My Learning Styles Assessment

Your child/student took a “Learning Styles Inventory” last week to determine how they learn best. They discovered that they were a visual, an auditory, or a kinesthetic learner.

Knowing their particular learning styles(s) should encourage student/patient self-enhancement. It is also important for each individual be not only knowledgeable of their learning preferences but to practice other styles to enhance their learning abilities. It is believed this encourages well rounded education and learning.

Learning styles and barriers to learning can be by the VARK to give a profile of learning preferences of how a person takes in and gives out information or Tidwell and Rodgers Practical learning styles Questionnaire. The VARK learning styles determines if the person learns by being a theorist, reflector, activist and/or pragmatist. The practical learning styles questionnaire looks at how people learn by their orientation, whether they are a realistic or creative, by their interaction, are they a doer or a thinker, by how they represent things, either by words or pictures, and how they process information, whether they are a surface or deep processor. There are many other

To help me identify my own learning style(s) and that of a member of my team, I used the

And in my earlier years, youth always would come to me for advice and would be inspired to do better. Being able to understand my learning style will not only help me with better strategies to comprehend studies, but, to also learn better whys to understand others. I took a learning styles quiz and according to The Center for New Discoveries in Learning, my results indicates that my learners style was 47% Auditory, 27% Visual and 27% Kinesthetic, (The Center for New Discoveries in Learning,

After completing the assessment, the inventory concludes that my learning style is predominantly feeling and concrete experiences. For concrete experience, my score of 43 reveals my passion to learn information that I believe is relevant for myself. Subsequently, scoring 34 for active experimentation indicates my preference for applying and testing ideas to understand a concept. Additionally, scoring 25 for reflective observation reveals how I learn concepts through observing others complete a task. Scoring 18 for abstract conceptualization indicates how my learning style does not depend on facts and figure. With all of these learning styles, my graph illustrates strong areas in mode 4 and 1, however, it is immensely low in mode 2 and 1. Overall, my results showcase that I belong in mode 4 learning. The learning style inventory is accurate as it reveals that my strongest learning style is concrete experience. This

Using VARK questionnaire I found that my learning style was read /. Write. The runner up style was Visual

Based on my personal inventory evaluation check list I have a combination of learning styles. I am a visual and kinesthetic learner. I definitely learn best when I am taught new information with some type of picture or visual. Also, having the hands on experience I feel helps me to retain information better. I tend to watch a lot of educational videos online because I feel it helps me to process the information and prepare for exams better. During exams I try visualize the

At the beginning of the semester in Education 2110, all of the students in Mrs. Ross’ class were required to take a learning style assessment. This is an assessment that is essential for future teachers to take so that they are able to identify not only how they learn, but also how they will most likely teach. After the students identified what their learning style was, Mrs. Ross suggested that the student’s personal learning style could help determine whether they should go into primary or secondary education. While many of the students already knew what their learning style was, some were just finding out for the first time.

In the learning styles test, it resulted that I am a visual learner. I believe that this is true because I would rather to see a demonstration of what I am supposed to do so I can be able to do it by myself later on. It is effective for me when I am studying because I can remember what I saw as opposed to what I heard. Also, I get distracted easily therefore if a class session tends to be long and only involves discussions and talking, I tend to space out a lot. The results says that visual learners should always be sure to look at the study materials and make use of flash cards, which I tend to do all the time. In the value assessment section, I did the Rokeach Value Survey and this was a great one. It helped to prioritize terminal and instrumental

In this chapter I learned about my learning style and how different learning styles impact our lives.

As humans, we differ in many ways and our personalities allow us to react and deal with situations as accordingly. However, just as our reactions differ according to our personalities, as learners, we too have preferences to which style we opt for, according to our suitability. There are various styles to learning; based on the work produced by Kolb, Peter Honey and Alan Mumford developed and identified four learning styles which include Pragmatist, Reflector, Activist and Theorist. It is said that in order to achieve the best of our academic abilities, one must understand and use the learning style which is best suited to maximise themselves.

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Personal learning styles are highly complex and unique to specific individuals. It is often difficult to pinpoint an exact learning style. Though there are different categories, we often fine tune them to our own abilities. By examining our traits and tendencies we create a clearer understanding of how we process and learn information. With careful review, I have developed a specific analysis of my learning characteristics, including an evaluation of skill levels. Based on what I have recently learned and know from experience, I have also devised a structured plan for improvement of time management and study skills.

According to Li et al., 2014, “learners have their preferred ways of perceiving, organizing and retaining information that are distinct and consistent. Consequently, individuals favor particular methods of interacting with, taking in, and processing stimuli and information when they learn” (p.230). There are a number of methods to determine an individual’s preferred learning style. Some of the tools available are, The Productivity Environmental Preference Survey (PEPS), the Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic inventory (VARK) model, the Index of Learning Styles (ILS), and the Learning Style Inventory are among the many other online assessments an individual could