Learning on the Go! With The Literacy Project

Learning Styles Inventory

This survey can help you identify some strategies that may help you to succeed in this online course by identifying your learning styles. There are no right or wrong answers.

Directions

Read the statements in each category. Put a mark next to each statement that is true for you. Add up the number of marks for each group.

Speaking

___ 1. I remember things when I say them out loud.

___ 2. I talk to myself when I am trying to solve a problem.

___ 3. When I want to communicate with a friend, I would rather talk on the phone than send a letter.

___ 4. I learn best when I study with other people and we talk about what we are studying.

____ Total number of marks in Speaking

Reading

___ 1. I like to read when I have free time.

___ 2. I understand something best when I read it.

___ 3. I remember what I read more than what I hear.

___ 4. I would rather read a newspaper than watch the news on TV.

____ Total number of marks in Reading

Listening

___ 1. I like to listen to people talk.

___ 2. I would rather hear the news on TV or the radio than read the newspaper.

___ 3. I usually remember what I hear.

___ 4. I can “hear” words in my mind when I try to spell them.

____ Total number of marks in Listening

Writing

___ 1. I take notes when I read to help remember what I’m reading.

___ 2. I can remember my schedule if I write it down and check it.

___ 3. When I want to communicate with a friend, I would rather write an email or a letter than talk on the phone.

___ 4. I like to write lists – things to do, grocery shopping, etc.

____ Total number of marks in Writing

Visualizing

___ 1. I can “see” words in my mind when I spell them.

___ 2. I picture what I read.

___ 3. I remember what pages of a magazine or newspaper look like after I have read them.

___ 4. I remember peoples faces better than their names.

____ Total number of marks in Visualizing

Hands-on (Kinesthetic)

___ 1. I like to make models of things.

___ 2. I would rather do experiments than read about them.

___ 3. I like to move around when I am trying to figure something out.

___ 4. I find it hard to sit still when I am studying.

____ Total number of marks in Hands-on

Write down the total number of marks you had for each group below, and copy that information to give to your instructor:

___ Speaking

___ Reading

___ Listening

___ Writing

___ Visualizing

___ Hands-on

If you had three or four marks in any of these groups, this indicates that it is probably one of your preferred learning styles. This isn’t to say that you can’t learn in many different ways, but that you may prefer to learn in these styles. Here are some study tips based on these styles that may be helpful to you.

Speaking

c Ask yourself questions out loud as you read.

c Repeat things that you want to remember right after you read them.

c Use a tape recorder to record information that you want to remember.

c Discuss topics you are covering in this course with friends and colleagues.

Reading

c Read all the materials in the course: this course is very text-based, so it should work well with this learning style.

Listening

c Use a screen reader to “speak” online text to you.

c Read out loud.

c Repeat things that you want to remember right after you read them.

c Use a tape recorder to record information that you want to remember.

Writing

c “Pencil Read” – keep a pen or pencil in your hand when you read so you can take notes.

c Underline words and take notes on paper or a computer when you read

Visualizing

c As you read, imagine what it would look like if you were seeing it in a movie.

Hands-on

c Make sure you can move around when you are studying.

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