Learning style quiz

[bob_stra]

I found this little beauty in a martial arts FAQ. Although it doesn't do what the FAQ claimed it would (ie: tell me much about my 'martial arts learning style'), I still found it interesting. The quiz itself was fun. More to the point, the 'study style' recommendations were *exactly* how I groked onto doing things anyway. For me that gives it at least a veneer of respectability

So, for your amusement:

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire

My score came out thusly

> Your scores were:
> Visual: 3
> Aural: 3
> Read/Write: 2
> Kinesthetic: 7

Being that I spent the first 25 years living 'in my head', I have to admit this was quite a pleasant surprise;)

Though it might be fun to see if / how your CST practice has influenced the way you think about things.

[bob_stra]

BTW - from their FAQ

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=faq

Are my modality preferences fixed and unchanging?
No. The evidence points towards multi-modality with age and experience- but not in all cases. Some learners maintain their profile even through into their third age". In the short term (say, a year) your profile may change a little but major preferences will still be emphasised. You will not switch from a Read/write preference to a Visual preference overnight. Typically, your scores on a particular mode may rise or fall by 1 or 2.


Will life experience change my preferences?
Probably! Some students report that when they were younger their VARK profile would have been different and that it is their exposure to different life experiences (travel, recreation, work, and relationshipsÖ) that would have made that change. VARK is a relatively "young" inventory and sufficient longitudinal studies havenot been done to be sure about that.

[lafnjack]

* Visual: 3
* Aural: 5
* Read/Write: 2
* Kinesthetic: 3


Those were my scores. Although if you asked my wife, she'd swear I don't listen that well. :D

[Connie Brown]

Well that was fun, Bob. Eerily spot on for the study strategies. the few times I have done the whole enchilada of studying "visually" the information just seemed to fly into the head and stick.

> Visual: 6
> Aural: 2
> Read/Write: 3
> Kinesthetic: 5

I think I like CST so much just because it hooks into more modalities, for me. I can't remember any other movement I studied that was other than kinesthetic. But here, we have diagrams and words and theories too.

[snowlilly]

Here's my results:

* Visual: 4
* Aural: 1
* Read/Write: 1
* Kinesthetic: 7

John, before you say anything about listening, just remember women are more sensitive. I don't have to listen, I can see and feel what you are saying
:wink:

Oh man, I'm never going to hear the end of this one...

[bill cogswell]

Your scores were:

*Visual: 2
*Aural: 1
*Read/Write: 5
*Kinesthetic: 5

[JasonE]

Very interesting.. no surprise to me about the Visual, but the rest were higher than I anticipated:

Visual: 6
Aural: 7
Read/Write: 7
Kinesthetic: 5

I'm definitely a multi-media kind of guy.

Looking back on the classes I've taught (CST and otherwise), I can see how I generally use a mix of approaches to get the point across. I'm somewhat sensitive to what coaching method people respond to, and tend to adapt my approach depending on the person/people I am working with.

This questionaire is a good self-assessment for coaches, as you will probably feel most comfortable instructing others within your own preferred learning method. The challenge is to overcome that preference and be able to effectively tap into any learning method as needed.

[Coach Hurst]

That was a fun quiz.

My results were;

Your scores were:
• Visual: 5
• Aural: 6
• Read/Write: 5
• Kinesthetic: 7

Like Jason, I am also a multi-media guy. Being a teacher I guess it just shows that I want to cover all the bases before doing something. Or at least I would like to think that. :D

I have so many students and when going through this quiz I could match certain students to certain answers. Interesting.

[Glenn Sunshine]

Visual 2
Aural 5
Read/Write 4
Kinesthetic 2

So Multimodal Aural/Read-Write.

Yours,
Glenn

[Ryan Murdock]

Your scores were:

Visual: 2
Aural: 1
Read/Write: 3
Kinesthetic: 7

Funny that read/write was so low for a writer... But all those years of martial arts must have ingrained the kinesthetic..

Then again, I guess I learned to write by throwing myself into it, "learning by doing" :wink:

[Chuck Kechter]

Your scores were:

Visual: 8
Aural: 7
Read/Write: 9
Kinesthetic: 8

I can hear Mr. Miyagi's voice now. . . "balance is KEY!" :wink: 8) :D

[PaoloValladolid]

* Visual: 6
* Aural: 5
* Read/Write: 11
* Kinesthetic: 8

I agree with this. I do not learn so well from someone just telling me without showing me anything.

[Dan Chomycia]

Visual: 2
Aural: 2
Read/Write: 2
Kinesthetic: 7

I really only learn by doing it wrong a few thousand times. :oops:

[Vbrown]

Visual: 2
Aural: 0
Read/Write: 5
Kinesthetic: 7


Don't try to tell me a thing...but my wife already knows that.

Vince

[Randell Waddell]

The VARK Questionnaire Results
Your scores were:

* Visual: 4
* Aural: 1
* Read/Write: 2
* Kinesthetic: 6

This is interesting when you then do a Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Test.
One might assume that this would naturally reflect a high Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence - incorrect !!!!!

One's prefered way of learning is not directly related to one's sense of being competent in an area.

Interesting stuff, and why teaching/coaching well is an art.

R. :D

[imported_siameeser]

My scores:

visual - 1
aural - 5
read/write - 4
kinesthetic - 3

Wow. I would never have thought my scores would look like this. I guess 16 years of being tied to a phone/radio system for 911 dispatching has influenced the way I process things....

[Coach Billew]

Your scores were:

Visual: 2
Aural: 2
Read/Write: 1
Kinesthetic: 8

I love this sort of thing.

[dianneg]

Visual: 3
Aural: 3
Read/Write: 8
Kinesthetic: 7

I definately have to feel the way something is occuring in my body before I teach something. This was a fun quiz. :P

Dianne

[senorblanco]

Your scores were:

* Visual: 1
* Aural: 0
* Read/Write: 5
* Kinesthetic: 7

I have always had to try it to understand it!! Sometimes I say," Why didnt I read those gosh darn directions first?" I could have saved a lot of pain in my life if I didnt learn this way, but, truly, I love it that I learn this way.

[Aaron Mcgrath]

Your scores were:

* Visual: 5
* Aural: 2
* Read/Write: 0
* Kinesthetic: 6

:? Doesn't feel right at all.