Research has shown that the more we become aware of our own
learning styles, the better we learn.
These web sites are offered in that spirit, but we cannot account
for their validity. We recommend that any "profiles" offered
should be taken to a professional academic counselor for validation.
DVC Learning Style Survey for College has a good
introduction, four categories of styles (visual/verbal; visual
nonverbal; tactile/kinesthetic; auditory/verbal), and a
self-assessment web-based tool. Results/scores are based upon 32
questions.
Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire: (Felder/Silverman)
introduction, learning preferences on four dimensions
(active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and
sequential/global); and a
self-assessment instrument self-scored. Results/scores are
based upon 44 questions.
The SuccessTypes Learning Style Type Indicator (Pelley) based on
the Myers Briggs Type Indicators (Extraversion, Introversion, Sensing,
Intuition, Thinking, Feeling, Judging, Perceiving) Introduction
and links to related Myers Briggs type indicators.
Results/scores are based upon 28 questions.
Learning Disabilities Resource Community's self-assessment
instrument is based upon Howard Gardner's work on multiple
intelligences (linguistic, mathematic, visual/spatial,
body/kinesthetic, naturalistic, music, interpersonal, intrapersonal).
Results/scores are based upon 80 questions.
