INDENTIFYING
YOUR NATURAL LEARNING
A Sensory Self-Assessment: Read the following questions and place a check mark next to those that are true of you.
1. I learn best by reading on my own.
2. I get a lot from listening in lectures.
3. I enjoy courses where there is some physical activity involved.
4. I can learn to do something by watching someone demonstrating how it’s
done.
5. Class discussions are helpful to me.
6. I like to type and use computers.
7. Illustrations, charts, and diagrams improve my understanding.
8. I’d rather listen to the instructor’s explanation than do the assigned reading.
9. I get more out of labs than classes because of the hands on approach.
10. How to manuals and printed directions are helpful to me.
11. I like to use audiocassette tapes of lessons and exercises.
12. I prefer to work with machines and equipment than listen to or read
explanations.
13. I can do anything if someone shows me how.
14. I can follow directions best when someone reads them to me.
15. It’s not enough to show me: I have to do it myself.
Key to Identifying Your Sensory Style
You can identify your most natural style of learning by counting the number of questions to which you responded “true” in each of the following three categories:
Visual
Sensory Style:
Questions 1, 4, 7, 10, and 14
As a visual learner, you want to
Auditory
Sensory Style:
Questions 2, 5, 8, 11, and 14
As an auditory learner, you prefer to
Tactile
Sensory Style:
Statements 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15
As a tactile learner, you prefer to be PHYSICALLY ACTIVE when studying
material. You use all your senses (sight, touch, hearing,
smell, motion).