The Importance Of VARK Learning Assessment

Not many people know there are multiple ways one can learn new information. Not everyone can receive the information the same way and retain it for future use. Some people are visual learners, aural learners, kinesthetic learners, or learn best by reading and writing the information. The VARK Learning assessment was an interesting tool that informed me of the exact type of learner I am. This assessment placed me into the kinesthetic learner group. This explains many issues I had in the past with finding myself drifting off in class while the teacher would be in the middle of a lecture. Also, the information I received from this assessment gave me a multitude of techniques for effectively studying. Now that I have been made aware of the type of learner I am, I feel as though I am ready to take on college successfully. According to the VARK website, as a kinesthetic learner, you learn best by interacting and relating the information to real life situations. A kinesthetic learner does better with retaining information that is acquired while doing things such as going on field trips, interacting with hands on models, or learning through trial and error. I personally prefer to learn by doing hands on activities. These kinds of activities I feel are easier to retain …show more content…
The textbook suggests that for exams to write practice answers and make models (Ciccarelli & White, 2015). This information is extremely helpful because normally I would just reread all the information from my notes and reread the textbook chapters and never really retain the information I read. If I write down the practice answers and make sense out of the information by relating it to information I already know, I will be more likely to retain the information and not freeze up and second guess myself when it comes to exams. This strategy will help me in the near future be successful while taking exams as