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Learning Styles Inventory
Learning Styles Inventory
Courtesy to Seameo-Innotech
[Adapted from Learning Styles Inventory by Wyman in Shalaway (1998)]
Instructions:
To find out what learning style you prefer, click on the items that you agree with.
1.
I prefer to listen to a book on audio tape rather than read it.
2.
When putting something together, I always read directions first.
3.
I prefer reading to hearing a lecture.
4.
When I am alone, I usually have music playing or I hum or sing.
5.
I like playing sports more than reading books.
6.
I can always tell directions like north and south no matter where I am.
7.
I love to write letters or in a journal.
8.
When I talk, I like to say things like I hear you, That sounds good, or That rings a
bell.
9.
My room desk, car, or house is usually disorganized.
10.
I love working with my hands and building or making things.
11.
I know most of the words of the songs I listen to.
12.
When others are talking, I usually create images in my mind of what they are saying.
13.
I like sports and I think I am a pretty good athlete.
14.
Its easy for me to talk for long periods of time on the phone with friends.
15.
Without music, life isnt any fun.
16.
I am very uncomfortable with social groups and do not usually strike up a conversation
36.
Its hard for me to stay still very long.
Learning Styles Inventory
Get your total score using the following guide to determine your learning style.
Visual statements:
Auditory statements:
Kinesthetic statements:
5, 9, 10, 13, 18, 21, 24, 26, 28, 29, 35, and 36
Fill
in
the
table below. If, for example, you checked statement 1, click the checkbox in row 1 under the
Auditory column because according to the guide above, statement 1 is an auditory statement. Do
the same for each statement number.
Statement Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
To
get
your score in percentage form, add the number of check marks in each column. Divide this by
the total number of check marks in all three columns. For example, if you got a score of 12 for
the Visual column and your total number of check marks is 30, then 12 30 = 0.4. Multiply this
number by 100 to get your score in percentage format, that is, 0.4 x 100 = 40%.
Your percentage score for each style indicates your relative preferred learning style/s. Compare
your scores for each column. What is/are your predominant learning style/s based on the test?
Some people have very strong preferences, even to the extent that they have little or no
preference in one or two of the styles. Other people have more evenlybalanced preferences,
with no particularly strong style. The point is simply to try to understand as much as you can
about yourself and your strengths (your preferred style or styles), and then make best use of
learning methods which suit your strengths (your preferred style or styles).
Now that you know how to determine your learning style, its time to introduce the self-test to
your teachers. Afterwards, they can ask their students to accomplish the same instrument. The
more the teachers understand their students learning styles, the better they can adapt their
instructions to accommodate as much learning preferences as possible. The better students know
the way they learn best, the greater their chances of performing well in school.