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Learning Style Score Calculator

Work out learning style score instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Learning Style Score Calculator

The four VARK style scores are compared directly, with the dominant preference's share of the total showing how pronounced it is and the balance index measuring how evenly spread the rest are. A low dominant share means you are effectively multimodal, and the research consensus is that matching teaching to a single style does not improve outcomes.

Formula

Dominant share

share % = highest score / sum of all scores x 100

Worked example

With the default values below, Learning Style Score Calculator returns Highest scoring preference of Visual. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Visual scoreminimum 0
12
Auditory scoreminimum 0
8
Reading and writing scoreminimum 0
10
Kinaesthetic scoreminimum 0
6

Results

Highest scoring preference
Visual
Share of the total from that preference
33.33%
Total score across all four
36
Balance index across preferences
50.00%

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Dominant share
  3. 3Highest scoring preference= Visual
  4. 4Share of the total from that preference= 33.33
  5. 5Total score across all four= 36
  6. 6Balance index across preferences= 50.00

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Learning Style Score figure worked out?

share % = highest score / sum of all scores x 100. The four VARK style scores are compared directly, with the dominant preference's share of the total showing how pronounced it is and the balance index measuring how evenly spread the rest are.

Why does this matter?

A low dominant share means you are effectively multimodal, and the research consensus is that matching teaching to a single style does not improve outcomes.

What do I need to enter?

Enter visual score, auditory score, reading and writing score, kinaesthetic score. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.

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