The VARK Questionnaire

Choose the answer which best explains your preference and click the box next to it. Please click more than one if a single answer does not match your perception. Leave blank any question that does not apply.

When learning from the Internet I like:

audio channels where I can listen to podcasts or interviews.

interesting design and visual features.

videos showing how to do or make things.

interesting written descriptions, lists and explanations.

I want to learn about a new project. I would ask for:

a written report describing the main features of the project.

an opportunity to discuss the project.

diagrams to show the project stages with charts of benefits and costs.

examples where the project has been used successfully.

I want to learn how to take better photos. I would:

ask questions and talk about the camera and its features.

use the written instructions about what to do.

use diagrams showing the camera and what each part does.

use examples of good and poor photos showing how to improve them.

I want to assemble a wooden table that came in parts (kitset). I would learn best from:

written instructions that came with the parts for the table.

watching a video of a person assembling a similar table.

advice from someone who has done it before.

diagrams showing each stage of the assembly.

I want to find out more about a tour that I am going on. I would:

look at details about the highlights and activities on the tour.

talk with the person who planned the tour or others who are going on the tour.

read about the tour on the itinerary.

use a map and see where the places are.

When I am learning I:

see patterns in things.

like to talk things through.

read books, articles and handouts.

use examples and applications.

I want to find out about a house or an apartment. Before visiting it I would want:

a printed description of the rooms and features.

a discussion with the owner.

a plan showing the rooms and a map of the area.

to view a video of the property.

I want to save more money and to decide between a range of options. I would:

use graphs showing different options for different time periods.

talk with an expert about the options.

consider examples of each option using my financial information.

read a print brochure that describes the options in detail.

A website has a video showing how to make a special graph or chart. There is a person speaking, some lists and words describing what to do and some diagrams. I would learn most from:

seeing the diagrams.

listening.

watching the actions.

reading the words.

I prefer a presenter or a teacher who uses:

diagrams, charts, maps or graphs.

handouts, books, or readings.

question and answer, talk, group discussion, or guest speakers.

demonstrations, models or practical sessions.

I want to learn how to play a new board game or card game. I would:

use the diagrams that explain the various stages, moves and strategies in the game.

read the instructions.

listen to somebody explaining it and ask questions.

watch others play the game before joining in.

When choosing a career or area of study, these are important for me:

Communicating with others through discussion.

Working with designs, maps or charts.

Applying my knowledge in real situations.

Using words well in written communications.

I need to find the way to a shop that a friend has recommended. I would:

write down the street directions I need to remember.

use a map.

find out where the shop is in relation to somewhere I know.

ask my friend to tell me the directions.

I want to learn to do something new on a computer. I would:

follow the diagrams in a book.

read the written instructions that came with the program.

talk with people who know about the program.

start using it and learn by trial and error.

I have finished a competition or test and I would like some feedback. I would like to have feedback:

from somebody who talks it through with me.

using graphs showing what I achieved.

using a written description of my results.

using examples from what I have done.

I have a problem with my heart. I would prefer that the doctor:

used a plastic model to show me what was wrong.

gave me something to read to explain what was wrong.

described what was wrong.

showed me a diagram of what was wrong.

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