Analysis Of VARK Questionnaire Paper: Teaching And Learning Styles (Term Paper Sample)

TECAHING AND LEARNING STYLES Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date VARK ANALYSIS PAPER VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic which all are the sensory means of to learn in different situations. This assessment tool of learning strategies was initially developed by Neil Fleming in 2001. Neuro-linguistic model developed by Eicher (1987) has been used as the basis for this tool. It is a simple and short inventory that is very practical and helps us understand ourselves and the people around us regarding learning in different situations. VARK is the beneficial tool which provides necessary information about how do we learn and allows us to improve our study competencies and techniques. Every learner has some preferred styles of learning through which they learn best and some least preferred styles, through which their learning process does not prove to be useful. Once a person, whether student or teacher, knows his preferred and least preferred learning styles and strategies, the learning process can be enriched, and better learning attitudes can be developed. After self-administration of VARK Test, my test results indicated my scores as Visual: 5, Aural: 8, Read/Write: 8, and Kinesthetic: 2. According to the test results, I have high scores in two sensory modalities of learning, Aural and Read/Write, and a learner who has multiple preferred styles of learning is called a multimodal learner. My scores for both of Aural and Read/Write are same as 8, then on Visual, I scored a 5, and the least preferred style appeared to be Kinesthetic with a score of 2. I believe and agree with the results of the VARK test as if I review my past academic life and learning strategies and outcomes; I have always preferred to listen to lectures and then learn the knowledge gathered through listening by reading the books or by writing it. That is how I learn maximum. Whenever a new semester or class starts, and I get new notes, books, lectures, or any other reading material, I focus on reading more than the pictorial representations. Although, I do enjoy the presence of pictures and diagrams in books and presentation, still I emphasize on reading the text. Also, because of my focus on reading, I have been an avid reader since my childhood, and my reading speed is so good that it’s difficult for my peers and fellows to finish reading a text with understanding before me. Besides reading, writing has also been my interest, and I have always had this habit of noting down every word of the lectures presented by the instructors. Even when teachers present the PowerPoint presentations, I still focus on writing at least some words because it helps me learn and remember. Because of my excessive reading skills and interest in writing, I have always been writing high-quality assignments, projects, home works, and research papers on my own. My writing abilities have been strengthened and nurtured and can write smoothly on a variety of subjects and topics only because I have been reading so many books, newspapers, and journals for a long time which have made me self-sufficient to write on many subjects. Aural is also my preferred learning style according to test results like Reading/Write, and I agree with it as listening also has been my preferred sensory modality. I emphasize on listening to lectures carefully, various informative shows and programs, and in the modern world today, as we have the options of audio books available, I do not miss any chance to listen to a book. Scribd subscription to read and listen to multiple books have helped me enhance my knowledge through my preferred learning skills too. Also, during lectures, when teachers present PowerPoint presentations, I learn in a better way when there are speaker notes available as the voices help me remember and recall better. I also have an MP3 recorder through which I have been recording important lectures and seminars during my academic career, and have listened to them again to absorb it better and do not miss out the significant details. During my childhood, my parents used to tell me stories to help me understand the concepts better, and I believe this has led the foundation of listening to my preferred learning style. Evidently, both of my preferred learning styles have their roots embedded in my childhood, and I believe that more use of my preferred learning ...