030 according to the opinions of kindergarten teachers. The researcher has used the descriptive method and applied the research to a random sample of 246 kindergarten teachers in El-Gharbia and Kafr el-Sheikh Governorates in the academic year 2018-2019.The data collection tools included analysis of documents such as the manual of kindergarten physical education teachers and survey of opinion by kindergarten teachers. The most important results were: first, identifying a list of criteria for evaluating kinesthetic activities in light of the dimensions of sustainable development; secondly, the intended learning outcomes (ILOs) have poorly incorporated knowledge while moderately incorporated skills, attitudes, and values associated with the dimensions of sustainable development; and finally, there was a diversity of kinesthetic activities as well as learning and teaching strategies, while there was a lack of tools and methods appropriate to the evaluation of learning aspects of kinesthetic activities and a lack of material and human resources necessary for the implementation of kinesthetic activities