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The VARK Questionnaire

The VARK questionnaire is another tool to enable a student to try and identify, in what types of learning areas, are best suited for them.

The VARK test, is will give the taker 4 scores for, Visual learning, auditory learning, read/write learning and kinaesthetic learning.

Using this information, in theory a student could tailor his /her learning to his/her preferred style of learning. This could be done, for example;

1.       Visual learning: If a student is best identified as a visual learner, they may find tools such as visual aids extremely useful. Visual learners tend to think in images.

2.       Auditory learning: If a student is best identified as an auditory leaner, they will find tools such as auditory books or just talking through ideas with tutor’s particularly useful.              

3.       Read/Write learning: Students, who are identified this way, need to physically read and re-read what they learn, rewriting out read text may be useful.

4.       Kinaesthetic learning: These students need to learn by experience, they need to perform the task at hand; they like to be touch and feel what they are doing.

My VARK Score:

Visual learning=5, Auditory learning=6, Read/Write=8, Kinaesthetic learning=4

So my scores show my high preference to be in read or writing what I learn, this was quite unexpected as I always believed myself to be an auditory learner. I will endeavor to try out more reading and writing activities over the course of my degree, which can help my study.

My SWOT analysis

A SWOT analysis, is a tool used to provide an insight whether a person stands is ready for a task or tasks ahead, such as a new job or starting a Degree. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Strengths

·         I am a resourceful, using tools at my disposal, I can resolve problems.

·         I am a creative person.

·         I enjoy practical tasks.

·         I am task driven, and work best when I have tasks, with regular milestones.

Weaknesses

·         A weakness of mine is a tendency to read too much into a task and then over complicate it.

·         I can initially panic over a heavy work load.

·         I have an inability to identify my strengths and weaknesses.

·         Another weakness is that, I can tend to get carried away with a task that I enjoy.

Opportunities

·         Completing my degree, will allow me to improve the conditions I can set for employment after my degree has finished.

·         I can amalgamate the knowledge I gain here, with the knowledge I gained previously

·         To learn how to better approach my work

·         To improve the quality of my work.

Threats

·         My main concern is with the quality of my written assignments.

·         That a mental health concern will interfere with my studies.

·         That I will over complicate my first period of working.

·         That I will take a work-load on that is unrealistic.