vark a guide to learning styles. what is vark? preference for learning one’s preference for...
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VARK
a guide to learning styles
What is VARK? Preference for learning One’s preference for taking information into the brain
and communicating them “outside” Can be used to help you develop additional, effective
strategies for learning
1. Take in information2. Study information for effective learning3. Study for performing well on an examination
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Acronym VARK?
V – Visual A – Aural R – Read / Write K – Kinesthetic
MM - Multimodal
John Silverio’s VARK
(V) Visual – 4 (A) Aural – 4 (R) Read / Write – 10 (K) Kinesthetic - 4
V – Visual Preference Includes depiction of information in:
Maps Spider diagrams Charts Graphs All the symbolic arrows, circles, hierarchies Does not include movies, videos, or PowerPoint Does include designs, white space, patterns,
shapes, and different formats that are used to highlight and convey information
A - Aural / Auditory Preference Information that is “heard or spoken” Learn best from
lectures tutorials tapes group discussion email using mobile phones web chat talking things through
Talking out loud as well as talking to yourself Often people with this preference want to sort out
things by speaking, rather than sorting things out and then speaking
R – Read / Write Preference Information displayed in words Many academics have a strong preference for this
modality Emphasizes text-based input and output – reading and
writing in all forms People who prefer this modality are addicted to
PowerPoint, the Internet, lists, dictionaries, quotations, and words, words, words
K- Kinesthetic Preference “Perpetual preference related to the use of
experience and practice (simulated or real)” Connected to reality through
Personal experiences Examples Practice or simulation
Includes demonstrations, simulations, videos, case studies, practice and applications
MM – Multimodal Preferences Life is multimodal Seldom instances where one mode is used, or is
sufficient, so we have a four-part VARK profile Those who prefer many modes almost equally are
of two types Context specific who choose a single mode to
suit the occasion or situation Others who are not satisfied until they have had
input (or output) in all of their preferred modes. They take longer to gather information
from each mode and, as a result, they have a deeper and broader understanding