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

Applying my knowledge in real situations.

Using words well in written communications.

Working with designs, maps or charts.

Communicating with others through discussion.

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

use diagrams showing the camera and what each part does.

ask questions and talk about the camera and its features.

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

use the written instructions about what to do.

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

talk with people who know about the program.

start using it and learn by trial and error.

follow the diagrams in a book.

read the written instructions that came with the program.

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

ask my friend to tell me the directions.

use a map.

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

write down the street directions I need to remember.

I prefer a presenter or a teacher who uses:

demonstrations, models or practical sessions.

diagrams, charts, maps or graphs.

handouts, books, or readings.

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

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.

diagrams showing each stage of the assembly.

advice from someone who has done it before.

watching a video of a person assembling a similar table.

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.

watch others play the game before joining in.

listen to somebody explaining it and ask questions.

read the instructions.

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

examples where the project has been used successfully.

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.

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

to view a video of the property.

a printed description of the rooms and features.

a discussion with the owner.

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

When I am learning I:

like to talk things through.

read books, articles and handouts.

see patterns in things.

use examples and applications.

When learning from the Internet I like:

interesting written descriptions, lists and explanations.

interesting design and visual features.

videos showing how to do or make things.

audio channels where I can listen to podcasts or interviews.

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

showed me a diagram of what was wrong.

described what was wrong.

used a plastic model to show me what was wrong.

gave me something to read to explain what was wrong.

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.

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

read a print brochure that describes the options in detail.

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.

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:

watching the actions.

listening.

seeing the diagrams.

reading the words.

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

using examples from what I have done.

using a written description of my results.

from somebody who talks it through with me.

using graphs showing what I achieved.

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