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shared by Catherine Strattner on 17 Jun 12 - Cached

The acronym VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic sensory modalities that are used for learning information. Fleming and Mills (1992) suggested four modalities that seemed to reflect the experiences of the students and teachers. Although there is some overlap between them they are defined as follows.
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shared by Joan McCabe on 20 Jul 12 - Cached

shared by Sue Rappazzo on 12 Jun 10 - Cached

(VARK) models[18]: visual learners; auditory learners; reading/writing-preference learners; kinesthetic learners or tactile learners[1]. Fleming claimed that visual learners have a preference for seeing (think in pictures; visual aids such as overhead slides, diagrams, handouts, etc.). Auditory learners best learn through listening (lectures, discussions, tapes, etc.). Tactile/kinesthetic learners prefer to learn via experience—moving, touching, and doing (active exploration of the world; science projects; experiments, etc.). Its use in pedagogy allows teachers to prepare classes that address each of these areas. Students can also use the model to identify their learning style and maximize their educational experience by focusing on what benefits them the most.
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shared by Jane DeMeis on 08 Jun 09 - Cached

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