NRS429V Course Papers Week 1 Assignment VARK Analysis Paper

Complete “The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best?”

 

http://www.stellarleadership.com/docs/Approach%20to%20Learning/assessment/VARK%20Questionnare.pdf

 

Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores.

Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference.

Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal (listed on the VARK Questionnaire Results page).

Compare your preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.

Appraise how this awareness of learning attributes influences your perceptions of teaching and learning.

In a paper (750-1,000 words), summarize your analysis of this exercise. Include the following:

 

Provide a summary of your learning style.

List your preferred learning strategies.

Compare your preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.

Discuss how the awareness of individual learning styles, preferences and strategies influence teaching (those who are in a position to teach) and learning (those who are in a position to learn).

Cite a minimum of three references in the paper.

Although the topic of this assignment refers to your individual learning style, avoid the use of first person voice (words such as, “I, we, our”) in your essay.

 

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

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The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best?

Introduction

Learning is a difficult thing to do. There are so many different ways of learning, and each one can be effective in some situations but not others. For example, if you want to learn how to make origami cranes but your teacher only shows you how one way that’s not going to work well for someone else who wants to learn it differently – especially if they can’t see what others do or hear what they say about their methods! So what should we do?

When I go to lectures or read books, watching a video makes it easier for me to understand.

• When I go to lectures or read books, watching a video makes it easier for me to understand.

• I am a visual learner and need to see something done before I can understand it.

• Learning by doing rather than by listening is more effective for me.

Visual

Visual learners are good at drawing, painting and sewing. They remember things they see. If you are this type of learner then you will find it easier to understand concepts that have been explained using diagrams or pictures. For example if your teacher draws a diagram of the digestive system on the board it will be easier for you to remember than if they just talk about it without showing anything.

Visual learners also have difficulty with abstract concepts such as numbers and algebraic equations because these types of problems don’t involve any visuals so they can be hard for visual learners to understand if they don’t already know how to do them in their heads (which most people who aren’t math geniuses don’t).

This is why visual people tend to do better at reading comprehension tests than verbal ones because there is usually some sort of picture included in each passage so even if there isn’t much dialogue occurring between characters within a story; there might still be pictures illustrating what happened between those characters during their conversations together!

Auditory

If you’re an auditory learner, you’ll probably benefit from listening to lectures or audio recordings. You may also prefer to listen to music while doing something else, like driving or running errands.

Auditory learners tend to have good memories for what they hear and can recall details more easily than visual learners do. However, if you’re an auditory learner who doesn’t pay attention in class or if the material doesn’t interest you at all (e.g., your biology professor’s monotonous voice), then this won’t be helpful!

Reading/writing

Reading and writing are two of the most important skills you will learn in school. Reading allows you to learn more about something, while writing helps you communicate your thoughts. Both are important for school, work and life!

If you like reading and writing, this is probably your VARK Questionnaire type: L/W (Logical/verbal).

Kinesthetic|tactile

You learn best by doing, not by reading. You’re good at sports, cooking and other hands-on activities. You learn by doing something rather than simply reading about it. You’re also good at solving puzzles and building things–activities that require manual dexterity.

The best way to remember how to do something is if I can see it done first by someone else.

If you’re a visual learner, the best way to remember how to do something is if I can see it done first by someone else. If this is true for you, then you probably have a very clear picture in your mind of how things work and what they look like. You may be able to recall these images even when they aren’t present in front of your eyes–for example, if someone told me about an animal that was purple with brown stripes and had yellow spots on its backside, I would still be able to picture it clearly without seeing any real examples or illustrations (although those would help).

Auditory learners learn best by hearing something done first: They find it easier than most other types of learners do because they don’t need any visual cues before they understand something new; instead they just need someone else’s voice explaining things clearly enough so as not get lost along the way! For example: “First take off all four tires…”

Conclusion

Once you’ve got your questions answered, you can start applying them. For example, if you need to learn how to do something in real life or on the job, then go watch a video of someone doing it first! Once you’ve done that, try it out yourself by doing some practice exercises until they become second nature