What is your personal learning style?

The secret to making learning easier is understanding your personal learning style. In order to find out the learning style or styles you like, take the following short inventory of 35 questions. Check off the statements you agree with.

  1. I learn best by doing. ___
  2. I can easily remember what people say. ___
  3. When others are talking, I am usually creating images in my mind of what they are saying. ___
  4. I prefer to hear a book on tape rather than reading it. ___
  5. When I talk, I like to say things like, " I hear ya, that sounds good, or that rings a bell." ___
  6. It is hard for me to sit still for long. ___
  7. I like playing sports more than reading books. ___
  8. I love to write letters or in a journal. ___
  9. I like to write down instructions that people give me. ___
  10. I like spelling and think I am a good speller. ___
  11. I can multiply and add quickly in my head. ___
  12. I generally use my finger to point when I read. ___
  13. My handwriting is not usually neat. ___
  14. I like talking better than writing. ___
  15. I prefer reading to hearing a lecture. ___
  16. I can always tell directions like north and south no matter where I am. ___
  17. My room, desk, car, or house is usually disorganized. ___
  18. I know most of the words to the songs I listen to. ___
  19. When I put things together, I usually read the directions first. ___
  20. I usually speak slowly. ___
  21. I like reading stories more than listening to stories. ___
  22. I like sports and think I am a pretty good athlete. ___
  23. It's easy to talk for long periods of time on the phone with my friends. ___
  24. I prefer to act things out rather than write a report on them. ___
  25. I often doodle when I am on the phone or in a meeting. ___
  26. I like music more than art. ___
  27. When I recall an experience, I mostly remember how I felt about it. ___
  28. Without music, life isn't any fun. ____
  29. When I recall an experience, I mostly hear the sounds and talk to myself about it. ___
  30. I am very comfortable in social groups and can usually strike up a conversation with most anyone. ___
  31. When looking at objects on paper, I can easily tell whether they are the same no matter which way they are turned. ___
  32. When I am alone, I usually have music playing or hum or sing. ___
  33. I love working with my hands and making or building things. ___
  34. I usually say things like "I feel, I need to get a handle on it, or get a grip." ___
  35. I get very distracted if someone talks to me when the television is on. ___