What Is the VAK Learning Styles Model?
The VAK Learning Styles Model was developed by psychologists in the 1920s to classify the most common ways that people learn. According to the model, most of us prefer to learn in one of three ways: visual, auditory or kinesthetic (although, in practice, we generally “mix and match” these three styles).
- Visual: a visually-dominant learner absorbs and retains information better when it is presented in, for example, pictures, diagrams and charts.
- Auditory: an auditory-dominant learner prefers listening to what is being presented. They respond best to voices, for example, in a lecture or group discussion. Hearing their own voice repeating something back to a tutor or trainer is also helpful.
- Kinesthetic: a kinesthetic-dominant learner prefers a physical experience. They like a “hands-on” approach and respond well to being able to touch or feel an object or learning prop.
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