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# Online Learner Readiness Tool

# Learning Styles (Preferences)

### Do you know how you learn?

Dr. Hugh Foley explains the importance and value of understanding why learning styles (preferences) are so important. Please review the video before proceeding further. Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic (VARK) tells you something about yourself that you may or may not know. It can be used to understand your boss, your colleagues, your parents, your workmates, your partner, your customers, your teacher, your relatives, your clients and yourself. It is a short, simple inventory that has been well-received because its dimensions are intuitively understood and its applications are practical. It has helped people understand each other and assists them to learn more effectively in many situations.

720 HD - Time 3:22 - Transcript

### Resources

- Index of Learning Styles (ILS)
- University of Western Ontario – Enhancing Your Learning Style
- National University of Singapore – Successful Learning articles for students\