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LEARNING STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE Section A

Do you. 1 Yes often .understand complex or academic topics better by listening to someone rather than reading? .learn to spell new words by saying the letters or syllables out loud rather than writing them down? .prefer to listen to a talk rather than read about the topic? .need to have graphs or diagrams explained verbally? ....tend to hum or talk to yourself? .take in details about news items better by listening to the radio rather than from a newspaper? ....tend to say things like I hear what you are saying, that sounds good, I like the sound of that etc.? ....prefer to have background music on whilst reading? Can you.. 2 Seldom or never

.remember sounds you have heard in the past, when you hear them again? .remember more about a topic by listening rather than reading about it? .understand and remember oral directions or instructions better than written ones?

Total number of yes ticks

Section B
Do you. 1 Yes often .prefer to write down things that you need to remember or learn? . remember something by imagining a picture or diagram in your head? .enjoy drawing maps, graphs and charts. .prefer to have directions or instructions written down with relevant diagrams rather than deal with spoken directions? ....remember something by seeing it as a picture in your head? .... give examples that are very pictorial when describing something or someone? ....tend to remember faces but forget names? ....regularly use words like imagine it, see that etc.? Can you.. 2 Seldom or never

.understand maps and follow directions using a map or diagram? .follow a news item better on TV than radio?

.remember where you saw something on a page in a book? Total number of yes ticks

Section C
Do you. 1 Yes often .push down very hard when writing so that there is an impression of what you have written on the next page? .like making things and working with tools of various kinds? ....find it difficult to sit still for very long? .find that you can remember things if you write them down over and over again? .tend to jingle coins and keys in your pocket when you are thinking or speaking? .eat, chew, smoke or fidget with objects when you are reading or studying? ....tend to walk about whilst thinking? .find it better to learn the spelling of new words by tracing out the shape of the letters with your fingers? ....want to touch objects rather than just look at them? .like doing jigsaw puzzles, Chinese puzzles or mazes? .feel comfortable shaking hands, touching others, hugging, etc. 2 Seldom or never

Total of yes ticks

Interpreting your results

Add up the number of ticks in column one and enter the totals in the table below:

Section A Number of ticks in column 1

Section B

Section C

If there are several more ticks in one column than the other two:
More than three ticks in Section A than in B or C. This means you probably learn best by hearing - you are an audio learner. More than three ticks in Section B than in A or C. This means you probably learn best by seeing - you are a visual learner. More than three ticks in Section C than in B or A. This means you probably learn best by doing - you are a kinaesthetic or tactile learner. If two columns have roughly the same number of ticks: Roughly* the same number of ticks in Section A and B then you probably learn equally by seeing and hearing. This means that you an audio-visual learner. Roughly* the same number of ticks in Section A and C then you probably learn equally by doing and hearing. This means that you are an audiokinaesthetic learner. Roughly* the same number of ticks in Section B and C then you probably learn equally by doing and seeing. This means that you are a visualkinaesthetic learner. If you have roughly* the same number of ticks in all three sections then you are probably a multi-sensory learner and you learn equally well by hearing, seeing and doing. [*Roughly means totals within three ticks of each other] Think about the questions and your answers after you have completed the questionnaire, as these will help you to develop your own strategies for learning. We have given you some ideas for learning strategies in the book. You will be able to think of more. Note the things that work really well for you and devise ways of using these strengths to address the learning tasks.