Vark Learning Style Assessment
The vark learning assessments help people different ways of learning. It backs up people who have problems with their learning. Multimodal learning style suits me the best. Majority of people come under the multimodal style when they think of studying. It is a combination of visual, aural, read/write and kinesthetic learning preference (VARK 2009). Though aural and kinesthetic are identified in majority, read/write and visual are well preferred for me as well.
Summary of my learning style
Multimodal learning style is my preferred learning style. Assessment scores are twelve for aural, nine for kinesthetic, eight for read/write and seven for visual reading. Aural learning is by listening, discussing and remembering what you have learned. Read/write is taking information from dictionaries, handouts, textbooks and taking notes. Visual learning includes graphs, diagrams, videos, flow chart and so on. Kinesthetic learner prefers learning by hands on experiments or by doing things. Learning with a variety of ways is necessary and becomes more helpful.
Preferred learning strategies Out of all multimodal strategies, aural learning helps me more. I enjoy being in a class, asking questions to the teacher, discussing and debating on topics with my colleagues, accepting and sharing ideas to and from one another. Tape recorder is an asset to aural learners. Listening to interesting examples, jokes and stories helps to remember better. Taking notes while listening to lectures assist a lot in studies. Also reading aloud what is learned helps to register in the brain. Read and write learning strategy motivates me to learn better. Reading is one of the most important parts of the learning practice. Reading increases knowledge. Library opens the way to enormous supply of knowledge. Books give information of wide variety of subjects. Writing will make us remember things. It is always my practice to study in a quiet place, recall what I studied and write them down in a paper.
Preferred and Identified Learning Strategies Aural and read/write are my preferred learning strategies but visual and kinesthetic learning style are also my identified strategies in the assessment. A multimodal learner does use all types of learning style like pictures, Posters, slides, videos, flow charts and graphs are some examples of visual learning. (Fleming, 2009). A textbook with a diagram helps me to remember things better. Highlighting or underlining important points in the book helps to refer later, especially before the exams. Visual learning enables to improve memory and communication. We can remember the picture and explain it in to words. For example, I still remember the fetal circulation picture in my book with blue and red color corresponding to venous and arterial blood when I was in nursing school and writing the same in to words in my exams. Visual learning is interesting. Kinesthetic learners learn better by moving their body or by hands on experience. They cannot sit at one place. For example, using clay and make a model of a heart helps them better than seeing a picture of a heart or reading how heart looks like. They desire to have more breaks while studying. Kinesthetic learners express their feelings physically and like to try new things. They are usually well organized and have powerful sense of timing and body movement. (Hutton,2007).
Change needed for study habits
Multimodal learners take time to make decisions because they are more careful and use many strategies before taking an action. They tend to take time to be confident in their learning and are not satisfied with half learning (Fleming, 2009).For example if their teacher use only one mode of learning to explain, they may have difficulty to understand things completely. Thus, I need to learn to take decisions on time specially when involved in a group study in order to have harmony with the fellow learners. It is also important for me to be more confident in my learning as a multimodal learner.
In conclusion, VARK learning assessment helps people in different modes. When we know which learning type suits us, we will be able to have much better learning experience. Everyone has his or her own way of learning by visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic or multimodal learning preference. VARK learning assessment guides an individual to learn accordingly and assist to climb up the ladder of learning.

References
Fleming, N. (n.d.). The VARK questionnaire. VARK: A Guide to Learning Styles. http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire
Fleming, N. (n.d). Vark a guide to leaning style. Retrieved from http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=multimodal
Hutton, Shannon. (2007, November 20). Helping kinesthetic learners succeed. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/magazine/article/kinesthetic_learner
Kinesthetic Learners-How to Help them Process Information. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.classroom-management-success.org/kinesthetic-learners.html