This document discusses learning styles and Fleming's VARK model of learning styles. It begins with intended learning outcomes, which are to explain Fleming's four learning styles and how to integrate teaching aids to include all learners. It then explains Fleming's VARK model of visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic learning styles. Examples of each are provided. A self-questionnaire is mentioned to determine one's learning style. Various teaching methods and aids are listed that appeal to different learning styles. An assessment using a one minute paper is described to conclude the session.

1. Learning Style’s
Fleming’s VARK
IMMANUEL VICTOR GEORGE
ILTA
07/06/2016

2. Microteaching Structure
Intended learning
outcomes
Approaches
and activities
Assessment
• Active learning session
• Participative exercises
• Contributions
• Questions
• One minute paper at the end
(Biggs’s Constructive Alignment, 2006)

3. Intended Learning Outcomes
 By the end of the session students will be
able to
 Explain the 4 different type of learning styles that can
be adapted by the learner according to Fleming’s
VARK
 Integrate various teaching aids to include all learners
in teaching and learning activities

4. Learning Styles
 What is
 understands, expresses & retain information
 How we learn
 Kolb’s, Honey&Mumford’s, Burke (VAK)
 Fleming (1995) VARK
 Developed from Accelerated Learning & Neuro
Linguistic Programming
 Visual/Auditory/Reading(Writing)/Kinesthetic

5. VARK
 Visual
 “I like to see”
 Auditory
 “I prefer to hear”
 Reading / Writing
 “I been told no need to write or no handouts
given, I struggle to retain”
 Kinesthetic / Doing
 “I use to fall asleep in lecture, I found that drawing
keeps me awake”

6. Self- Questionnaire

7. Teaching Methods and Aids
 Lab Works
 Lectures
 Videos
 Notes Taking
 Printed materials
 Discussion
 Pictures, Charts

8. Brainstorm
 Visual
 Videos
 Pictures, Charts
 Auditory
 Lectures
 Discussion
 Reading/Writing
 Notes Taking
 Printed Materials
 Kinaesthetic/Doing
 Labwork
 Discussion
 Notes Taking
Texts, subtitles, voice
Texts, commentary
Handouts, Graphic
Charts, Materials
Graphs, Exercise
Guide, Pictures
Charts, Materials

9. One Minute Paper

10. Any Questions?

11. Final Thoughts
 Learners style can and do change time to
time
 It may be challenging at times to include all
learners within the selected method of
teaching
 Multimodal style
 Learning styles may not contribute to
learning!!

12. Reference
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University Press/Society for Research into Higher Education.
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156.
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Research and Development in Higher Education, Proceedings of the 1995 Annual Conference of the Higher Education and
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 http://vark-learn.com/introduction-to-vark/the-vark-modalities/

13. Thank You