How do I learn Best?
Angela Patterson
Grand Canyon University
NRS- 429v Family-Centered Health Promotion
March 9, 2015

When beginning the Verk assessment you may wonder why the professor would require the class to complete this assessment. Then as the learning style was presented it was shocking and very interesting. It was unbelievable how just a few questions could paint a picture of your learning skills. The Verk assessment stated that one’s learning style is as follows, auditory learner and a kinesthetic learner. Auditory Learner, often talk to themselves. They also may move their lips and read out loud. They may have difficulty with reading and writing tasks. They often do better talking to a colleague or a tape recorder and hearing what was said. To integrate this style into the learning environment.(UNP 2011) Kinesthetic Learner, do best while touching and moving. It also has two sub- channels: kinesthetic (movement) and tactile (touch). They tend to lose concentration if there is little or no external stimulation or movement. When listening to lectures they may want to take notes for the sake of moving their hands. When reading, they like to scan the material first, and then focus in on the details (get the big picture first). They typically use color high lighters and take notes by drawing pictures, diagrams, or doodling. To integrate this style into the learning environment.(UNP 2011) When the Auditory learning is your learning style of choice individuals prefer to listen to lectures or tape recording instead of reading in silence for example when studying for the RN NCLEX there are several options of test preparation. The test preparation class of choice for this type of learner is the Hurst review online program. It contain recordings that you can listen to anywhere and at any time until you have obtained the information you need