WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING PREFERENCE?

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Quiz Questions

1.
You are helping someone who wants to go to your airport, the center of town or railway station. You would:
- A.
  Go with her
- B.
  Tell her the directions
- C.
  Write down the directions
- D.
  Draw, or show her a map, or give her a map
2.
You are not sure whether a word should be spelled `dependent' or `dependant'. You would:
- A.
  See the words in your mind and choose by the way they look. .
- B.
  Think about how each word sounds and choose one
- C.
  Find it online or in a dictionary.
- D.
  Write both words down and choose one
3.
You are planning a vacation for a group. You want some feedback from them about the plan. You would:
- A.
  Describe some of the highlights they will experience
- B.
  Use a map to show them the places
- C.
  Give them a copy of the printed itinerary
- D.
  Phone, text or email them
4.
You are going to cook something as a special treat. You would:
- A.
  Cook something you know without the need for instructions
- B.
  Ask friends for suggestions
- C.
  Look on the Internet or in some cookbooks for ideas from the pictures.
- D.
  Use a good recipe
5.
A group of tourists want to learn about the parks or wildlife reserves in your area. You would:
- A.
  Talk about, or arrange a talk for them about parks or wildlife reserves
- B.
  Show them maps and internet pictures
- C.
  Take them to a park or wildlife reserve and walk with them
- D.
  Give them a book or pamphlets about the parks or wildlife reserves
6.
You are about to purchase a digital camera or mobile phone. Other than price, what would most influence your decision?
- A.
  Trying or testing it
- B.
  Reading the details or checking its features online
- C.
  It is a modern design and looks good
- D.
  The salesperson telling me about its features
7.
Remember a time when you learned how to do something new. Avoid choosing a physical skill, eg. riding a bike. You learned best by:
- A.
  Watching a demonstration
- B.
  Listening to somebody explaining it and asking questions
- C.
  Diagrams, maps, and charts - visual clues
- D.
  Written instructions – e.g. a manual or book
8.
You have a problem with your heart. You would prefer that the doctor:
- A.
  Gave you a something to read to explain what was wrong
- B.
  Used a plastic model to show what was wrong
- C.
  Described what was wrong
- D.
  Showed you a diagram of what was wrong.
9.
You want to learn a new program, skill or game on a computer. You would:
- A.
  Read the written instructions that came with the program
- B.
  Talk with people who know about the program
- C.
  Use the controls or keyboard
- D.
  Follow the diagrams in the book that came with it
10.
I like websites that have:
- A.
  Things I can click on, shift or try
- B.
  Interesting design and visual features
- C.
  Interesting written descriptions, lists and explanations
- D.
  Audio channels where I can hear music, radio programs or interviews.
11.
Other than price, what would most influence your decision to buy a new non-fiction book?
- A.
  The way it looks is appealing
- B.
  Quickly reading parts of it
- C.
  A friend talks about it and recommends it
- D.
  It has real-life stories, experiences and examples.
12.
You are using a book, CD or website to learn how to take photos with your new digital camera. You would like to have:
- A.
  A chance to ask questions and talk about the camera and its features
- B.
  Clear written instructions with lists and bullet points about what to do
- C.
  Diagrams showing the camera and what each part does
- D.
  Many examples of good and poor photos and how to improve them
13.
Do you prefer a teacher or a presenter who uses:
- A.
  Demonstrations, models or practical sessions
- B.
  Question and answer, talk, group discussion, or guest speakers
- C.
  Handouts, books, or readings
- D.
  Diagrams, charts or graphs
14.
You have finished a competition or test and would like some feedback. You would like to have feedback:
- A.
  Using examples from what you have done from somebody who talks it through with you
- B.
  Using a written description of your results
- C.
  From somebody who talks it through with you
- D.
  Using graphs showing what you had achieved
15.
You are going to choose food at a restaurant or cafe. You would:
- A.
  Choose something that you have had there before
- B.
  Listen to the waiter or ask friends to recommend choices
- C.
  Choose from the descriptions in the menu
- D.
  Look at what others are eating or look at pictures of each dish
16.
You have to make an important speech at a conference or special occasion. You would:
- A.
  Make diagrams or get graphs to help explain things
- B.
  Write a few key words and practice saying your speech over and over
- C.
  Write out your speech and learn from reading it over several times
- D.
  Gather many examples and stories to make the talk real and practical

Quiz Outcomes

1.
VISUAL LEARNER
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This preference includes the depiction of information in maps, spider diagrams, charts, graphs, flow charts, labelled diagrams, and all the symbolic arrows, circles, hierarchies and other devices, that people use to represent what could have been presented in words. It does NOT include still pictures or photographs of reality, movies, videos or PowerPoint. It does include designs, whitespace, patterns, shapes and the different formats that are used to highlight and convey information. When a whiteboard is used to draw a diagram with meaningful symbols for the relationship between different things that will be helpful for those with a Visual preference. It must be more than mere words in boxes that would be helpful to those who have a Read/write preference.
2.
AUDITORY/AURAL
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This perceptual mode describes a preference for information that is “heard or spoken.” Learners who have this as their main preference report that they learn best from lectures, group discussion, radio, email, using mobile phones, speaking, web-chat and talking things through. Email is included here because; although it is text and could be included in the Read/write category, it is often written in chat-style with abbreviations, colloquial terms, slang and non-formal language. The Aural preference includes talking out loud as well as talking to oneself. Often people with this preference want to sort things out by speaking first, rather than sorting out their ideas and then speaking. They may say again what has already been said, or ask an obvious and previously answered question. They have need to say it themselves and they learn through saying it – their way.
3.
READ/WRITE
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This preference is for information displayed as words. Not surprisingly, many teachers and students have a strong preference for this mode. Being able to write well and read widely are attributes sought by employers of graduates. This preference emphasises text-based input and output – reading and writing in all its forms but especially manuals, reports, essays and assignments. People who prefer this modality are often addicted to PowerPoint, the Internet, lists, diaries, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations and words, words, words… Note that most PowerPoint presentations and the Internet, GOOGLE and Wikipedia are essentially suited to those with this preference as there is seldom an auditory channel or a presentation that uses Visual symbols.
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KINAESTHETIC
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By definition, this modality refers to the “perceptual preference related to the use of experience and practice (simulated or real).” Although such an experience may invoke other modalities, the key is that people who prefer this mode are connected to reality, “either through concrete personal experiences, examples, practice or simulation”. It includes demonstrations, simulations, videos and movies of “real” things, as well as case studies, practice and applications. The key is the reality or concrete nature of the example. If it can be grasped, held, tasted, or felt it will probably be included. People with this as a strong preference learn from the experience of doing something and they value their own background of experiences and less so, the experiences of others. It is possible to write or speak Kinesthetically if the topic is strongly based in reality. An assignment that requires the details of who will do what and when, is suited to those with this preference, as is a case study or a working example of what is intended or proposed

WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING PREFERENCE?

Find out what learning strategies work best for you!Choose the answers which best explains your preferences. You may choose more than one.

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