The VARK questionnaire, as a learning preference assessment tool, consists of 16 multiple choice questions, each having four choices. All choices correspond to the four sensory modalities which are measured by VARK (visual, aural/auditory, read/write, and kinesthetic).

The main advantage of focusing on the VARK modalities is that both students and teachers can adjust their behaviors to best personalize learning and teaching. The VARK model can be used by teachers to help with strategies of how best to plan and promote student learning based on their type of learning style.

One major criticism that the VARK model has is that one cannot categorize learners to be visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic exclusively. Some learners prefer one over the other, but several others fall somewhere in the middle and learn best when combining some of these.

The VARK learning style model introduced by Fleming includes a questionnaire that identifies a person's sensory modality preference in learning. This model classifies students into four different learning modes; visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R), and kinesthetic (K).

The acronym VARK stands for the four VARK modalities – Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic – sensory modalities that are used for learning information. Fleming and Mills (1992) suggested these four modalities that seem to reflect the experiences of students and teachers.

Another study demonstrated the VARK model has no validity. Student grade performance was not correlated in any meaningful way with their dominant learning style or with any learning style(s) they scored highly on.

Your VARK scores indicate how you prefer to learn; the four scores may not indicate how you teach, train, or work with others! Preferences may be masked by life and work experiences.