Although many of us remain fairly constant in our learning preference throughout time,
styles can and do change with some regularity
this can be influenced by your learning
styles can and do change with some regularity
this can be influenced by your learning
environment—perhaps after several years at university you’ll discover that you have
become more of a read/write learner than you were in high school.
For this reason, it can be a good idea to retake the VARK annually to ensure that you’re
using study methods that best suit your current learning needs.
In addition, when you take the VARK, you will notice that you will most likely have a
preference for one type of learning, although you will also respond positively for other
styles as well (for example, you may predominantly be a visual learner, with a VARK score
of 7, although you also show tendencies for read/write learning with a score of 5).
Yet another possibility is that of the multimodal learner. You are a multimodal learner if you
display two or more equally or near equally predominant learning preferences.
Although it may seem desirable, now that you can easily find out what your learning style
is, to only use study methods that seem to match with your style, this is not the best
option. Instead, in each learner style there are great study strategies for all learners—so if
you’re an auditory learner, take some tips from your kinaesthetic friends and add even
more examples into your study notes!
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