WKSS 412B--LEARNING MODALITIES

Read each question or statement and click on the dot after the question or statement that's most appropriate to you. CLICK ONLY ON THE NUMBER AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE THAT MATCHES WITH THE STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE.
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  1. You usually solve problems by:*
    1 = Talking to yourself of a friend
    2 = Using an organized, systematic approach with lists, schedules, etc.
    3 = Walking, pacing or some other physical activity


  1. You remember phone numbers (when you can't write them down) by:*
    1 = Repeating the numbers orally
    2 = "Seeing" or "visualizing" the numbers in your mind
    3 = "Writing" the numbers with your finger on a table or wall


  1. You find it easiest to learn something new by:*
    1 = Listening to someone explain how to do it
    2 = Watching a demonstration of how to do it
    3 = trying it yourself


  1. You remember most clearly from a movie:*
    1 = What the characters said, background noises and music
    2 = The setting, the scenery and the costumes
    3 = The feelings you experienced during the movie


  1. When you go to the grocery store:*
    1 = Silently or orally repeat the grocery list
    2 = Walk up and down the aisles to see what you need
    3 = Usually remember what you need from the list you left at home


  1. You are trying to remember something and so you:*
    1 = Hear in your mind what was said or the noises that occurred
    2 = Try to see it happen in your mind
    3 = Feel the way "it" reacted with your emotions


  1. You learn a foreign language best by:*
    1 = Listening to tapes or CD's
    2 = Writing or using workbooks
    3 = Attending a class in which you read and write


  1. You are confused about the correct spelling of a word and so you:*
    1 = Sound it out
    2 = Try to "see" the word in your mind
    3 = Write the word several different ways and choose the one that looks right


  1. You enjoy reading most when you can read:*
    1 = Dialogue between characters
    2 = Descriptive passages that allow you to create mental pictures
    3 = Stories with a lot of action in the beginning (because you have a hard time sitting still


  1. You usually remember more from a class lecture:*
    1 = You do not take notes but listen very closely
    2 = You sit near the front of the room and watch the speaker
    3 = You take notes (whether or not you look at them again)


  1. You usually remember people you have met by their:*
    1 = names (you forget faces)
    2 = faces (you forget names)
    3 = mannerisms, motions, etc.


  1. You are distracted most by:*
    1 = Noises
    2 = People
    3 = Environment (temperature, comfort of furniture, etc.)


  1. You usually dress:*
    1 = fairly well ( but clothes are not very important to you)
    2 = neatly (in a particular style)
    3 = comfortably (so you can move easily)


  1. You can't do anything physical and you can't read, so you choose to:*
    1 = talk with a friend
    2 = watch tv or look out a window
    3 = move slightly in your chair or bed





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