Learning Style Test Results

I completed the VARK questionnaire and received the following:

Visual: 4
Aural: 1
Read/write: 8
Kinesthetic: 5

The results also state that I have a mild Read/write learning preference. I would agree with that statement. I find myself choosing to read over watch TV or listening to the radio. I can hardly retain anything by listening to an audio tape, thus I agree with my aural style being rated a 1. Not being able to find a scale to compare my aural and read/write scores, I nevertheless find confidence in this assessment that my aural score is well below my read/write score. I agree that I partially learn through kinesthetics.

I'd say that the VARK assessment does correlate with my own description of my learning style. I strongly believe that I learn little through audio outlets, which aligns with my test results. I will continue to learn and study as I have before this assignment, but with an attempt to add some kinesthetic elements to see if my learning truly does benefit from carrying out a physical activity.

My hope is to use this knowledge of my learning style to help identify the similar and dissimilar learning styles of my students and peers. For my students, I'll use this information to modify my instruction and attempt to teach to their style. That's what teaching is about, right? Meeting the student on their ball field of learning and playing by their rules, so to speak.

Working with others in our field is essential to our professional development. Learning the styles of coworkers and administration is key to effective communication which, hopefully, will lead to better communication and an overall benefit to the students' learning.