LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY

DIRECTIONS: Select the letter before the statement that best describes you.
Name (optional): 


  1. If I have to learn how to do something, I learn best when I:

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      (V) Watch someone show me how. 1 3  
      (A) Hear someone tell me how. 1 3  
      (K) Try to do it myself. 1 3  


  1. When I read, I often find that I:

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      (V) Visualize what I am reading in my mind's eye. 1 3  
      (A) Have no difficulty in giving them verbally. 1 3  
      (K) Have to point or move my body as I give them. 1 3  


  1. When asked to give directions, I

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      (V) See the actual places in my mind as I say them or prefer to draw them. 1 3  
      (A) Have no dificulty in giving them verbally. 1 3  
      (K) Have to point or move my body as I give them. 1 3  


  1. If I am unsure how to spell a word, I

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      (V) Write it in order to determine if it looks right. 1 3  
      (A) Spell it out loud in order to determine if it sounds right. 1 3  
      (K) Write it in order to determine if it feels right. 1 3  


  1. When I write I:

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      (V) Am concerned with how neat and well spaced my letters and words appear. 1 3  
      (A) Often say the letters and words to myself. 1 3  
      (K) Push hard on my pen or pencil and can feel the flow of the words. 1 3  


  1. If I had to remember a list of items, I would remember it best if:

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      (V) Wrote them down. 1 3  
      (A) Said them over and over to myself. 1 3  
      (K) Move around and used my fingers to name each item. 1 3  


  1. I prefer teachers who:

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      (V) Use a board or overhead projector while they lecture. 1 3  
      (A) Talk with lots of expression> 1 3  
      (K) Use hands-on activities. 1 3  


  1. When trying to concentrate, I have a difficult time when:

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      (V) There is a lot of clutter or movement in the room. 1 3  
      (A) There is a lot of noise in the room. 1 3  
      (K) I have to sit still for any length of time. 1 3  


  1. When solving a problem I:

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      (V) Write or draw diagrams to see it. 1 3  
      (A) Talk myself through it. 1 3  
      (K) Use my entire body or move objects to help me think. 1 3  


  1. Whe given instructions to build something, I:

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      (V) Read them silently and try to visualize how the parts will fit together. 1 3  
      (A) Read them out loud and talk to myself as I put the part together. 1 3  
      (K) Try to put the parts together first and read later. 1 3  


  1. To keep occupied while waiting, I:

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      (V) Look around, stare or read. 1 3  
      (A) Talk or listen to others. 1 3  
      (K) Walk around, manipulate things with my hands, or move/shake my feet as I sit. 1 3  


  1. If I had to verbally describe something to another person, I would:

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      (V) Be brief because I do not like to talk at length. 1 3  
      (A) Go into great detail because I like to talk. 1 3  
      (K) Gesture and move around while talking. 1 3  


  1. If someone were verbally describing something to another person, I would:

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      (V) Try to visualize what he/she was saying. 1 3  
      (A) Enjoy listening but want to interrupt and talk myself. 1 3  
      (K) Become bored if her/his description got too long and detailed. 1 3  


  1. When trying to recall names, I remember:

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      (V) Faces but forget names. 1 3  
      (A) Names, but forget faces. 1 3  
      (K) The situation where I met the person rather than the person's name or face. 1 3  





Arica Porter