Learning Styles

Everybody has a preferred learning style. Knowing and understanding our learning styles helps us to learn more effectively. Through identifying your learning style, you will be able to capitalize on your strengths and improve your self-advocacy skills.

Directions:
Place a check in front of all statements that describe you. The list with the greatest number of checks is your dominant learning style.

reaches out to touch things
collects things
talk fast using hands to communicate what you want to say
constantly fidgeting (e.g. tapping pen, playing with keys in pocket
good at sports
takes things apart
prefers to stand while working
likes to have music in the background while working
enjoys working with hands and making things
likes to chew gum or eat in class
learn through movement and exploring the environment around you
may be considered hyperactive
good at finding your way around
comfortable touching others as a show of friendship (e.g. hugging)
prefers to do things rather than watching a demonstration or reading about it in a book

asks for verbal instructions to be repeated
watches speakers’ facial expressions and body language
likes to take notes to review later
remembers best by writing things down several times or drawing pictures and diagrams
good speller
turns the radio or T.V. up really loud
gets lost with verbal directions
prefers information to be presented visually(e.g. flipcharts, chalkboards)
skillful at making graphs, charts, and other visual displays
can understand and follow directions on maps
believes that the best way to remember something is to picture it in your head
Follows written instructions better than oral ones
good at solving jigsaw puzzles
gets the words to a song wrong
good at the visual arts (art work, such as painting, photography, or sculptures, that appeals primarily to the visual sense and typically exists in permanent form)

follows oral directions better than written ones
Would rather listen to a lecture than read the material in a textbook
Understands better when reads aloud
struggles to keep notebook neat
prefers to listen to the radio rather than to read a newspaper
frequently sing, hum, or whistle to yourself
dislikes reading from a computer screen especially when the backgrounds are fuzzy
when presented with two similar sounds, can tell if sounds are the same or different
requires explanation of diagrams, graphs, or maps
enjoys talking to others
talks to self
uses musical jingles to learn things
would rather listen to music than view a piece of art work
uses finger as a pointer when reading
likes to tell jokes, stories and makes verbal analogies to demonstrate a point

Result:

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