As anyone done a questionnaire within Canvas to define a students VARK Learning Style?
Very similar to this, but the results can be given within Canvas.https://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/
It would be fantastic if I could get add this within Canvas so Teachers could assess they students at the beginning of the school year.
Thanks.
While it is straightforward to add the questions to Canvas, either in Classic Quizzes or New Quizzes (with multiple answer or matching questions), the grading part is a problem, since the answers in Canvas are either right or wrong, while VARK seems to count the number of answers of each type: VARK Questionaire - Scoring Chart
So to solve that part, I believe the "grading" would probably need to be done either:
Additional problems are how to grade the questions after you have the submissions (their algorithm seems to be hidden), and whether you would be breaching their copyright if you implement that in Canvas.
If you really are interested in having their questionnaire legitimately implemented in Canvas, I recommend asking them if they have an LTI that could be imported into Canvas (I couldn't find one in their website).
Please don't spend time and energy on learning styles.
For one example of why not, see https://onlineteaching.umich.edu/articles/the-myth-of-learning-styles/, which states:
"Simply put, there is no evidence that supports teaching to a person’s specified learning style results in better learning (Alley, et. al., 2023; Cuevas, 2015; Kirschner & van Merriënboer, 2013; Krätzig & Arbuthnott, 2006; Pashler et al., 2008; Rogowsky et al., 2020). No study has shown that teaching to an identified learning style results in better retention, better learning outcomes or student success."
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