To find out my specific learning style, I completed the VARK questionnaire. The results I got were this:
According to these results, my strongest learning style is Kinaesthetic. I agree that I fit into the Kinaesthetic learning style because I prefer to learn through practical work instead of theoretical work. I prefer to engage with practical activities and do things rather than write essays or make notes about subjects.
My weakest learning style seems to be Aural/Auditory. I agree with this wholeheartedly because I do not like to listen to someone talk about a particular subject for hours on end. It can be incredibly boring. I also have trouble taking notes when someone's talking because then I miss out on what they are saying while I am writing down notes on what they previously said. I am not currently sure how I will overcome this detriment, but I hope to learn how to do so in the future.
Visual - 4
Aural/Auditory - 3
Read/Write - 7
Kinaesthetic - 9
According to these results, my strongest learning style is Kinaesthetic. I agree that I fit into the Kinaesthetic learning style because I prefer to learn through practical work instead of theoretical work. I prefer to engage with practical activities and do things rather than write essays or make notes about subjects.
My weakest learning style seems to be Aural/Auditory. I agree with this wholeheartedly because I do not like to listen to someone talk about a particular subject for hours on end. It can be incredibly boring. I also have trouble taking notes when someone's talking because then I miss out on what they are saying while I am writing down notes on what they previously said. I am not currently sure how I will overcome this detriment, but I hope to learn how to do so in the future.
Note taking is a skill. One way to practice it, is to listen to the News on the I-player and take notes as they speak. Then you can play it back and see just how much information you took in. On the news they speak very quickly - probably quicker that most people speak ordinarily. If you can master that, you should be able to cope within lectures more. Practice really helps.
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