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Learning Styles
Although its probably not something to which youve given much
thought, we all haveour preferred individual way of learning. For
some people, that preferred way is apractical one - learning by
doing. Others may learn best by simply listening or bytaling things
through with a friend, colleague or lecturer.
!he purpose of the following "uestionnaire, therefore, is to
help you to identify yourindividual preferred style of learning. #n
other words, its designed to provide theinformation you need to
ma$imise your learning throughout your A% course.
&hen completing the "uestionnaire, you need to eep the
following in mind if you areto accurately and usefully identify the
style - or styles - of learning that are best suitedto you as an
individual'
This is not a test- there are no right or wrong answers.
There is no time limit to the questionnaire- you may tae as much
or aslittle time as you need.
(ou should thin carefully about each "uestion and answer it as
honestly aspossible.
(ou should not discuss your possible answers with anyone else
since the"uestionnaire aims to identify yourpreferred learning
style, not someoneelses preferred style.
For each "uestion, choose the answer that best e$plains your
preference andcircle the letter ne$t to the answer.
#f a single answer does not accurately reflect your feelings
about the "uestionyou may select more than one response to the
"uestion.
#f there are any "uestions you do not understand or you feel the
answersprovided do not accurately reflect your beliefs then do not
give a response tothe "uestion.
For the most accurate results you should answer all "uestions,
if possible.)owever, the "uestionnaire will still be helpful if you
answer a minimum of *+"uestions.
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The Questionnaire
Please circle the letter which most accurately reflects your
belief about whatyou would do
!ou may circle more than one letter for each question
" !ou have a few minutes with nothing better to do #ould you be
more li$elyto%
a. stare into space or doodle.b. tal to yourself or to others.c.
pic something up to read.d. do something practical, lie fi$
something or straighten up your room.
2 !ou are not sure about the correct s&elling of a word 'for
e(am&le%)de&endent) or )de&endant) *o you%+
a. loo it up in the dictionary.b. see the word in your mind and
choose by the way it loosc. sound it out in your mind.d. write both
versions down on paper and choose one.
, !ou want to &lan a sur&rise &arty for your best
friend-s birthday *o you%+
a. tal about it on the phone with your other friends.b. mae
lists of what to do and what to buy.c. picture the party activities
in your mind.d. invite friends and let it develop.
. !ou are going to ma$e or build something s&ecial for your
friend or yourfamily *o you%+
a. mae something without the need for instructions.b. thumb
through some boos and magaines looing for ideas.c. refer to a
specific handboo where there are good instructions.d. tal it over
with some friends
/ !ou are really &leased with your acce&tance for an
educational course Thisis also of interest to two friends *o
you%+
a. tae them to see the program in action.b. show them the
brochure and information youve found about itc. start practicing
the activities youll be doing in the program.d. describe to your
friends the activities youll be doing each day of thecourse.
0 !ou are about to buy a new 1* &layer Other than &rice
what would mostinfluence your decision+
a. the salesperson telling you about it.b. reading the details
about it.
c. playing with the controls and listening to it.d. it loos
really nice and it is something you could picture in your room.
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3 4ecall a time in your life when you learned how to &lay a
new board game orcom&uter game 5ow did you learn best+ 6y%
a. watching others do it firstb. reading instructions.c.
listening to somebody e$plaining it.d. doing it or trying it for
yourself.
7 After reading a &lay you need to do a &ro8ect on it
for your 9nglish class#ould you &refer to%+
a. read a speech from the play in front of the class.b. draw a
poster showing something that happened in the play.c. act out a
scene from the play.d. write your own review on the play
: !ou are about to try to &ut together something li$e a
com&uter or some self;
assembly furniture #ould you first%+
a. unpac the bo$ and start trying to put the pieces together.b.
read the manual that comes with the computer.c. telephone a friend
and as "uestions about it.d. loo at the pictures in the manual and
on the bo$
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>dentifying your &referred learning style
se the following scoring chart to find the category that each of
your answerscorresponds to. ircle the letters that correspond to
your answerse.g. #f you answered b for "uestion *, circle / in the
"uestion * row.
#f you gave more than one answer to a "uestion 0for e$ample, you
answered b andc for "uestion one1 you should circle the appropriate
letters 0in this instance, bothA and 21.
0!he letters are not important for the moment - their
significance will be e$plainedonce youve completed the scoring
chart1.
Question ?a@ category ?b@ category ?c@ category ?d@ category
* / A 2 3
4 2 / A 3
5 A 2 / 3
6 3 / 2 A
7 / 2 3 A
8 A 2 3 /
9 / 2 A 3
: A / 3 2
; 3 2 A /
*+ / A 2 3
** A 2 / 3
*4 A 2 / 3
*5 2 / 3 A
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1alculating your scores
ount the number of each of the / A 2 3 letters you have circled
to get your score foreach category.
!otal number of s circled
