1 2 3 4 5 13. Taking notes and studying them later 14. Creating fl ash cards and using them as a study and review tool 15. Memorizing and recalling how words are spelled by spelling them “out loud” in my head 16. Writing key facts and important points down as a tool for remembering them 17. Recalling how to spell a word by seeing it in my head 18. Underlining or highlighting important facts or passages in my reading 19. Saying things out loud when I’m studying 20. Recalling how to spell a word by “writing” it invisibly in the air or on a surface 21. Learning new information by reading about it in a textbook 22. Using a map to fi nd an unknown place 23. Working in a study group 24. Finding a place I’ve been to once by just going there without directions To fi nd your learning style, disregard your 1, 2, and 3 ratings. Add up your 4 and 5 ratings, using the following chart to link the statements to a learning style and to record your summed ratings: Learning Style Statements Total (Sum) of Rating Points Visual/verbal 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, and 21 Visual/nonverbal 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, and 22 Auditory/verbal 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, and 23 Tactile/kinesthetic 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 The total of your rating points for any given style will range from a low of 0 to a high of 30. The highest total indicates your main learning style. (Don’t be surprised if you have a mixed style, in which two or more styles receive similar ratings.) If you ranked highest in the visual/verbal learning style, you likely prefer information that is presented visually in a written format. You probably learn best when you have the opportunity to read about a concept. If you ranked highest in the visual/nonverbal learning style, you probably learn most effectively when material is presented visually in a diagram or picture. Students with visual learning styles fi nd it easier to see things in their “mind’s eye”—to visualize a task or concept—than to be lectured about it. If you ranked highest in the auditory/verbal learning style, you likely prefer listening to explanations rather than reading about them. Class lectures and discussions may be most benefi cial for you, because you can easily take in the information that is being talked about. If you ranked highest in the tactile/kinesthetic learning style, you probably like to learn by doing—touching, manipulating objects, and doing things. Students with this learning style often enjoy the act of writing because of the feel of a pencil or a computer keyboard—the tactile equivalent of “thinking out loud.” www.mhhe.com/messersmith CHAPTER 10 emPOWERme 653
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