Determining Your Learning StyleRead each question or statement and circle the most appropriate answer. Some will be difficult to answer, but try to respond according to how you would react most often.
You usually remember more from a class lecture when:
a. You do not take notes but listen very closely
b. You sit near the front of the room and watch the speaker
c. You take notes (whether or not you look at them again)
You usually solve problems by:
a. Talking to yourself or a friend
b. Using an organized, systematic approach with lists, schedules, etc.
c. Walking, pacing, or some other physical activity
You remember phone numbers (when you can’t write them down) by:a. Repeating the numbers orally
b. “Seeing” or “visualizing” the numbers in your mind
c. “Writing” the numbers with your finger on a table or wall
You find it easiest to learn something new by:
a. Listening to someone explain how to do it
b. Watching a demonstration of how to do it
c. Trying it yourself
You remember most clearly from a movie:a. What the characters said, background noises and music
b. The setting, scenery, and costumes
c. The feelings you experienced during the movie
When you go to the grocery store, you:
a. Silently or orally repeat the grocery list
b. Walk up and down the aisles to see what you need
c. Usually remember what you need from the list you left at home
You are trying to remember something and so you:
a. Hear in your mind what was said or the noises that occurred
b. Try to see it happen in your mind
c. Feel the way “it” reacted with your emotions
You learn a foreign language best by:a. Listening to records or tapes
b. Writing and using workbooks
c. Attending a class in which you read and write
You are confused about the correct spelling of a word and so you:a. Sound it out
b. Try to “see” the word in your mind
c. Write the word several different ways and choose the one that looks right
You enjoy reading most when you can read:
a. Dialogue between characters
b. Descriptive passages that allow you to create mental pictures
c. Stories with a lot of action in the beginning (because you have a hard time sitting still)
You usually remember people you have met by their:
a. Names (you forget faces)
b. Faces (you forget names)
c. Mannerisms, motions, etc.
You are distracted most by:
a. Noises
b. People
c. Environment (temperature, comfort of furniture, etc.)
You usually dress:a. Fairly well (but clothes are not very important to you)
b. Neatly (in a particular style)
c. Comfortably (so you can move easily)
You can’t do anything physical and you can’t read, so you choose to:a. Talk with a friend
b. Watch TV or look out a window
c. Move slightly in your chair or bed
SCORING
1. Count the total number of responses for each letter and write them below:
a.________ auditory (learn best by hearing)
b ________ visual (learn best by seeing)
c.________ kinesthetic (learn best by touching, doing, moving)
2. Notice if one modality is significantly higher or lower, or if any two modalities are close in number.
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2 comments:
Nikita! I know how hard it is to sit still for hours and try to concentrate all the time. I agree with you on the part that using a variety of techniques is a must in order to convey the material to the students. But you shouldn't be discouraged by knowing that you are not an auditory learner. In fact, if you read the material prior to the lecture (which I do sometimes) it might be easier for you to understand it. You can also make notes or use markers in the textbook on what's most important and look through them later. Moreover, you can improve your learning by employing your kinesthetic abilities. Drawing a connection between a theory and a real life example will simplify your understanding of a topic (just like in a Math class by using dollars or apples instead of numbers). I believe that group discussions will be very helpful for you too. I think kinesthetic learners see things a little differently from others and always have some unconventional ideas on the topic. Expressing yourself will be useful not only to you, but to your classmates as well.
I agree with you about the problem of the conventional lecture style. But I think we should adapt our learning style to it. Since you are a kinesthetic learner, you should be good at joining a class discussion, which I am bad at. (I'm a visual learner!) Or although I make mental pictures when I read, playing the characters on a story would help you understand the story more.
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