Janae+McDaniels

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I am a visual learner; therefore, I despise long lectures!

Learning Style #1 Do you: Like to write? 4 Like to learn new words? 3 Like to tell stories? 4 Enjoy reading? 4 Give good directions to others so that they understand the first time? 3 Have a good memory for names, dates, facts? 2 Enjoy making or hearing puns? 2 Enjoy metaphors? 3 ** Total score 25 **

Learning Style #2 Do you: Like to work with computers and calculators? 1 Enjoy math class? 1 Easily add numbers in your head? 1 Enjoy doing science experiments? 1 Ask a lot of questions about how things work? 1 Enjoy chess, checkers, or other strategy games? 1 Enjoy logic puzzles or brainteasers? 1 Like to go by steps, from A to B to C, rather than jumping from A to D? 1 ** Total score 8 **

Learning Style #3 Do you: Read maps, charts, or diagrams more easily than text? 1 Build interesting three dimensional constructions (like LEGO buildings or others)? 1 Prefer to draw pictures rather than tell stories? 1 Find your way to a new place easily? 3 Like to take things apart and then try to figure out how to put them back together? 1 Doodle a lot on notebooks? 4 Visualize the back side of an object from looking at the front? 3 Estimate distances between objects easily? 2 ** Total score 16 **

Learning Style #4 Do you: Find activities like riding a bike, skating, or walking on a balance beam easy? 3 Run, swim, and exercise without getting tired? 2 Learn to play new sports easily and quickly? 2 Learn a new dance step easily and quickly? 1 Use a lot of hand gestures and body movements when talking to friends? 2 Like touching things you’ve just seen? 3 Cleverly mimic other people’s gestures or mannerisms? 3 Move, tap, or fidget while seated for a long time in one spot? 4 ** Total score 20 **

** Learning Style #5 ** Do you: Enjoy playing a musical instrument? 4 Listen to music a lot? 4 Hum or sing a lot? 4 Tell people when music sounds off-key? 4 Have a good singing voice? 4 Remember the melodies of songs? 4 Sing harmony? 4 Compose music in your head or on paper? 4 ** Total score 32 **

Learning Style #6 Do you: Like to work and/or play with others? 2 Understand how people are feeling by looking at their faces? 3 Give advice to friends who have problems? 4 Have a good sense of empathy or concern for others? 4 Seem to be street-smart? 3 Seem to be a natural leader on teams? 3 Get energy from being with people rather than being alone? 2 Feel that several minds working on something are better than one? 3 ** Total score 24 **

** Learning Style #7 ** Do you: Often need a quiet place to work or just be alone? 4 Like to make collections of things that have special meaning for you? 4 Remember your dreams? 4 Display a sense of independence or strong will? 4 Have a realistic sense of your own strengths and weaknesses? 4 Accurately express how you are feeling? 4 Have an interest or a hobby that you don’t talk much about? 4 Get energy from being alone rather than being with people? 4 ** Total score 32 **

Learning Style #8 Do you: Enjoy collecting bugs, flowers, or rocks? 1 Like to closely examine what you find in nature? 1 Keep detailed records of your observations of nature? 1 Like to watch natural phenomena like the moon/tides and hear explanations about them? 2 Become fascinated with one thing from nature and want to learn about it thoroughly? 1 Want to find out the name of a bird or a bug you’ve seen? 1 Like to classify things? 1 Want to become a geologist, biologist, or some other type of scientist? 1 ** Total score 9 **

** After taking this test, i found that i am classified equally in the learning styles 5 and 7. this isn't surprising for me, because they are very ** ** close descriptions of my personality. i enjoyed taking this test, and i also found it very interesting to take a closer look at how i learn and what ** ** my strengths are. **