Felder Silverman

Like Mark I found the felder-silverman test to not have the options that I wanted often or to have answers that were two sides of the same coin. By the end it seemed arbitrary which one you picked because they were so general and didn’t apply to real specific life situations.
It seems to be more about your analysis of yourself as a person rather than how you would deal with a given situation. Such questions are probably more likely to lead to answers which are indicative of how you would like to be seen rather than how you are.

VARK

Kinesthetic:
Kinesthetic learners, learn best through action. Movement, involvong the actual performance of the task , and interaction in a real life situation. Kinesthetic learners are often energetic, physical people, and can have good co-ordination and dexterity. A kinesthetic learner may have trouble with listening, or planning things out, but often have an innate understanding of their physical environment.
Some examples of teaching methods for a kinesthetic learner might be field tripping; lab experiments/demonstrations, games, collecting or handling specimens, creative projects, exhibitions etc
Probably I’d make sure the written theory information was simple and broken down into bullet points or easily understandable chunks, maybe on laminated work sheets, that could handle wear and tear out in the field or on a trip. These could be refferred to without getting in the way of the activity/exercise

Learner Needs Analysis

Hi, after reading this I thought most students and tutors would have covered the bases if they could agree on the final terms. The first question  was a little subjective I thought, good for the students self appraisl, but not very informative for the tutor. But if they were specific about what they wanted to know, then it might not matter.

I think haveing the agreed outcomes is important as then you can see the progress they’re making, and gives the student a goal which fits what they think they can achieve, and a sense of achievement at the end.