CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR S.C. TEACHER CADET COURSE | EXPERIENCING EDUCATION, TENTH EDITION
Learning Styles Questionnaire
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I prefer to hear a book on tape rather than reading it.
When I put something together, I always read the directions first.
I prefer reading to hearing a lecture.
When I am alone, I usually have music playing or hum or sing.
I like playing sports more than reading books.
I can always tell directions like north and south, no matter where I am.
I love to write letters or keep a journal.
When I talk, I like to say things like, “I hear you,” “That sounds good,”
or “That rings a bell.”
My room, locker, desk, and car are usually disorganized.
I love working with my hands and building or making things.
I know most of the words to the songs to which I listen.
When others are talking, I usually am creating images in my mind of
what they are saying.
I like sports and think I am a pretty good athlete.
It is easy to talk for long periods of time on the phone with my friends.
Without music, life is not any fun.
I am very comfortable in social groups and can usually strike up a
conversation with almost anyone.
When looking at objects on paper, I can easily tell whether they are the
same, no matter which way they are turned.
I usually say things like, “I feel,” “I need to get a handle on it,” or “Get
a grip.”
When I recall an experience, I mostly see a picture of it in my mind.
When I recall an experience, I mostly hear the sounds and talk to
myself about it.
When I recall an experience, I mostly remember how I felt about it.
I like music more than art.
I often doodle when I am on the phone, in a meeting, or in class.
I prefer to act things out rather than write a report on them.
I like reading stories more than listening to stories.
I usually speak slowly.
I like talking more than I like writing.
My handwriting is not usually neat.
I generally use my finger to point when I read.
I can multiply and add quickly in my head.
I like spelling and think I am a good speller.
I get very distracted if someone talks to me when the TV is on.
I like to write down instructions that people give me.
I can easily remember what people say.
I learn best by doing.
It is hard for me to sit still for very long.
Source:
“Learning Styles Inventory” developed by Pat Whyman, M.A. The Center for New Discoveries
in Learning, P.O. Box 101, Windsor, CA 95492-1019. (Web sites: http://www.howtolearn.com
and http://www.discoveries.org)
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Theme I: Experiencing Learning
Unit 2: Styles and Needs
Directions: To find out the learning style or styles you prefer, respond to the following statements. Circle the number in front of the statements that are true about you. If the statement
is not true of you, do not circle the number.