What’s Your Learning Style? What's Your Learning Style? 20 Questions This application requires JavaScript.Please enable your browser's JavaScript to continue. 1. How do you find your way around new places? Ask someone for directions Look for a map or directory Walk around until you find what you're looking for2. Of these three classes, which would be your favorite? Music class Gym class Art class3. When you hear a song on the radio, what are you most likely to do? Picture the video that goes along with it Sing or hum along with the music Start dancing or tapping your foot4. What do you find most distracting when in class? Lights that are too bright or too dim Noises from outside the class The temperature being too hot or too cold5. What do you like to do to relax? Exercise (walk, run, play sports, etc.) Read Listen to music6. What is the best way for you to remember a friend's phone number? Write it down or store it in your phone Say it out loud repeatedly Picture the numbers on the phone as you would dial them7. If you won a game, which of these three prizes would you choose? A picture, poster, or decoration for the wall A music CD or mp3 download A game of some kind (or a football or soccer ball, etc.)8. Which would you rather go to with a group of friends? A concert A movie An amusement park9. What are you most likely to remember about new people you meet? What you talked about Their face but not their name Their name but not their face10. When you give someone directions to your house, what are you most likely to tell them? The names of the roads or streets they will be on "Follow me—it will be easier if I just show you how to get there." A description of building and landmarks they will pass on the way11. What kind of book would you like to read for fun? A book with lots of words in it A book with lots of pictures in it A book with word searches or crossword puzzles12. When you are not sure how to spell a word, what are you most likely to do? Spell it out loud to see if it sounds right Trace the letters in the air (finger spelling) Write it down to see if it looks right13. What are you most likely to do while you are waiting in line at the store? Look around at other items Talk to the person next to you Fidget or move back and forth14. When you see the word "dog," what do you do first? Picture a dog in your mind Think about petting or playing with a dog Say the word "dog" to yourself15. What's the best way for you to study for a test? Make up index cards that you can review Read the book or your notes and review pictures or charts Have someone ask you questions that you can answer out loud16. What's the best way for you to learn about how something works? Figure it out on your own Read about it or listen to someone explain it Get someone to show you17. If you went to a party, what would you be most likely to remember the next day? The faces of the people who were there The music that was played The dance moves you did and the food you ate18. What do you find most distracting when you are trying to study? Loud noises People walking past you An uncomfortable chair19. When you are angry, what are you most likely to do? Slam a door Put on your "mad" face Raise your voice20. When you are happy, what are you most likely to do? Talk a lot Act really excited Smile from ear to ear Question 1 of 20AuditoryIf you are an auditory learner, you learn by hearing and listening. You understand and remember things you have heard. You store information by the way it sounds, and you have an easier time understanding spoken instructions than written ones. You often learn by reading out loud because you have to hear it or speak it in order to know it.As an auditory learner, you may hum or talk to yourself or others if you become bored. People may think you are not paying attention, even though you may be hearing and understanding everything being said.Here are some things that auditory learners like you can do to learn better.Sit where you can hear.Have your hearing checked on a regular basis.Use flashcards to learn new words; read them out loud.Read instructions, assignments, or directions out loud.Record yourself and then listen to the recording.Have test questions read to you out loud.Study new material by reading it out loud.Remember that you need to hear things, not just see things, in order to learn well.Visual As a visual learner, you may close your eyes to visualize or remember something, and you will find something to watch if you become bored. You may have difficulty with spoken directions and may be easily distracted by sounds. You are attracted to color and to spoken language that is rich in imagery (like stories).Here are some things that visual learners like you can do to learn better:Sit near the front of the classroom. (It won't mean you're the teacher's pet!)Have your eyesight checked on a regular basis.Use flashcards to learn new words.Try to visualize things that you hear or things that are read to you.Write down key words, ideas, or instructions.Draw pictures to help explain new concepts and then explain the pictures.Color code things.Avoid distractions during study times.Remember that you need to see things, not just hear things, to learn well.TactileIf you are a tactile learner, you learn by touching and doing. You understand and remember things through physical movement. You are a "hands-on" learner who prefers to touch, move, build, or draw what you learn, and you tend to learn better when some type of physical activity is involved. You need to be active and take frequent breaks and you may have difficulty sitting still.As a tactile learner, you may like to take things apart and put things together, and you tend to find reasons to tinker or move around when you become bored. You may be very well coordinated and have good athletic ability. You can easily remember things that were done but may have difficulty remembering what you saw or heard in the process. You often communicate by touching, and you appreciate physically expressed forms of encouragement, such as a pat on the back.Here are some things that tactile learners like you can do to learn better:Participate in activities that involve touching, building, moving, or drawing.• It's OK to chew gum, walk around, or rock in a chair while reading or studying.Use flashcards and arrange them in groups to show relationships between ideas.Take frequent breaks during reading or studying periods (frequent, but not long).It's OK to tap a pencil, shake your foot, or hold on to something while learning.Use a computer to reinforce learning through the sense of touch.Remember that you learn best by doing, not just by reading, seeing, or hearing.