The VARK Questionnaire for Younger People

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.

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.

watching the actions.

listening.

reading the words.

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

use diagrams showing how different camera settings work.

use the written instructions about what to do.

ask questions and talk about how to achieve interesting effects.

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

After reading a play, I need to do a project. I would prefer to:

draw or sketch a scene from the play.

write about the play.

read a speech from the play.

act out a scene from the play.

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 manual or online.

read the written instructions that came with the program.

When learning from the Internet I like:

videos showing how to do or make things.

interesting design and visual features.

interesting written descriptions, lists and explanations.

audio channels where I can listen to podcasts or interviews.

When I am learning I:

like to talk things through.

read books, articles and handouts.

use examples and applications.

see patterns in things.

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

described what was wrong.

used a plastic model to show me what was wrong.

showed me a diagram of what was wrong.

gave me something to read to explain what was wrong.

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

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

use a map.

ask my friend to tell me the directions.

write down the street directions I need to remember.

I want to suggest fund-raising options for a sports team. I would:

focus on fund-raising options that I know will work.

compare graphs of different fund-raising options.

question others who have been involved with fundraising.

list details about different options.

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

listen to somebody explaining it and ask questions.

watch others play the game before joining in.

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

read the instructions.

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

read about the tour on the itinerary.

use a map and see where the places are.

watch videos to see if there are things I like.

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

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

using graphs of my results.

from somebody who talks it through with me.

using examples from what I have done.

using a written description of my results.

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

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.

written instructions that came with the parts for the table.

I prefer a presenter or a teacher who uses:

handouts, books, or readings.

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

diagrams, charts, maps or graphs.

demonstrations, models or practical sessions.

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

a discussion with the owner.

a printed description of the rooms and features.

to view a video of the property.

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

When choosing my subjects to study, these are important for me:

Working with designs, maps or charts.

Communicating with others through discussion.

Using words well in written communications.

Applying my knowledge in real situations.

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