Learning Styles

When getting directions to a new location, it is easier to:

• Look at a map

• Have someone tell me how to get there

• Follow someone or have them take me there

To remember a phone number, I:

• Look at the number and dial it several times

• Repeat it silently or out loud to myself several times

• Remember the number by the pattern pressed on the keypad, the tones of each number or by writing it down

I am better at:

• Reading

• Talking

• Physical activities

I tend to be a:

• Thinker

• Talker

• Doer

When I study for a test, it works best when I:

• Read and picture the information in my head

• Read and say the ideas out loud or silently

• Highlight, write notes and outlines

In a college class, it is most important to have:

• A good textbook with pictures, graphs and diagrams

• A good teacher who has interesting lectures

• Hands-on activities

When assembling a new toy or piece of furniture, I usually:

• Read the instructions first

• Talk myself through each step

• Start putting it together and read the directions if I get stuck

When solving a problem, it is more useful to:

• Read a best-selling book on the topic

• Talk over the options with a trusted friend

• Do something about it

Which statement do you like the best:

• A picture is worth a thousand words

• Talk to me and I can understand

• Just do it

When I was a child, my mother said I:

• Spent a lot of time reading, taking photos or drawing

• Had lots of friends and was always talking to someone on the phone

• Was always taking things apart to see how they worked