Adapted from Barsch Learning Style Inventory
by Jeffrey Barsch, Ed.D.
and Sensory Modality Checklist by Nancy A. Haynie
To better understand how you prefer to learn and
process information, print out this page and place a
check in the appropriate space after each statement below, then
use the scoring link at the bottom
of
the page to evaluate your responses. Use what you learn from
your scores to better develop learning
strategies that are best suited to your particular learning
style. This 24-item survey is not timed.
Respond to each statement as honestly as you can.
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| 1. I can remember
best about a subject by listening to a lecture that includes
information, explanations and discussion.
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| 2. I prefer to see information
written on a chalkboard and supplemented by visual aids
and assigned readings. |
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| 3. I like to write things
down or to take notes for visual review. |
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| 4. I prefer to use posters,
models, or actual practice and other activities in class. |
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| 5. I require explanations
of diagrams, graphs, or visual directions. |
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| 6. I enjoy working with
my hands or making things. |
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| 7. I am skillful with and
enjoy developing and making graphs and charts. |
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| 8. I can tell if sounds
match when presented with pairs of sounds. |
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| 9. I can remember best
by writing things down several times. |
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| 10. I can easily understand
and follow directions on a map. |
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| 11. I do best in academic
subjects by listening to lectures and tapes. |
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| 12. I play with coins or
keys in my pocket. |
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| 13. I learn to spell better
by repeating words out loud than by writing the words
on paper., |
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| 14. I can understand a
news article better by reading about it in the newspaper
than by listening to a report about it on the radio. |
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| 15. I chew gum, smoke,
or snack while studying. |
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| 16. I think the best way
to remember something is to picture it in your head. |
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| 17. I learn the spelling
of words by "finger spelling" them. |
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| 18. I would rather listen
to a good lecture or speech than read about the same material
in a textbook. |
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| 19. I am good at working
and solving jigsaw puzzles and mazes. |
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| 20. I grip objects in my
hands during learning periods. |
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| 21. I prefer listening to the news on the
radio rather than reading about it in the newpaper. |
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| 22. I prefer obtaining information about an
interesting subject by reading about it. |
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| 23. I feel very comfortable touching others,
hugging, handshaking, etc. |
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| 24. I follow oral directions
better than written ones. |
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