What's your best learning style?
Are
you one of those people who can memorize any song they hear
easily?
Are you happiest when someone sends you a card or would you
rather have someone tell you something?
Are you antsy unless you're moving around?
The answers to these questions
will help determine your best learning style.
Why do we need to know this?
Because we're always learning new things.
Whether it's how to use the Ipod we got as a gift or how to do
something new at our jobs, learning will be much easier for us
if we know the way we learn best.
At this time, at least ten learning styles have been
determined.
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Some
people are aware that they process information
differently from others. Most don’t realize that
the way we learn is something we’re born with just
like our eye color. When they don’t learn as well
as others, they often consider themselves not as
smart.
Phrases
like “in one ear and out the other” implies that
someone doesn’t pay attention when in actuality, the
person who experiences the inability to grasp
information they hear and hold onto it, is merely
not a strong auditory learner.
Knowing
one’s primary learning style is beneficial in
learning in all areas not just school subjects.
Excerpted from
Strategies for Success
leadership/success curriculum |
Discovering Your Learning Style
and Brain Dominance
This survey can be found in the book
Connections by Sharon K. Ferrett, PH.D
This test shows
three of the most commonly described styles – visual, auditory
and kinesthetic. For each of these, decide if it’s:
3) Most like you
2) Sometimes like you 1) Least like you
1.
I learn best when I see information
2.
I learn best when I hear information
3.
I learn best when I have hands on experience
4.
I like pictures and illustrations
5.
I like to listen to CD’s and hear stories
6.
I like working with people and going on field trips
7.
I love books, pictures and puzzles
8.
I enjoy listening to music for pleasure
9.
I enjoy sports or gardening for pleasure
10.
A good textbook and visual aids are important to me
11.
I learn best in class when hearing, rather than reading
12.
I learn best when I can take objects apart and put them
back
13.
I remember what I see better than what I hear
14.
I remember best when I recite information
15.
I learn best by doing, working on models or gathering
samples
16.
I have a strong fashion sense and pay attention to
details
17.
I am talkative and love to tell jokes and stories
18.
I use a lot of gestures, am well coordinated and like
activity
19.
My room is generally neat and visually attractive
20.
My room is generally messy and disorganized
21.
I don’t spend much time sitting in one place to study
22.
I like logical and rational thinking
23.
I like creative and open-ended thinking
24.
I learn best when it’s quiet and organized
25.
I learn best when there is music
26.
I learn best when there is action and physical activity
27.
I like structure and work steadily at completing projects
28.
I like flexibility and often procrastinate
29.
I like to break problems down and solve them in small
steps
30.
I like to look at the big picture
Scoring:
Add up your score. The highest total indicates your predominate
style.
Total your answers
to 1,4,7,10,13,16,19, 24 Visual ___________
Total your answers
to 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 25 Auditory _________
Total your answers
to 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 26 Kinesthetic _______
Total your answers
to 19, 22, 24, 27, 29 Left Brain
________
Total your answers
to 20, 23, 25, 28, 30 Right Brain
_______
My primary learning
style is ____________
My primary brain
dominance is ____________
So what do your
results mean?
If you're primarily
visual - you learn best by seeing. So these statements work for
you:
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Reading, taking
notes, and drawing pictures are your best ways to learn
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You're the
person who wants to 'see' results
-
People say to
you, "What do I have to do? Draw you a picture?"
-
In
relationships, you feel loved and appreciated when someone
shows you how they feel by sending you a card, giving you a
gift or doing something for you
-
You probably
talk quickly moving your hands a lot which allows you to
'see' yourself speak
If you're primarily
auditory, you learn best by hearing.
-
Saying what you
need to learn out loud or hearing it is your best way to
learn
-
Have someone
quiz you out loud to help you learn
-
Say things over
and over again out loud to remember
-
Tape what you
have to learn and play it over and over
-
You are probably
the kind of person who enjoys making noise such as tapping
or has music on constantly.
-
You probably
enjoy talking on the phone
-
In
relationships, you feel loved and appreciated when someone
tells you how they feel.
If you're primarily
kinesthetic, you learn best by doing
-
You enjoy taking
things apart and putting them back together
-
You have trouble
sitting still when in a structured classroom setting
-
You learn by
picking things up and examining them
-
Your best way to
learn is to incorporate movement in your learning
-
In
relationships, you feel loved and appreciated when someone
touches you with affection
-
For a fun
way to study for a short quiz or test, check out the
Origami Fortune Teller
If you're primarily
left brained, you tend to be more logical and methodical. As a
school student, you are probably more comfortable and proficient
in math and science.
If you're primarily
right brained, you tend to me more creative and free thinking.
As a school student, you are probably more comfortable in the
arts, English and history.
You may find
yourself fairly balanced in both sides of the brain.
One strategy to free
up your right brain when you need to be creative is to get the
left brain busy. Driving is one way to do that because you need
your logical side to drive. You may notice that the creative
ideas flow when you drive because of this.
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