Unit 1 - Types of learners.

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What does V.A.R.K stand for?
Visual Auditory Read/Write Kinaesthetic
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The acronym VARK was devised by who?
Neil Flemming
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What is an Visual learner?
Someone who learns best through graphical representation. They remember what they see.
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What are characteristics of a Visual learner?
Prefer to read a story themselves, may feel they need to see the teacher to learn, remember faces rather than names.
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What is an Auditory learner?
Someone who learns from listening to the spoken word
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Characteristics of an Auditory learner?
Prefers spoken instructions, remembers names rather than faces,
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What is a Read/ Write learner?
Someone who learns from reading information themselves then rewriting it out
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Characteristics of a Read/Write learner?
Won't hesitate to find a definition in a dictionary, often remember information displayed as words, prefers a lot of detail in notes and information
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What is a Kinaesthetic learner?
Someone who learns by actually doing it themselves, more of a hands on approach as they prefer their own experience to learn from.
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Characteristics of a Kinaesthetic learner?
Offers to demonstrate things, watches video tutorials, tends to touch the person their talking to
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Examples of a Visual learning methods?
Patterns, maps, spider diagrams, charts, graphs, designs, shapes
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Examples of Auditory learning methods?
Lectures, group discussions, speaking, presentations, asking questions, talking aloud
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Examples of Read/Write learning methods?
Reading information and writing it down, essays, manuals, dictionaries, words
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Examples of Kinaesthetic learning methods?
Movies, videos, pictures, practice, demonstrations, simulation
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What is not considered forms of visual learning methods?
Powerpoints, movies, pictures, videos, anything that demonstrates reality
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What is considered the reality of concrete nature?
Kinaesthetic learns prefer their own experience from doing something as they actually experience the feeling, taste, sight or grasp of the information
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What is Multimodality ?
A person who has more than 1 preferred method of learning
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What is Multimodality Type 1?
Someone who switches preference depending on the situation they are in
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What is Multimodality Type 2?
Someone who is not satisfied until they have explored all of the learning preferences
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