What Type of Learner are You?

I understand something better after I

Try it out.

Think it through.

I would rather be considered

Realistic.

innovative.

When I think about what I did yesterday, I am most likely to get

A picture.

Words.

I tend to

Understand details of a subject but may be fuzzy about its overall structure.

understand the overall structure but may be fuzzy about details

When I am learning something new, it helps me to

talk about it.

Think about it.

If I were a teacher, I would rather teach a class

That deals with facts and real life situations.

That deals with ideas and theories.

I prefer to get new information in

Pictures, diagrams, graphs, or maps.

Written directions or verbal information.

Once I understand

All the parts, I understand the whole thing.

the whole thing, I see how the parts fit.

In a study group working on difficult material, I am more likely to

jump in and contribute ideas.

Sit back and listen.

I find it easier

To learn facts.

To learn concepts.

In a book with lots of pictures and charts, I am likely to

Look over the pictures and charts carefully.

Focus on the written text.

When I solve math problems

I usually work my way to the solutions one step at a time

I often just see the solutions but then have to struggle to figure out the steps to get to them.

In classes I have taken

I have usually got to know many of the students.

I have rarely got to know many of the students.

In reading non-fiction, I prefer

something that teaches me new facts or tells me how to do something.

Something that gives me new ideas to think about.

I like teachers

Who put a lot of diagrams on the board.

Who spend a lot of time explaining.

When I'm analyzing a story or a novel

I think of the incidents and try to put them together to figure out the themes.

I just know what the themes are when I finish reading and then I have to go back and find the incidents that demonstrate them.

When I start a homework problem, I am more likely to

start working on the solution immediately.

Try to fully understand the problem first.

It is more important to me that a teacher

lay out the material in clear sequential steps.

give me an overall picture and relate the material to other subjects.

I am more likely to be considered

Careful about the details of my work.

Creative about how to do my work.

When I get directions to a new place, I prefer

a map.

Written instructions.

I learn

At a fairly regular pace. If I study hard, I'll "get it."

In fits and starts. I'll be totally confused and then suddenly it all "clicks."

I would rather first

Try things out.

Think about how I'm going to do it.

When I am reading for enjoyment, I like writers to

Clearly say what they mean.

Say things in creative, interesting ways.

When I see a diagram or sketch in class, I am most likely to remember

The picture.

What the instructor said about it.

When considering a body of information, I am more likely to

focus on details and miss the big picture.

Try to understand the big picture before getting into the details.

I more easily remember

something I have done.

Something I have thought a lot about.

When I have to perform a task, I prefer to

Master one way of doing it.

Come up with new ways of doing it.

When someone is showing me data, I prefer

Charts or graphs.

Text summarizing the results.

When writing a paper, I am more likely to

Work on (think about or write) the beginning of the paper and progress forward.

Work on (think about or write) different parts of the paper and then order them.

When I have to work on a group project, I first want to

have a "group brainstorming" where everyone contributes ideas.

Brainstorm individually and then come together as a group to compare ideas.

I consider it higher praise to call someone

Sensible.

Imaginative.

When I meet people at a party, I am more likely to remember

What they looked like.

What they said about themselves.

When I am learning a new subject, I prefer to

Stay focused on that subject, learning as much about it as I can.

Try to make connections between that subject and related subjects.

I am more likely to be considered

Outgoing.

Reserved.

I prefer classes that emphasize

Concrete material (facts, data).

abstract material (concepts, theories).

For entertainment, I would rather

Watch television.

Read a book.

Some teachers start their lectures with an outline of what they will cover. Such outlines are

Somewhat helpful to me.

Very helpful to me.

The idea of doing homework in groups, with one grade for the entire group,

Appeals to me.

does not appeal to me.

When I am doing long calculations,

I tend to repeat all my steps and check my work carefully.

I find checking my work tiresome and have to force myself to do it.

I tend to picture places I have been

easily and fairly accurately.

With difficulty and without much detail.

When solving problems in a group, I would be more likely to

Think of the steps in the solution process.

think of possible consequences or applications of the solution in a wide range of areas.

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