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VARK Inventory and Sensory Strengths
VARK Inventory
by
Micah Glass
The VARK
What is the VARK Inventory?
The Vark is a sixteen item questionnaire that attempts to discover how learners prefer to use their senses. The VARK separates the senses into four major categories....
Visual
Visual learners prefer to learn information through such things as charts, graphs, photos, and other visual means.
V
Visual Aids
Aural
Aural learners are those who prefer to hear information. They benefit tremendously from lecturs on a topic.
A
Read/Write
Read/write learners are those who prefer to learn information that is displayed as words, whatever external form that may take.
R
Reading
The primary method of study for this kind of learner is reading a book.
Primary Method
Kinesthetic
Kinesthetic learners prefer to learn through experience and practice, whether stimulated or real.
K
Junction
Now that we know that the VARK Inventory is, and what classifications you can be put into, it's time to look at ways that people in each of those categories can improve their learning abilities.
Tips for Visual Learners
Visual learners will do best if they attempt to study in a way that triggers their visual senses. Fortunately, there are several different ways to do this. Today we'll be looking at four of those.
Visual
1
Underline notes
2
Highlight notes
Use symbols, charts, or graphs to display notes
3
Write outlines
4
Tips for Aural Learners
Aural
Aural learners have to get pretty creative. They have to discover ways that enable them to hear the information that they are trying to learn. Fortunately there are actually several different ways to accomplish that.
Talk with others to make sure your notes are accurate
1
2
Record lectures and listen to them
3
Record yourself reading your notes and listen to it
4
Listen to music
5
Form a Study Group
Tips for Read/Write Learners
Read/Write
The people who learn like this can use a much more classical style of study. Much of their study will simply be taking notes and reading a textbook, however there are still several ways they can improve their study.
1
Take lots of notes during class
2
Write and rewrite your notes
3
Read your notes silently
Read supplementary information on the topic
4
Tips for Kinesthetic Learners
Kinesthetic
Kinesthetic learners, as I mentioned earlier, learn best through experience and practice. The methods to improve their study focus on those aspects to help them significantly.
1
When you learn attempt to engage all your senses
1
Sight
Touch
2
Taste
3
4
Smell
Hearing
5
2
Add to your notes with real world examples
Take breaks when studying
3
4
Combine an activity with studying
5
Use Study Tools
1
Mnemonics
2
Flashcards
Keep your fingers busy while studying
6
Works Cited
Works Cited
- "5 Study Tips for Kinesthetic Learners." Law School Toolbox, 9 September 2013. lawschooltoolbox.com/5-study-tips-for-kinesthetic-learners/ . Accessed 7 August 2018.
- "5 study tips for visual learners." Law School Toolbox, 4 September 2013. https://lawschooltoolbox.com/5-study-tips-for-visual-learners/. Accessed 7 August 2018.
- Davison, Laura. "How to study if you're a reading/writing learner." 28 November 2016. www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/tips-tools-advice/study-youre-readingwriting-learner/. Accessed 7 August 2018.
- Fernandez, Sam. "Study tips for auditory learners." Brighton College. 12 November 2017. www.brightoncollege.edu/study-tips-for-auditory-learners/. Accessed 7 August 2018.
- Gardner, John N., et al. Understanding Your College Experience: Strategies for success. Bedford/St. Martins, 2017.