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    Strategies and techniques based on fleming´s VARK Model to develop the English language skills in the students of third year of baccalaureate at “Primero de Abril High School
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Dirección de Posgrado. Maestria en la Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés como Lengua Extranjera, 2019-10) Vaca Alarcón, Ángel Gustavo; Ortega Andrade, Dolores del Rocío
    This research was aimed at analyzing the effect of learning strategies based on Fleming´s VARK model on the development of the four speaking skills in the English language of third year BGU students at “Primero de Abril” school in Latacunga-Quito. This research was based on a qualitative and quantitative approach. It was a quasi-experimental design and a single group was used. The subjects considered for this research were the 33 students of senior school. The group was formed by 13 girls and 10 boys. The students had a B1.2 level in the English language. Data collection took place by the application of a survey and a pretest and a posttest. The VARK questionnaire was conducted with the purpose of identifying the learning styles of the students and through the application of the pretest and posttest it was possible to identify the English language proficiency level of the students. Both the survey and the pretest were applied at the beginning of the proposal and the posttest was conducted at the end of this. The strategies handbook was implemented in a period of 4 weeks at the beginning of the school year 2018-2019. The outcomes proved that the use of the Vark strategies achieved the improvement of the students’ results in the four English language skills at Unidad Educativa “Primero de Abril” validating the effectiveness of the proposal.