Module 6 Management of Technological Resources for the Teaching and Administration of the English Language (Part III) UTEC

Faculty of Social Sciences Licentiature of English

Professor: Martn Ulises Aparicio Morataya

Project 2: Vark inventory learning style Objective: To identify our learning style to understand the different learning strategies that can we applied in our studies. I. Tasks:
1. Read about the VARK inventory: learning styles, learning strategies according to every style. Frequently Asked Questions http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=faq Take the Questionnaire: http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire Copy your score (result). Write a description of your learning style using your own description. Avoid just copy and paste. This is the interpretation of your learning and communicative style. Select the Study Strategies that apply to your learning preferences from the list provided by the author of the VARK test on the page The VARK Helpsheets, Study Practices Keyed to VARK Preferences, http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=helpsheets choose the strategies that you feel are more suitable to your learning and communicating style. Make a table of your learning strategies.

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II. The report

The report of this activity must have the following parts: 1. General Information about your name, career, subject, title of the activity, year. NO COVER. The report should have no less than 2 pages, written with letter size 12 pts. 2. Introduction: write the purpose of the report, definition of VARK, and the importance of knowing your personal learning style. The introduction should have two or three small paragraphs. 3. The test result and the description of your learning style using your own ideas, examples, explanations, and description. It is important to try to personalize this description to your own interpretation of your learning style. Examples of results and the description of learning style:

The VARK Questionnaire Results Your scores were: Visual: 0 Aural: 6 Read/Write: 7 Kinesthetic: 6 I have a multimodal (ARK) learning preference. Multimodal Study Strategies The multimodal style of learning means that I have a mixed combination of potentialities of the learning styles. The 0 in the visual category means that I am lacking potential in that area as a learning style. But I have a vary balance learning style. 60% of the population has that particular style. One advantage of being multimodal is that I can adapt to different teachers styles; so I could be effective in different circumstances and environment. I could switch to the teachers way of teaching because I have many resources to understand and communicate the information. According to my score, READ/WRITE category is the highest which means that I need to apply more 4. Select the Study Strategies that apply to your learning preferences from the list provided by the author of the VARK test. On the website http://www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp select the helpsheet sections and choose the strategies that you feel are more suitable to your learning and communicating style. Example of the strategies: Study Strategies (these were selected according to my own result and analysis)

The VARK Questionnaire Results : Visual: 0; Aural: 6; Read/Write: 7; Kinaesthetic: 6

Aural=6 INTAKE - attend classes - discuss topics - explain new ideas to other people - use a tape recorder - remember the interesting examples, stories, jokes... - leave spaces in your notes for later recall and 'filling' * glossaries * handouts * textbooks * readings - library * notes (often verbatim) * essays * manuals (computing and laboratory) * all your senses - sight, touch, taste, smell, hearing ... * laboratories * field trips * examples of principles * lecturers who give real-life examples * applications SWOT - Study without tears - Convert your "notes" into a learnable package by reducing them (3:1) - Put your summarized notes onto tapes and listen to them. - Read your summarized notes aloud. OUTPUT - Imagine talking with the examiner. - Practice writing answers to old exam questions.

Read/ Write=7

* Read your notes (silently) again and again. * Rewrite the ideas and principles into other words. * Organize any diagrams, graphs ... into statements, e.g. "The trend is..." * Put plenty of examples into your summary. Use case studies and applications to help with principles and abstract concepts. * Use pictures and photographs that illustrate an idea.

* Write exam answers. * Practice with multiple choice questions. * Write your lists (a,b,c,d,1,2,3,4).

Kinesthetic=6

* Write practice answers, paragraphs... * Role plays the exam situation in your own room.

* Go back to the laboratory or your lab manual.

5. Conclusion: Write your opinion about the test, the result, the learning and communicating activities. Do you agree with the result? How could this information about your learning style be used? Are you planning to use the learning and communicating strategies during the semester? Write two or three paragraphs answering the questions and providing more information.

III. Evaluation of project 2

Criteria 1. General Information 2. Introduction 3. The test result and the description of your learning style 4. Select the Study Strategies that apply to your learning preferences and style 5. Conclusion Total % 10 10 40 20 20 100 Grade