Improving Memory
Multiple Modalities
Multiple Modalities - VARK
Multiple Modalities - VARK
The acronym VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Read/write, and Kinesthetic sensory modalities that are used for learning information. Lessons should be multi-modal.
VISUAL / (Graphic)
VISUAL / (Graphic)
maps
charts
labeled diagrams
diagrams
photographs
AUDITORY
AUDITORY
lectures
group discussion
speaking
READ/WRITE
READ/WRITE
reports
essays
manuals
books
KINESTHETIC
KINESTHETIC
hands-on activities
demonstrations
simulations
videos
movies of “real” things
Semantic Depth
Semantic Depth
Episodic memory together with semantic memory is part of the division of memory known as explicit or declarative memory. Semantic memory is focused on general knowledge about the world and includes facts, concepts, and ideas. Episodic memory, on the other hand, involves the recollection of particular life experiences.