LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY
_____1. If the teacher tells us the homework assignment, I can usually remember it.
_____2. I learn best if I compare the work with something I have seen.
_____3. I learn best when the teacher explains the lesson to the class.
_____4. I need to see something written if I am going to remember it.
_____5. After the teacher explains something, I remember best when I try it myself.
_____6. I like a class where the teacher talks for most of the class period.
_____7. I can learn more easily if someone tells me an example.
_____8. I need to see a picture or read directions in order to put something together.
_____9. When I need to put something together, I ignore the directions and just get started.
_____10. If someone tells me something, I usually remember it.
_____11. If I have to remember a telephone number, I need to write it down.
_____12. I learn best if I write things down as the lesson is being taught.
_____13. When I see an example, I learn more easily.
_____14. If I need directions to a place, I prefer for someone to tell me how to get there.
_____15. If someone sends me to the store for more than three things, I need to make a list.
_____16. When I have to remember something, it helps if I say it to myself.
_____17. I would rather listen to the news on the radio than read a newspaper.
_____18. I like a class where the teacher writes notes on the board.
_____19. If I don’t write down my homework assignment myself, I usually forget it.
_____20. When I need to express myself, it is easier to say what I mean than to write it.
_____21. When the teacher is explaining, I like to follow along in the book.
_____22. If someone tells me their phone number, I usually remember it.
_____23. When I need to get somewhere, I need to have someone draw me a map.
_____24. When I have to put something together, I would rather have someone tell me how rather than read the directions.
_____25. When I want to know current events, I would rather read than listen.
_____26. I like to do projects that allow me to use my hands.
_____27. In class, it is hard for me to sit still.
_____28. I like to listen to music while I study.
_____29. I use my hands a lot when I am talking.
_____30. When someone shows me something, I like to touch it if I can.
_____31. I often need for the teacher to repeat directions.
_____32. I sometimes daydream while the teacher is talking.
_____33. I am usually doing something with my hands, like tapping, fiddling with something, or doodling.
_____34. I sometimes read out loud to myself to help myself remember.
_____35. It helps me to copy my notes over-I remember them better after I have rewritten them.
Auditory Visual Tactile/Kinesthetic
1 2 5
3 4 9
6 8 11
7 11 12
10 12 19
14 13 26
16 15 27
17 18 29
20 19 30
22 21 31
24 23 32
28 25 33
34 31 35
32
35
Circle the numbers in each column that you marked on the inventory. Add them up, and write the total in the space below.
Auditory:______Visual:______Tactile/Kinesthetic:______
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