QUIZ: What’s your learning style?

Take this quick quiz to find your learning style to best absorb information for finals and life. Information taken from Stetson University.

Directions: For each of the following statements, indicate whether it never, sometimes, or often applies to you.

Section 1:

NeverSometimesOften I enjoy doodling, and even my notes have lots of pictures and arrows in them.

NeverSometimesOften I remember something better if I write it down.

NeverSometimesOften If someone tells me how to get to a new place, I will not write down the directions and will get lost.

NeverSometimesOften When trying to remember someone’s words or numbers, it helps me to get a picture of it in my mind.

NeverSometimesOften If I am taking a test, I can “see” the textbook page and where the answer is located.

NeverSometimesOften It helps me to look at the person while listening; it keeps me focused.

NeverSometimesOften Using flashcards helps me to retain material for tests.

NeverSometimesOften It’s hard for me to understand what a person is saying when there are people talking or music playing.

NeverSometimesOften It’s hard for me to understand a joke when someone tells me.

NeverSometimesOften It is better for me to get work done in a quiet place.

Section 2:

NeverSometimesOften My written work doesn’t look neat to me. My papers have crossed-out words and erasures.

NeverSometimesOften It helps to use my finger as a pointer when reading to keep my place.

NeverSometimesOften Papers with very small print, blotchy dittos or poor copies are tough on me.

NeverSometimesOften I learn how to do something if someone tells me, rather than having to read the same thing to myself.

NeverSometimesOften I remember things I hear, rather than things I see or read.

NeverSometimesOften Writing is tiring. I press down too hard with my pen or pencil.

NeverSometimesOften My eyes get tired fast, even though the eye doctor says that my eyes are OK.

NeverSometimesOften When I read, I mix up words that look alike, such as “them” and “then,” or “bad” and “dad.

NeverSometimesOften It’s hard for me to read other people’s handwriting.

NeverSometimesOften I would choose to learn new information through listening rather than reading.

Section 3:

NeverSometimesOften I don’t like to read directions; I’d rather just start doing.

NeverSometimesOften I learn best when I am shown how to do something, and I have the opportunity to do it.

NeverSometimesOften Studying at a desk is not for me.

NeverSometimesOften I tend to solve problems through a more trial-and-error approach, rather than from a step-by-step method.

NeverSometimesOften Before I follow directions, it helps me to see someone else do it first.

NeverSometimesOften I find myself needing frequent breaks while studying.

NeverSometimesOften I am not skilled in giving verbal explanations or directions.

NeverSometimesOften I do not become easily lost, even in strange surroundings.

NeverSometimesOften I think better when I have the freedom to move around.

NeverSometimesOften When I can’t think of a specific word, I use my hands and call it a “what-cha-ma-call-it” or a “thing-a-ma-jig.”