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Learning Styles Inventory
Help Yourself Learning Styles Inventory
By Gail Murphy Sonbuchner
GROUP I
____ 1. I like to read when I have free time.
____ 2. I like to read a report rather than be told what’s in it.
____ 3. I understand something best when I read it.
____ 4. I remember what I read better than I remember what I hear.
____ 5. I would rather read a newspaper than watch the news on TV.
_______ Total number of marks in Group I
GROUP II
____ 1. I take notes when I read to better understand the material.
____ 2. I take lecture notes to help me remember the material.
____ 3. I like to recopy my lecture notes as a way of better understanding the material.
____ 4. I make fewer mistakes when I write than when I speak.
____ 5. I find the best way to keep track of my schedule is to write it down.
_______ Total number of marks in Group II
GROUP III
____ 1. I like to listen to people discuss things.
____ 2. I learn more when I watch the news than when I read about it.
____ 3. I usually remember what I hear.
____ 4. I would rather watch a TV show or movie based on a book than read the book.
____ 5. I learn best by listening to a lecture than taking notes from a textbook.
_______ Total number of marks in Group III
GROUP IV
____ 1. I remember things better when I say them out loud.
____ 2. I talk to myself when I try to solve problems.
____ 3. I communicate better on the telephone than I do in writing.
____ 4. I learn best when I study with other people.
____ 5. I understand material better when I read out loud.
_______ Total number of marks in Group IV
GROUP V
____ 1. I can “see” words in my mind’s eye when I need to spell them.
____ 2. I picture what I read.
____ 3. I can remember something by “seeing” it in my mind.
____ 4. I remember what the pages look like in books I read.
____ 5. I remember people’s faces better than I remember their names.
_______ Total number of marks in Group V
GROUP VI
____ 1. I like to make models of things.
____ 2. I would rather do experiments than read about them.
____ 3. I learn better by handling objects.
____ 4. I find it hard to sit still when I study.
____ 5. I pace and move around a lot when I am trying to think through a problem.
_______ Total number of marks for Group VI
RESULTS:
GROUP I – Visual language (reading)
GROUP II- Kinesthetic language (writing)
GROUP III- Auditory (listening)
GROUP IV- Talking auditory (speaking)
GROUP V- Visual graphic (visualizing)
GROUP VI- Kinesthetic (manipulating)
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