The Vark Analysis: An Examination of Different Learning Styles
Cyndi Gamble
Grand Canyon University

The Vark Analysis: an examination of different learning styles
This paper is an examination of the awareness of the learning styles as explained by the VARK website. Although there are four learning styles, this paper will focus on the read/write learning style. It will examine the preferred learning strategies, and recommended strategies for this style. It will also discuss how awareness of these styles and strategies influence not only the learner, but the instructor as well. Although some people may have a “multimodal” learning style, they will usually score higher in one of the four categories, and tend to use that style more often.
Read/Write Learning style
People who fall into the read/write learning style category tend to take in knowledge through the written word. Read/writers find meaning in words. These learners fit well into conventional learning environments with traditional study techniques. They appreciate instructors who articulate well with expertise and understanding of language and grammar (Claire & Chris, 2014). Read/writers like text in any form or format. Simply put, read/writers “learn best through words” ("Learning styles," n.d., p. 1). And not surprisingly, they enjoy reading both for learning and pleasure.
Preferred/Identified Learning Strategies The written word is the preferred learning strategy for learners in the read/write category ("VARK," 2015). In classroom situations read/write learners prefer to take notes, sometimes verbatim, and reorganize them when studying. Rewriting notes in outline form, or with bullet points is also helpful for read/write learners. Another preferred form of study is to read the assigned passages and take notes while reading the passages. Sometimes read/write learners prefer to