GLC2O – Career Studies
What’s Your Learning Style?
Name: _______________________________________________ Date: _________________
Everyone has a ‘best way’ they have developed to learn new information –by listening
(auditory), through observation (visual) or by actually doing the task (tactile). It is important to
know how you best process information as it will give you insight into the way your learning
experiences can be made most efficient. Not all information may be presented in the way that
suits your learning style. After rating the following 24 statements, you will use the chart to
calculate the ‘Learning Style’ where you’re strongest, and identify which styles may be more of
a challenge for you. Suggestions are provided for strategies to ‘convert’ information presented
in one way into the format that best suits your style.
Scale:
Rate:
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5
Often
1
2
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4
5
6
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11
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15
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4
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Sometimes
2
1
Seldom
I remember better from lectures with explanations and discussions.
I learn information more easily if it is written on the board.
I write down the information I read.
I use posters and models in the classroom for reference.
I need verbal explanations of diagrams and graphs.
I enjoy working with my hands.
I enjoy making graphs and charts.
I can tell if two sounds match.
I remember best by writing things down several times.
I can follow directions on maps.
I do better at academic subjects by listening to lectures and tapes.
I like to play with coins, keys, pens or other objects when learning.
I learn to spell by repeating words out loud.
I prefer reading newspapers to listening to the radio news.
I chew gum or snack when I study.
The best way for me to remember something is to picture it in my head.
I learn how something works by taking it apart and putting it back together.
I would rather listen to a lecture than read the same material in a textbook.
I am good at solving jigsaw puzzles and mazes.
I grip objects in my hands while learning.
I prefer listening to the news on the radio than to reading it in the newspaper.
I prefer to get information by reading.
I enjoy classes with physical activity and movement.
I follow verbal directions better than written ones.
Transfer your response numbers to the chart on reverse 
Learning Styles Summary
Visual
Question
Your
Answer
Auditory
Question
Your
Answer
Tactile
Question
Your
Answer
Statement
2
1
4
Statement
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5
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Statement
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9
Statement
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11
12
Statement
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20
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23
Totals:
Tips for Better Learning – How to Modify Instruction Style to Suit You
If you are a:
VISUAL
LEARNER
Then to improve your learning, you can:
• Visualize yourself successfully performing a task.
• Take notes. Write out everything.
• Keep a journal of what you have learned.
• Use charts, whiteboard, maps, notes and flash cards.
• Make pictures of words, ideas and concepts in your head.
• Ask your teacher to write on the board.
AUDITORY • Tape lectures.
LEARNER • Read your notes or texts out loud.
• Summarize what you have learned and tape yourself.
• Explain to others what you have learned.
• Make a song out of items to memorize.
• Listen to music as you study (as long as it isn’t distracting).
Match words, ideas and concepts to musical themes.
TACTILE
LEARNER
• Take notes.
• Underline or highlight important facts.
• Make a scrapbook of what you have learned.
• Act out a poem, story or historical event.
• Walk through a series of instructions.
• Build a model or draw a picture to illustrate what you are learning.
• Create exercises or motions to match words and concepts.