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From: SueKay
Date: Wed Aug  3 14:16:51 MST 2005
Subject: Learning Style

Responses
Suki: Surprised (8/3/05)

eric: me (8/4/05)

eric: didn't read the directions (8/4/05)

ryan: i say i'm visual (8/4/05)
Karen: Multimodal (8/4/05)

Patricia: really?! (8/4/05)

KeithB: I prefer the fifth method: osmosis... (8/4/05)

james: I'm a flexible learner (8/4/05)

clrclady: Learning Style (8/5/05)

Patricia: there you go ! (8/6/05)
james: A great listener perhaps? (8/6/05)

andrea: VARK (8/6/05)
dbonilla: I thought I was ... (8/18/05)

Responses (sorted by date)
dbonilla: I thought I was ... (8/18/05)
andrea: VARK (8/6/05)
james: A great listener perhaps? (8/6/05)
Patricia: there you go ! (8/6/05)
clrclady: Learning Style (8/5/05)
james: I'm a flexible learner (8/4/05)
KeithB: I prefer the fifth method: osmosis... (8/4/05)
Patricia: really?! (8/4/05)
Karen: Multimodal (8/4/05)
ryan: i say i'm visual (8/4/05)
eric: didn't read the directions (8/4/05)
eric: me (8/4/05)
Suki: Surprised (8/3/05)

Here is a link to a short survey that asks questions to determine your learning style. There are four possible learning styles and most people prefer more than just one method of learning. The four possiblities are Visual, Auditory (listening), Reading/Writing, and Kinesthetic (doing/practicing).
Test link:
VARK Questionnaire
I think the results are interesting because you could apply them to things like how you prefer to interact with other people. For instance, I had a very low Aural (listening) score, and a very high Kinesthetic score. This doesn't mean I CANT listen, it just means I prefer other methods of learning. So what works for me is that I can listen best (and talk best) if I am also doing something at the same time, like walking with the person I'm listening to.
Here are my overall results. I just cut and pasted from the other site.
Your scores were:
* Visual: 6
* Aural: 0
* Read/Write: 3
* Kinesthetic: 10
You have a strong Kinesthetic learning preference.
Use the following helpsheets for study strategies that apply to your learning preference:

kinesthetic

visual

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	From: Suki Date: Wed Aug 3 15:24:46 MST 2005 Subject: Surprised My scores were * Visual: 3 * Aural: 4 * Read/Write: 5 * Kinesthetic: 8 That's funny, because I always thought of myself as solely kinesthetic in my learning style. Partly because I thought that writing things out was a kinesthetic function. But I realize now that I also tend to read and discuss to figure things out as well. Hmm. Edit this response Write a response Email the author From: eric Date: Wed Aug 3 17:19:51 MST 2005 Subject: me Your scores were: * Visual: 5 * Aural: 3 * Read/Write: 0 * Kinesthetic: 5 Edit this response Write a response Email the author From: eric Date: Wed Aug 3 17:51:23 MST 2005 Subject: didn't read the directions * Visual: 7 * Aural: 7 * Read/Write: 2 * Kinesthetic: 7 my new score after my wife told me I could answer with more than one answer. e Edit this response Write a response Email the author
	From: ryan Date: Wed Aug 3 18:54:08 MST 2005 Subject: i say i'm visual Results be, euh, eschewed. Your scores were: * Visual: 6 * Aural: 6 * Read/Write: 4 * Kinesthetic: 6 You have a multimodal (VARK) learning preference. I read the links to the other helpsheets and the only one I really understood quickly was the Visual. The others were annoying to me. I wonder if that's significant? I remember my notes in college. They looked like illuminated manuscripts. I had a hard time learning if there weren't drawings all over everything. Edit this response Write a response Email the author
	From: Karen Date: Wed Aug 3 22:10:39 MST 2005 Subject: Multimodal Your scores were: * Visual: 3 * Aural: 5 * Read/Write: 7 * Kinesthetic: 4 You have a multimodal (VARK) learning preference. Hmmmmmmm. Edit this response Write a response Email the author From: Patricia Date: Wed Aug 3 22:43:53 MST 2005 Subject: really?! Your scores were: � Visual: 6 � Aural: 7 � Read/Write: 8 � Kinesthetic: 5 "You have a multimodal (VARK) learning preference One interesting piece of information that people with multimodal preferences have told us is that it is necessary for them to use more than one strategy for learning and communicating." and "If you have a strong preference for learning by Reading and Writing (R & W) learning you should use some or all of the following:" ... "To make a learnable package: � Organize any diagrams, graphs ... into statements, e.g. "The trend is..." � Turn reactions, actions, diagrams, charts and flows into words." -- when I learned the multiplication table I memorized it like a poem. You have probably heard me mumble something like "fuenf mal acht is vierzig, sechs mal acht is achtundvierzig, sieben mal acht is sechsundfuenfzig...". Still reciting. After all, I'm headed back for math class. At the bottom of the page for reading/writing it said this: "You like this page because the emphasis is on words and lists." Ha-ha-ha :D I do. I printed it out... Trizia Edit this response Write a response Email the author
	From: KeithB Date: Thu Aug 4 12:46:05 MST 2005 Subject: I prefer the fifth method: osmosis... The VARK Questionnaire Results Your scores were: Visual: 6 Aural: 4 Read/Write: 8 Kinesthetic: 7 Edit this response Write a response From: james Date: Thu Aug 4 16:35:42 MST 2005 Subject: I'm a flexible learner The VARK Questionnaire Results Your scores were: Visual: 4 Aural: 4 Read/Write: 4 Kinesthetic: 5 I think this tells me that I'm fairly flexible in ways I can learn stuff. I don't know if it applies to my learning from pastors that are non-sequitor though ;-) Edit this response Write a response Email the author From: clrclady Date: Fri Aug 5 16:10:49 MST 2005 Subject: Learning Style Your scores were: Visual: 7 Aural: 8 Read/Write: 3 Kinesthetic: 8 You can find more information about your learning preferences in our book: How Do I Learn Best? a student's guide to improved learning More Information... You have a multimodal (VAK) learning preference. Well, this was expected. It is interesting that read/writing is not my thing, but I have journaled so much in my life. It is very interesting. I think I need to do a visual journal instead, like Sue. Edit this response Write a response From: Patricia Date: Fri Aug 5 17:06:00 MST 2005 Subject: there you go ! what a great idea, Cheryl! Sue's journal IS contagious. You do draw word pictures with your poetry, though... Edit this response Write a response Email the author From: james Date: Fri Aug 5 18:18:16 MST 2005 Subject: A great listener perhaps? Cheryl, With a score of 8 out of 10 on the aural part that would tell me that you have a great listening capacity. I wonder how many times you have had to use this aspect in your workplace. I would agree that you are a good listener from what I know of you so far. That read/write score does confuse me also in regard to you writing that you've journaled so much in your life. Thanks for uploading your results. Edit this response Write a response Email the author
	From: andrea Date: Sat Aug 6 16:20:38 MST 2005 Subject: VARK Your scores were: Visual: 5 Aural: 7 Read/Write: 10 Kinesthetic: 9 You can find more information about your learning preferences in our book: How Do I Learn Best? a student's guide to improved learning More Information... You have a multimodal (VARK) learning preference. Edit this response Write a response Email the author
	From: dbonilla Date: Wed Aug 17 20:12:13 MST 2005 Subject: I thought I was ... a good listener. Oh well. Visual: 6 Aural: 2 Read/Write: 7 Kinesthetic: 4 Edit this response Write a response Email the author

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