Learning Styles Inventory

QUESTIONS	Seldom	Sometimes	Often
1. I can remember more when a teacher lectures with information, explanations and discussion.
2. I prefer when information is presented using visual aids.
3. I like to write things down or to take notes for visual review.
4. I prefer to make posters, physical models, or actual practice an activity in class.
5. I need explanations of diagrams, graphs, or visual directions.
6. I enjoy working with my hands or making things.
7. I am skillful with and enjoy making graphs and charts.
8. I can tell if sounds match when presented with pairs of sounds.
9. I remember best when I write things down several times.
10. I can understand and follow directions on maps.
11. I do better at academic subjects by listening to lectures and tapes as opposed to reading a textbook.
12. I play with coins or keys in pockets.
13. I learn to spell better by repeating the words out loud than by writing the word on papers.
14. I can understand a news article better by reading about it in the paper than by listening to the radio.
15. I chew gum or snack during studies.
16. I feel the best way to remember is to picture it in your head.
17. I learn spelling by tracing the letters with my fingers.
18. I would rather listen to a good lecture or speech than read about the same material in a textbook.
19. I am good at solving jigsaw puzzles and mazes.
20. I play with objects in my hands during class.
21. I remember more by listening to the news on the radio rather than reading about it in the newspaper.
22. I obtain information on an interesting subject by reading relevant materials.
23. I feel very comfortable touching others, hugging, handshaking, etc.
24. I follow oral directions better than written ones.

**Inventory from http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm

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