Who Am I as a Learner

Introduction

This paper is aimed at analyzing where I stand as a learner, how I can enhance my learning, and how the relevant skill set can be refined. Firstly, it is important to quote the fact that this paper is not just a research to submit and gain academic marks but holds importance much beyond the academics. The importance of this paper to me is that it determines where I stand today and defines the direction for where I want myself to be some years down the road.

The paper presents various tests that I conducted on myself i.e. VARK, MBTI, and Belbin, their outcomes, analyses of the outcome, and the justification based on my personal experiences and interviews from various individuals who know me to determine the trueness associated with the outcome.

Later, in this research, I have taken up two advertisements, comparing their requirements with my skill-set and analyzing how further developments can be made.

Section A: Who I am as a learner

1.1 VARK Test

1.1.1 About the Test

VARK is one of the many ways meant to examine the various styles associated with learning of individuals i.e. how do they learn. This test, VARK was formulated by Fleming (2001), and is based on the existing nuero-linguistics model, which was formulated by Eicher (1987). The term VARK is the compact version of Visual, Aural, Read/Write and Kinesthetic sensory means that are used for learning information in a given context. VARK test is based on the fundamental that each learner has a most preferred style of learning and a least preferred style of learning, and thus, this test is aimed at determining the same i.e. assisting the interview to recognize their respective most and least preferred styles of learning (Fleming, 2007). Following is a brief description of VARK: (Fleming, 1992, p 139)

V Visual This stands for the preferences of graphical and symbolic mechanisms for information representation. For example, using pictures and other multimedia forms during presentations.

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