Upon completing my VARK questionnaire, I discovered that I am pretty rounded when it comes to my learning styles. Although I tend to be more of a visual person, I can learn by revising bulleted lists and then putting what I have learnt into practice. I am not surprised by my results because when I was in college, I studied a variety of A levels which required different learning techniques in order to perform to the best of my ability. For example; I found it easier to follow diagrams and videos to give demonstrations on how to do a particular task in ICT and then practice it, whereas for French I had to revise lists of vocabulary and information which would be useful in my exams.
The style of learning which I prefer less is aural because I find it difficult to take in massive amount of audio information. However, in order to perform to my potential, I would need to identify methods of improving these skills so that I can achieve the most from my learning. I find that taking notes while someone is talking will help because it will give me something to refer back to at a later date. It will also help more information to sink in at the time of the lecture.
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
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A really comprehensive reflection - you really know yourself and how you learn
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