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Chapter 3
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1662-1.ch003
ABSTRACT
The VARK model (visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic) is one of the tools to
identify learning styles. This study presents the results of student performance in
a Systems Analysis and Development undergraduate course after the application
of the VARK questionnaire. The class was divided: half would respond to the
questionnaire and perform activities tailored to their learning profle while the other
half would only perform a standardized activity. In the end, everyone should answer
the same three questions in order to analyze the impact of personalized learning. It
was possible to see that students who performed the activity in a personalized way
obtained better income than those who did not respond to the questionnaire. So,
it is possible to realize that the VARK model is efective, and it is a good practice
to be used in classroom because it makes the students learn better since they will
perform an activity that matches their profle learning.
Use of the VARK Model for
Students of an Undergraduate
Course in Systems Analysis
and Development
Isabela Nardi da Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Simone Meister Sommer Bilessimo
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3326-8703
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Juarez Bento da Silva
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5604-0576
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil