According to some experts, using your preferred learning style is the key.
However, there isn’t much research supporting the use of such styles.
Most evidence indicates that personal learning preferences have little to no influence on learning outcomes.
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What are the four VARK learning styles?
The model suggests that these modalities reflect how students learn best.
What key in of Learner Are You?
for identify which key in of learner people are, Fleming developed aself-report inventorythat posed a series of situations.
Respondents choose the answers that best match their preferred approach to learning.
In which way would you learn this skill the best?
Visual Learners
Visual learners learn best by seeing.
Do you think you might be a visual learner?
You may find it helpful to incorporate things like pictures and graphs when you are learning new information.
Aural Learners
Aural (aka auditory) learners learn best by hearing information.
They enjoy listening to lectures and are good at remembering things they are told.
Are you an auditory learner?
You might find things like audiobooks and podcasts helpful for learning new things.
Could you be a reading and writing learner?
Read through the following questions and think about whether they might apply to you.
You might find it helpful to write down information for help you learn and remember it.
Kinesthetic Learners
Kinesthetic (or tactile) learners learn best by touching and doing.
Hands-on experience is important for kinesthetic learners.
Not sure if you’re a kinesthetic learner?
What’s the most common VARK learning style?
People with this learning style tend to collect information more slowly and take time to make decisions.
The VARK model remains fairly popular among both students and educators despite these criticisms.
Students may feel drawn to a particular learning style.
However, knowing your own learning preferences can still be valuable.
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