Knowing Your Personality and Learning Styles
Pathfinders are pages that offer students selected resources in a variety of media on a
topic they are researching. They provide a head start for students as they begin their
research projects.
This Pathfinder is designed to allow you (the student) to get familiar with your type of
Personality and Learning Style to make your educational experience as successful as
possible. You will then be encouraged to share your results with your teachers and
parents so that we can support you in the best possible ways. Every person is made
unique. This is your opportunity to explore yourself and how you learn the most efficiently
and effectively.
Internet Resources
http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/high/wotc/confli3.htm
This is a test that will allow you to look at Multiple Intelligences. Tally your results at the
end and see where you fit and where you are the most competent.
http://www.keirsey.com/default.aspx
This is a test that will give you insight on your Personality type. It will tell you whether you
are a Guardian, Idealist, Rationalist, or Artisan and what each of these mean to your
education.
http://www.thelearningweb.net/personalthink.html
This test will allow you to see what your Personality Thinking Style is. You will need to print
out the test and your results. Follow the last few steps in order to get your FINAL results.
You will find out whether you are a Concrete Sequential, Concrete Random, Abstract
Sequential or Abstract Random thinker. These types will be defined for you as you look over
and research the definitions on the web-site.
http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire
VARK is a learning style assessment. Take the quiz and view your results. Only choose the
answers that best reflect you.
http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
This is another Learning Style Questionnaire. Pick the answer that is closest to how you
would respond.
Government link:
http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/pdf/LearningStyle.pdf
This government document allows you to see the difference in learning styles.
http://www.usability.gov/articles/012010news.html
This a site that allows you to read and understand where Web-based learning can be
beneficial to all different types of learning styles.
http://libraries.idaho.gov/blogs/shirley-biladeau/whats-your-learning-style-and-whyimportant-to-know
This site explains the importance of knowing what your learning style is.
You tube resource:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I39LPOYfE5c&feature=related
This Video lets you see why it is important to be honest with your answers. (Humorous)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqQ56IBNeJw&feature=related
This video gives you visual aids of how your brain may function.
Books and Articles:
Learning styles and learning : a key to meeting the accountability demands in education /
Ronald R. Sims and Serbrenia J. Sims, editors.
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005022599.html
Parental Resources:
http://www.fortnet.org/ParentToParent/PFellers/par_lern.html
This is an article written by a parent and how know her son’s learning styles help in his
education and their relationship.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/succeed/learningstyles.cfm
Parents also display certain learning and teaching styles. Read this link and you will see the
importance of you understanding yourself and your child.
http://www.educationplanner.org/education_planner/c_and_p_article.asp?articleName=Un
derstanding_Learning_Styles&sponsor=2859&PageType=Parents
This will help parents to clear up behaviors they see and be able to recognize these
behaviors as patterns in their child’s learning styles.