Learning styles are categorized as per the preferred ways of learning. But just like the human growth and development process, learning preferences are also quite complex to understand. Eminent educational psychologists and scholars have researched the reasons how people learn, assimilate and process information. However, the concept of individual differences continues to dominate. And there is no single approach that can work for all individuals in terms of learning and retaining information.
We all know that a teacher deals with a heterogeneous mix of students with different types of learning preferences in a classroom. But when it comes to handling all these preferences simultaneously, it is not as easy as it sounds. To create the right mix of approaches, a teacher must possess sound knowledge of these learning styles. And it is equally important to know the right use of the pedagogies as per the dominant traits of the student’s personality types.
All students across all age groups have an array of individual learning preferences. One of the most popular models to understand common learning styles is the VARK model. Let’s understand more about this model before we move on with other related information..
