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YOUR LEARNING STYLE PROFILE
What are Your Sensory Preferences?
(Put a check beside those statements that seem true of you.)
1. I learn best by reading on my own. ____
2. I get a lot from listening to a lecture. ____
3. I enjoy courses where there is some physical activity involved. ____
4. I can learn how to do something by watching someone demonstrate ____
how it is done.
5. Class discussions are helpful to me. ____
6. I like to type and use computers. ____
7. Illustrations, charts and diagrams improve my understanding. ____
8. I'd rather listen to the instructor's explanation than do the assigned ____
reading.
9. I get more out of labs than classes because of the hands-on approach. ____
10. "How-To" manuals and printed directions are helpful to me. ____
11. I like to use audiocassette tapes of lessons and exercises. ____
12. I prefer to work with machines and equipment than to listen to ____
or read explanations.
13. I can do anything if someone shows me how. ____
14. I can follow directions best when someone reads them to me. ____
15. It's not enough to show me; I have to do it myself. ____
Circle the numbers corresponding to the checks.
Visual = 1,4,7,10,13 Auditory = 2,5,8,11,14 Tactile = 3,6,9,12,15
My Sensory Style is:
Adapted from: The Confident Student by Carol C. Kanar
Houghton Mifflin Company - 1991
How Does Your Body React?
(Put a check beside those statements that seem true of you.)
1. I feel most alert in the morning hours. _____
2. I don't "come alive" until afternoon or early evening. _____
3. I am definitely a night person. _____
4. I concentrate and work best in a brightly-lit room. _____
5. Bright light distracts me; I prefer natural or dim lighting. _____
6. Overhead lighting is never right; I need an adjustable lamp. _____
7. I am usually strongly aware of the temperature in a classroom. _____
8. I can't work or concentrate in a room that is too hot or too cold. _____
9. I usually get the chills next to a fan, air conditioner, or open window. _____
10. If my chair or desk in the class is uncomfortable, I am usually able to _____
ignore it and concentrate.
11. If my chair is not the right height, my back or neck aches. _____
12. If feel a little ill or headachy, I can't think of anything else. _____
13. I can ignore feelings of hunger or tiredness long enough to keep my _____
attention on my work.
14. Mild feelings of illness usually don't distract me from my work. _____
Time of day when you are most alert = 1-3
Lighting preferences = 4-6
Temperature preferences = 10,11
Extent to which hunger, tiredness and illness affect your ability to concentrate = 12-14
Your Instructor Preference
(Check those statements that describe the type of instructor you prefer to be taught by.)
1. A formal, business-like attitude. _____
2. Informal, casual attitude. _____
3. Encourages competition among students. _____
4. Encourages cooperation among students. _____
5. Lectures most of the time. _____
6. Holds class discussions most of the time . _____
7. Stresses importance of individual effort. _____
8. Stresses importance of group effort. _____
9. Often uses visual aids. _____
10. Rarely uses visual aids. _____
11. Calls on students. _____
12. Asks for volunteers. _____
13. Expects students to ask for help. _____
14. Guides students step-by-step. _____
15. Sticks mainly to facts. _____
16. Often shares personal experiences. _____
17. "Tells" the class what to do; gives directions. _____
18. "Shows" the class what to do; gives directions. _____
· Add up the number of odd and even checks
Odd numbered items = Independent style Even numbered items = Interactive style
· What teaching style do you prefer?
What is Your Focus of Control?
(Check Yes if you agree with a statement, No if you don't agree)
Yes No
1. If I can do the work, I can get a good grade in any ( (
course no matter what.
2. If the teacher isn't a good speaker or doesn't keep me ( (
interested, I probably won't do well in the class.
3. I believe that I have the power to control what ( (
happens to me.
4. I believe that I have very little control over what ( (
what happens to me.
5. When I make a mistake it's usually my fault. ( (
6. When I make a mistake, it is usually because someone ( (
didn't make clear what I was supposed to do.
7. My grades are a result of how much studying I do. ( (
8. My grades don't seem to be affected by the amount of ( (
studying I do.
9. I can adapt easily to change of plans or events. ( (
10. Adapting to change has always been difficult for me I like ( (
things to be as predictable and orderly as possible.
11. When I fail a test, it's either because I didn't study or I ( (
didn't understand the material.
12. When I fail a test, it's either because the test was unfair or ( (
the instructor didn't cover the material.
13. I usually don't need anyone to push me or make me study. ( (
14. I can't seem to make myself study. ( (
15. I am a self-motivated person. ( (
16. I need someone to motivate me. ( (
· Circle the numbers corresponding to "yes" statements.
Internal Locus of Control = 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 External Locus of Control = 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16
· Are you more internally or externally motivated?