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Math-Based Learning Style Inventory
The purpose of this research project is to determine if students gain more knowledge when working with specific learning styles in math-based classes and if the gender, in relation to learning style, has an effect on the student’s success. You will be asked to answer a set of questions with regard to your performance in your previous and current math-based course and learning habits in math. Your answers are completely anonymous and confidential. They will not be shared with anyone or used to identify you in any way. There are 40 questions in this survey, and it should take no more than 10 minutes of your time to complete. If you wish to stop, know that you do not have to complete the survey, and your answers will not be used.
Thank you for your time.
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- I give consent to complete this survey.*
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- What gender are you?*
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- How old are you?*
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- What is your current math course?*
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- What was your 9 week grade in your current math course?*
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- What was your semester grade for your math course, 2nd semester 2012?*
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- What was your previous math course?*
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- I remember math better if I take notes.*
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- I learn from a lecture better than I do from a whiteboard or textbook.*
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- I learn best in math when I get to do something with my hands.
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- I prefer to study math in a quiet place.
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- I hate taking notes. I prefer listening to lectures.
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- I learn and study math better when I can move around. (Pacing the floor, shifting positions, tapping my pencil, etc.)*
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- It is hard for me to understand math when someone explains it without writing it down. *
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- I have difficulty following written solutions on the board unless the
teacher explains the steps verbally.*
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- I learn math best when I can use hands-on examples.
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- It helps when I can picture working a problem out in my mind.
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- I can remember more of what is said to me than what I see. *
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- I usually can’t verbally explain how I solved a math problem.
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- I enjoy writing down as much as I can in math.
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- The more people explain math to me, the faster I learn it.
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- I can’t just be shown how to do a problem. I need to do it myself so that I can learn it.*
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- I need to write down all the solutions and formulas in order to remember them.*
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- I don’t like reading explanations in my math book. I would rather have someone explain the material to me.*
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- I have always liked using my fingers to figure out math.
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- When taking a math test, I can often see in my mind the page in my notes or in the text book where the explanations or answers are located. *
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- I tire easily when reading math, but my eyes are okay.
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- I need to take lots of breaks and move around when I study math.
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- I get easily distracted or have difficulty understanding in math class when there is talking or noise. *
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- I wish my math teachers would lecture more and write less on the board. *
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- I prefer to use my intuition to solve math problems, to feel or sense
what’s right. *
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- Looking at my math teacher when he or she is lecturing helps me to stay focused.*
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- I repeat the numbers to myself when I work out math
problems mentally. *
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- I like to play math games and figure out math puzzles to learn
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- If I’m asked to do a math problem, I have to see it in my mind to understand what is being asked of me. *
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- I can work a math problem out with ease if I talk myself through the problem as I solve it.*
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- I learn math best if I can practice it in real-life experiences.
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- What is your current science course?*
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- What was your 9 week grade in your current science course?*
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- What was your semester grade for your science course, 2nd semester 2012?*
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- What was your previous science course?*
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