...VARK Analysis Paper Grand Canyon University Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V February 12, 2015 VARK Analysis Paper Learning styles do not dictate a person’s intelligence or their abilities to learn; instead it explains why some learner’s process information acquired differently than others. How a student retains knowledge depends on how that learner comprehends and process the information. VARK learning analysis quiz and learning style is a study to determine one’s learning style. VARK is an acronym for visual learning style, auditory learning style, reading/writing learning style and kinesthetic learning style. This paper discuses all the different learning styles but focuses on the Kinesthetic learning style and strategies that may offer an easier way to retain and enjoy any learning experience After taking the VARK learning analysis quiz it was determined that this authors learning style is more kinesthetic with a score of 14. “Kinesthetic learning is a learning style in which learning takes place by the students carrying out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations,”("Kinesthetic learning," 2010, para. 1). Kinesthetic intelligence makes up about five percent of the population and was originally coupled with having tactile abilities or using the body to do something. According to the theory of learning styles, termed as “discovery learners”, kinesthetic learners struggle with reading or listening and have realization...
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...Running head: Kinesthetic Learning Style: Things to Consider Kinesthetic Learning Style: Things to Consider Brenda Sellner Grand Canyon University: NRS429V August 5, 2012 Kinesthetic Learning Style: Things to Consider There are several tools that are available to determine the learning style and learning strategies that could be helpful to a person. The Vark analysis is just one of the tools. VARK analysis has four categories that it uses when determining a person’s learning style. The four categories are visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic. In the following text the kinesthetic learning style will be discussed and explored for a better understanding of the style itself and learning strategies that may be helpful in the future. The four styles that VARK has used are just as they sound. Visual is needing to see how and what a person needs to learn, aural is more of a need to hear about the things that are being needed to learn, read/write is just that a person needs to be able to read the content and be able to write the content, and kinesthetic is more a physical need using all senses sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing. A person that has a learning style of kinesthetic would excel in a program that had labs and field trips. Since education today is done mostly on the computer is makes it more difficult for the kinesthetic learner. The kinesthetic learner would do well in on line courses if they were able to enroll in...
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...The VARK Analysis Alfreda Scott Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V January 26, 2014 The VARK Analysis There are current different types of styles of learning models and theories for the learner. The Neal Fleming VARK model is a commonly used model . In 1987, Fleming invented a method to help students and other learners identify there specific style or way of learning. VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic. According to Neil Fleming, the VARK is a questionnaire that provides users with their learning preferences are about the ways that they want to take in or give out information (Fleming, 2011). Its important for the learner to determine how they retain information most successfully , rather its through sight, listening, reading/writing or through touch. With the many difference style and prefer of learner, even differ one is not difined as better than the other. This paper will describe the VARK, and identify the different learning styles and strategies to the participating learner. Visual Learning Style The visual learners learn through seeing, so tools like diagrams, flowcharts, pictures and symbols can be key to understanding new concepts. This particular learner usually sits in front of the class and closely observes the instructor’s body language and facial expressions. During a lesson or classroom discussions, visual learners often prefer to take detailed notes to absorb the information. They learn best by observation and visualization...
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...VARK Analysis Paper Family Centered Health Promotion VARK Analysis Paper There are a array of different learning styles, each and every person will learn differently depending on how their brain works and there life style of learning. Learning is a goal-directed act and all human beings and living creatures have different learning behaviors and styles. On the other hand, the process of learning is done over a progression of time and usually includes a learning curve that each person will follow. One familiar assessment used to create a person's learning style is the VARK Analysis (Fleming, 2011). VARK is an phrase for visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic learners. This determination is done online and clusters information on how individuals answer a sequence of questions. Educators and students alike will use this tool become better at teaching and the learning process as a whole. At the conclusion of the VARK questionnaire, a learning type based on four categories that will give your preferred learning type. This will give the individual a beginning foundation on how he/she best learns and retains information. This paper will compare Betty's learning behaviors based from the results of VARK Analysis (Fleming, 2011). VARK Learning Styles The Vark Analysis is separated by four categories: visual, aural, reading/writing and kinesthetic. According to VARK, the visual learner uses pictures and concept maps. These learners retain information best...
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...VARK Analysis Paper Arlenee Maldonado Grand Canyon University: Family Centered Health Promotion 429 October 19, 2014 VARK Analysis Paper In order for students to maximize their learning experience, they need to be aware of their learning styles. In 1987 Dr. Neil D. Fleming developed the VARK inventory questionnaire in an effort to help students become better learners and promote faculty development (Marcy, 2001). VARK is an acronym for, visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic, this is a 16-question questionnaire with multiple responses for each question. Upon the completion of the questionnaire it provides a score along with the corresponding learning style that best fits along with identified learning strategies. It is important for students to know their fit for learning style in order to be successful and reach their full learning potential. This paper will discuss the VARK questionnaire results of the author of this paper. Summary of Preferred Learning Style Upon completion of the VARK questionnaire the author scored a 0 in visual, 4 in aural, 5 in read/write and scoring the highest of a 9 in kinesthetic, making the author a kinesthetic learner. A kinesthetic learner is a very hands on person and they use all their senses, touch, smell, sight, taste, and hearing in order to learn better. According to the VARK questionnaire website kinesthetic learners want to experience things in order to fully understand the concepts. The VARK website also states that, “ideas...
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...Running head: A BRIEF LOOK AT THE AURAL AND KINESTHETIC LEARNING MODALIES1 A Brief look at the Aural and Kinesthetic Learning Modalities Peggy Nani-Tome Grand Canyon University May 8, 2016 A brief look at aural and kinesthetic learning modalities According to the Visual Aural Read Kinesthetic analysis (2016), there are four predominant learning styles, visual, aural, reading/writing and kinesthetic. This paper will briefly describe aural and kinesthetic learning modalities, and one’s own learning modality, style and strategies. Furthermore, a comparison of one’s style of learning strategy to identified learning strategies will be discussed. Finally, a conclusion will suggest teaching strategies for educating others with aural and kinesthetic learning. Summary of the writers teaching style The learning styles predominantly used by this learner are aural and kinesthetic. In the aural style, learning is through hearing or speaking. The kinesthetic style of learning is through “hands on practice” (Russell, 2006 p.5) Aural learners are good listeners who process information by using sound, reiterating words and hearing word associations to remember facts. Ideas presented are heard and repeated several times for comprehension. As per Russell (2006), these type of learners enjoy interactive conversations and follow verbal instruction. Oftentimes, aural listeners verbalize to themselves out loud and sort through problems out loud. They read slowly...
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...Vark Analysis Paper: Learning Style Grand Canyon University:NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotion December 12th, 2013 Vark Analysis Paper: Learning Styles Neil Fleming designed the VARK (visual, aural, read and kinesthetic) whose main aim was to help people in understanding the various learning styles. Fleming designed a questionnaire of sixteen questions that when answered are supposed to grade a person in relation to the nearest learning style (Walter, 2009). The questions determine ones line of thought and directly grades the person hence allowing them to know their learning style which in turn helps them to plan on how to allocate their study time according to the results from the questionnaire. The paper is an indication of the VARK questionnaire results and an explanation of the results. For the different styles of learning the level of study intake differs with every style having a different level of output. The research has often shown that for every student the results are different and do not indicate the most preferrent method of learning for a group for example in the case of a class environment. There are different learning reactions for the different learning styles. For visual learners the most preferred form of learning is the use of pictures in which they mostly find it more comfortable when they take a general look at their situations instead of a more detailed look that divides the case study into smaller...
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...VARK Analysis Paper Rachael Sprague Grand Canyon University: NRS – 429V Family Centered Health Promotion July 5th, 2015 Analysis of Learning Styles Learning styles of individual students vary and as a consequence, learning needs also change from each student to the next (Liew, Sidhu, & Barua, 2015). The “styles” for learning that are widely adopted include the Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, Kinesthetic (VARK) model, developed by Fleming and Mills (1992) include Visual (V), Auditory (A), Read/Write (R) and Kinaesthetic (K) types of learning approaches. The Visual (V) learner learns best by the use of information by visual means (using of charts, mindmaps, and other visual aids). The Auditory (A) learner understands best by hearing the information. The Read/Write (R) learner learns best when the information is shown in written word or displayed. The Kinaesthetic (K) learner learns best with practice or simulation (Liew, Sidhu, & Barua, 2015). In the past, institutional study methods were confined to lectures and self-study. A major part of education depended upon lectures. Information technology had widely changed the modes available related to knowledge acquirements for 21st century students. With a variety of educational aids available these days, it is important to identify the most efficient way to complement and deliver knowledge in order to help the students to become exceptional learners. In this way they can become the best students possible. Types of Learning ...
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...Running head: VARK Analysis VARK Analysis: How Do I Learn Best? Jolanta Nietupska Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429v Date: January 21, 2012 Summary: VARK learning styles theories were designed by Neil Fleming in 1987. These theories describe learning styles, distinct types of a learner’s processing information, and identify the best ways to study. The VARK learning styles theories divide learning components into four parts including: visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic styles. What’s more, VARK learning styles help to identify people’s preferred learning styles so that their work achieves the best outcome. Furthermore, VARK helps people develop study skills which benefit learning and teaching experiences. This paper will discuss VARK analysis learning styles, determine my preferred learning strategies, and changes that I need to make in my study habits in order to become a successful student. First, the VARK learning styles theory is based on the idea that different people learn in different ways. The VARK theory uses four main sensory receivers (acronym VARK): visual, aural, read-write, and kinesthetic in order to best serve the needs of a successful student. Neil Fleming said:” VARK learning styles are based on modalities-channels by which human expression can take place and is composed of a combination of perception and memory” (Fleming, 2006). The VARK analyses believe that visual learners learn best by seeing...
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...VARK Analysis Every student has their own unique style of learning, with today’s technology; students can easily go on the internet to identify their preferred learning style if desired. By doing so, this would assist the learner to identify their preferred method of learning which can assist the leaner to become more successful in their learning process. As an assignment, the participant answered two different questionnaires the “VARK” (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic) (Fleming, n.d) and LDPride.net Learning Styles Report (LDPride, n.d). Summary of Learning Style The VARK Questionnaire consists of 16 answers where the participant answered as many boxes the participant felt appropriate. Once the questionnaire was completed, the participant received the VARK Personal Learning Profile analysis. Upon thoroughly reviewing both profile analysis, the participant concluded that the LDPride questionnaire results were very similar to the VARK Personal Learning Profile Analysis, both scores revealed that the participants’ learning preferences were visual, read/write, tactile/kinesthetic. Between the two profile analyses, the participant favored VARK which was much more in depth providing detailed scenarios and examples that the participant can clearly relate to. The VARK analysis is divided into two categories; Type One consists of learners who scores are between twelve and twenty five; these types are learners are considered to be “contextual” or “situational”...
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...VARK Analysis Research Elsy Johnson Grand Canyon University: NRS-429 V Family Centered Health Promotion June 16, 2013 VARK is a guide to help you find your best learning style. VARK in an essence is just a questionnaire consisting of 16 questions that will help college students, professors, clients, employers and many more broad varieties of people to learn about each other and even about themselves. VARK helps one find out their preference mode of learning style by answering the questionnaire truthfully. This is an online inventory developed by Neil Fleming in the late 20th century. During this time, the concept of learning modes were popular in the field of psychology but VARK increased the popularity of this concept by the launch of this online innovation that has helped millions of people since then. VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Read/Write and Kinesthetic. VARK helps one identify the best learning mode for an individual and this is help people to create successful education and communication strategies. An individual doesn’t have similar learning preference to the others. Different people have different style that they have adapted to over the years. Some are visual learners, some are aural learners, some are read/write learners, some are kinesthetic learners and some can also be multimodal learners as well. Visual learners prefer the visual holistic view such as pictures, diagrams, models, posters, flowcharts, slides, videos that will help the learner input...
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...visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic (VARK) and multimodal learning assessment tool is widely utilized today to determine individualistic learning preferences. As stated above, the VARK method measures one of four learning methods; an individual may have one strong category or can be a part of all categories, which is referred to as the multimodal learner. Learning Style The writer’s learning style involves mainly visual, kinesthetic, and as well as multimodal, according to VARK (2011). Kinesthetic learning is an involved process that requires body movement by large and small muscle groups, and is often considered the ‘hands on’ type of learner. “Kinesthetic learners are often well coordinated and have a strong sense of timing and body movement” (Kinesthetic Learners, 2000). According to Study Guides and Strategies [SSG (2013)], visual learners are perfectionists and are not content in unsettled workspaces. In addition, the visual learner has a keen eye for detail, but can also become distracted by busy backgrounds. Learning Strategies While a minimal multimodal learner, this writer’s main learning strategies deal with a lot of hands-on work (kinesthetic) as well as visual modalities. According to VARK (2011), this writer’s learning styles are classified, from high to low scores, as being kinesthetic 10, visual 9, read/write 4 and aural as 2. With these results, help sheets to be utilized for learning strategies are kinesthetic, visual and multimodal. Considering...
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...VARK: A Detailed Analysis of Learning Styles Randi Vance Instructor Mary Ann Bjorkman June 15, 2014 VARK: A Detailed Analysis of Learning Styles What are learning styles? According to Wikipedia, “a learning style is an individual’s natural or habitual pattern of acquiring and processing information in learning situations.” (Wikipedia, 2010) Wikipedia also notes that the core concept of learning style is that individuals vary in how they learn. (Wikipedia, 2010) Neil Fleming’s VARK Model was developed in 1987 and is now one of the most widely used categorizations of the various types of learning styles. (Wikipedia, 2010) The VARK Model requires completing a questionnaire and places learning styles into four categories: Visual, aural (auditory), read/write, and kinesthetic or tactile. (vark-learn.com) The purpose of this analysis is to determine and evaluate the author’s preferred learning styles, preferred learning strategies, and a comparison of the author’s preferred learning strategies to the identified learning strategies according to the author’s learning style. Also, how the awareness of these learning styles, preferences, and strategies influence teaching and learning. While reading about the author’s learning styles, you may find that some of the mentioned learning styles apply to you as well. Summary of Learning Style Results: The author completed the questionnaire and got the following results: Visual: 3, Aural: 1, Read/Write: 7, and Kinesthetic: 6. The author...
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...VARK Analysis Paper Rebecca Rivera Grand Canyon University July 23, 2016 Abstract The acronym VARK stands for visual, aural, read and kinesthetic comprised if 16 question to analysis and gain a better understanding of personal learning styles (VARK a guide to learning styles, 2016). Understanding of personal learning style aids in the ability to teach others in a variety of styles to ensure that the learner has an understanding on new information. An analysis of an individual study will aid in the understanding of how the VARK learning styles can be applied. VARK Analysis Paper The VARK system was developed in 1987 by Neil Fleming to aid in understanding and providing strategies through a series of questions to evaluate how a person learns (VARK a guide to learning styles, 2016). As diverse as the human population is so being the different styles of learning that can be used to understand new knowledge. There are four categories to the VARK learning style. The acronym VARK represents these categories being visual, auditory/aural, read/write and kinesthetic. A detailed analysis of an individual study including VARK analysis, ones preferred learning strategies compared to ones identified style and how it can influence teaching and learning. The VARK questionnaire is comprised of 16 questions and can have more than one answer creating very individualized results. After completion of the questionnaire the highest score was in read/write category at 11. Next was the category...
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...Title: VARK Analysis-Awareness of Individual Learning Styles Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-101120 01/17/2015 According to Gorge Evans “Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way” (Brainy Quote, 2015). This quote depicts that every individual possesses different learning style and strategies which help in education success. It is realized that in order to accomplish learning and teaching goals a particular learning styles and strategies must be adopted. A school of learning styles has coined many learning strategies that learners and teachers exploit to attain success. There are visual, auditory, read/write and kinesthetic (VARK) developed by Neil Fleming in 1987. The combination of these learning styles was generated for this writer, according to the VARK questionnaire ( www.education.com). Learning Style Summary A quote by Benjamin Franklin states that “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn” summarizes everything about the learning style this individual possesses (Brainy Quote, 2015). The VARK analysis establishes the writers learning style as being first visual and gives it a score of twelve. A visual learner absorbs information by seeing it and committing it to memory. People with visual learning styles tend to like reading, they are detailed oriented and has intense perception of colors and shapes. The second learning style is Kinesthetic and was awarded a score of eleven (VARK, 2015). Individuals...
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