Learning Style Quiz

When you study for a test, would you rather

• Read back through all of your written notes and materials

• have someone ask you questions (quiz you)

• write things out on index cards and make models or diagrams.

When you try to concentrate, do you

• get distracted by clutter and notice things around you

• get distracted by sounds and attempt to control the noise around you

• get distracted by sensations like hunger, thirst, uncomfortable shoes

• not get distracted easily

When you work at solving a problem do you

• make a list, organize the steps, and check them off as they are done

• talk to friends or experts

• start attacking the problem from the first step that pops into your mind

When you read for fun, do you prefer

• a book with a lot of pictures in it or vivid imagery

• a book with a lot of narration or dialogue in it

• a book with a lot of action or that engages you in problem solving (or don’t read)

• I do not read for fun

When you assemble an object, would you rather

• look at a diagram or watch a movie about it

• read the directions and follow along

• ignore directions and try to figure it out for yourself as you go along

• Read the written directions while looking at the diagrams

Would you rather,

• sit in the same seat every day

• sit in a different seat every day

• I don't mind where I sit

Would you rather,

• sit in a group

• sit in a row

• sit in a "U" shape

• sit at an individual table detached from others

When receiving extra credit, would you rather,

• get candy

• get extra points on an assignment/course grade

• be excused from an assignment

• It depends on my grade at that time

In this class, would you rather

• give my best effort to make the highest grade I can

• give the effort that is needed to pass

• give the effort that is somewhere between passing and my best

In this class, would you rather make,

• A

• B

• C

• D

• F