What type of learner are you? Perhaps you’re somebody who needs to read information and then write it down to remember it all.

Or maybe you’re more likely to retain new facts if they are presented visually, through a case study, or demonstration.

Researchers have dedicated a great deal of time to identifying different ‘styles’ of learning and developing methods to tap into each one to get the best outcome for individual students.

Since its launch in 1987, the VARK model remains one of the most enduring learning models, broadly categorising learners into four groups:

1. Visual: Those who like information depicted through charts, diagrams, maps and graphs
2. Auditory: Those who prefer to listen to information
3. Read/write: Those who like information expressed as words
4. Kinaesthetic: Those who prefer to learn through demonstrations, simulations, and videos of “real” things, as well as case studies and practical applications. 

Countless books have been written, keynotes presented, and courses designed around the idea that everybody learns via one of these four styles.

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