WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING STYLE?
For each question, select one answer, either a, b, c, or d
1. When I am taking a course, a class, or a workshop, I prefer that
a. the teacher write the notes on the board or lets me read from a book.
b. the teacher lecture, explaining the subject to me verbally.
c. the teacher guide me through a demonstration in which I can touch and feel what is being taught, write notes, or draw pictures to remember the experience.
d. the teacher involve me in some movement or activity in which I can experience what he or she is teaching.
2. When I have to drive to a new place, I prefer that
a. someone write the directions on paper or give me a map showing me how to get there.
b. someone explain the directions to me orally.
c. I write the directions and make the map myself.
d. someone actually navigates for me, because I need to experience going there once with someone before I can learn the way, or else as someone explains the directions, I have to feel or experience in my mind the movements of turning at key landmarks before I am sure of where I am going.
3. When I meet people for the first time, one of the first things I notice about them is
a. their appearance – how they look and what they are wearing.
b. the way they talk, what they say, and the sound of their voice.
c. how they make me feel.
d. what they do and how they act.
4. After I meet people, I remember
a. their face.
b. their names or what they spoke about.
c. how I felt being with them
d. what activity we did together.
5. When I enter a room for the first time, the main thing I notice is
a. what the room looks like.
b. the sounds in the room.
c. how I feel at an emotional level being in the room.
d. how physically comfortable I feel being in the room and the activity going on in the place.
6. In my spare time I prefer to
a. read a book or look at magazines.
b. listen to talk shows or talk to friends.
c. do something that requires using my hands or that allows me to express my feelings.
d. do an activity that requires movement such as sports or that allows me to try new things.
7. I feel happy being in a place that
a. is visually attractive.
b. has auditory stimulation.
c. gives me good feelings.
d. is physically comfortable and gives me room to move around.
8. When I go into a restaurant, I notice
a. the décor.
b. the sounds.
c. the mood and atmosphere.
d. how comfortable I feel, the taste of the food, or the activity going on in the place.
9. I feel most uncomfortable
a. in a messy, disorganized place.
b. in a place that is too quiet.
c. in a place where people do not like me.
d. in a place where I am confined and cannot move around.
10. When I teach something to others
a. I show them a picture, a written diagram, printed words, a map or a chart.
b. I tell it to them.
c. I draw or write the instructions for them.
d. I show them physically by demonstration or movement.
Step 1: Write down the number of times you chose each letter.
Total number of A’s ___
Total number of B’s ___
Total number of C’s ___
Total number of D’s ___
Step 2: Now look in the RESULTS section to find out what kind of learner you are!
If you have more “a” answers, you are a VISUAL Learner.
Learns best with information that is presented visually. Notices details and how things look. Notices how people look- hairstyle, clothes, makeup or jewelry- or the way a room is decorated. Responds with “Let me read it myself…” or “Show me a picture…”
How You Should Study:
• Make outlines and lists of information
• Make and use flashcard to study
• Highlight information, color code notes, use sticky notes
If you have more “b” answers, you are an AUDITORY Learner.
Receive information through their ears and enjoys listening, talking or discussion. Thinks out loud. Easily distracted by noises. Needs quiet to study. Likes to debate, do public speaking, or make oral presentations.
How You Should Study:
• Repeat out loud or have someone read notes out loud to you
• Make rhymes or poems to remember information
• Record and listen to class lectures
If you have more “c” answers, you are a TACTILE Learner.
Learns best by using hands and fingers. If you read or hear something, you have to write it down to remember. Also receive information through your feelings. First thing you notice is how the place or person makes you feel.
How You Should Study:
• Write down everything on the board
• Read information and take notes on key points
• Act out the word, information, fact
If you have more “d” answers, you are a KINESTHETIC Learner.
Receives information through your large-muscle movements. Learn best by doing, movement, and by activity. Need to learn by exploration, active movement, and discovery. Have a difficult time sitting still.
How You Should Study:
• Study in short periods
• Act out the word, information, fact
• Move around while reading information
• Use flash card
If you have a tie, you have strengths in two areas.
You may have two scores that are close too, showing a dominant sense and a secondary strength.
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