This survey will help you to identify your most effective learning styles. Read each statement and consider to what extent it describes your attitudes and actions, using the following scale:
3 = "sounds like me!" 2 = "sometimes!" 1 = "hardly ever!"
(Scoring directions on the next page)
____ 1. I'd rather draw a map than tell someone how to get somewhere.
____ 2. If I am angry or happy, I usually know exactly why.
____ 3. I play (or used to play) a musical instrument.
____ 4. I link music to my moods.
____ 5. I add or multiply numbers quickly in my head.
____ 6. I like to help a friend sort out feelings and problems because I have been able to deal with similar feelings myself.
____ 7. I like to work with calculations and computers.
____ 8. I pick up new dance steps fast.
____ 9. It's easy for me to say what I think in discussion or argument.
____ 10. I enjoy listening to a good lecture, speech, or sermon.
____ 11. I always know north from south no matter where I am.
____ 12. I like to get groups of people together for events.
____ 13. Life seems empty without music.
____ 14. I understand the drawing and diagrams that come with new gadgets and appliances.
____ 15. I like to work puzzles and play board and computer games.
____ 16. Learning to ride a bike (or skates) was easy.
____ 17. I am irritated when I hear people to follow plans.
____ 18. I can often convince other people to follow my plans.
____ 19. My sense of balance and coordination is good.
____ 20. I often see patterns and relationships between numbers faster and easier than others.
____ 21. I enjoy building models, sculpting forms, or "designing" buildings.
____ 22. I understand the meaning of words, phrases, sections of writing.
____ 23. I can look at an object one way and see it turned sideways or backwards just as easily.
____ 24. I often connect a piece of music with some event in my life.
____ 25. I like to work on solving problems with numbers and figures.
____ 26. I like to sit quietly and reflect on my inner feelings.
____ 27. Just looking at shapes of buildings and structures is a pleasure for me.
____ 28. I like to hum, whistle, and sing in the shower when I am alone.
____ 29. I'm good at athletics or physical fitness activities.
____ 30. I enjoy writing letters to friends, stories, essays, etc.
____ 31. I'm usually aware of the expression on my face.
____ 32. I'm sensitive to the expressions on the other people's faces.
____ 33. I stay "in touch" with my moods and have no trouble identifying them.
____ 34. I am sensitive to the moods of others.
____ 35. I have a good sense of what others thinks of me.
Scoring Sheet
Print or draw the chart below. Seven learning styles are being surveyed with this form. In each box are the numbers of the statements in each category of learning style. Transfer your "score" (3,2 or 1) for each numbered statement in the grid. Total your score for each style.
Directions for percents:
For each style, divide the total score (A) by the total (B) for all styles. Example: The total for A in Linguistic is 10; total B score for all seven categories is 61; divide 10 by 61 and the result would be .163 or 16%. The resulting decimal represents the percentage of your "comfort level" with that style.