1 . I understand something better after I ......

• try it out.

  74 %

• think it through.

  25 %

2 . I would rather be considered ......

• realistic.

  43 %

• innovative.

  55 %

3 . When I think about what I did yesterday, I am most likely to get …...

• a picture.

  90 %

• words.

  8 %

4 . I tend to ......

• understand details of a subject but may be fuzzy about its overall structure.

  25 %

• understand the overall structure but may be fuzzy about details.

  74 %

5 . When I am learning something new, it helps me to …...

• talk about it.

  37 %

• think about it.

  61 %

6 . If I were a teacher, I would rather teach a course …...

• that deals with facts and real life situations.

  75 %

• that deals with ideas and theories.

  24 %

7 . I prefer to get new information in …...

• pictures, diagrams, graphs, or maps.

  75 %

• written directions or verbal information.

  23 %

8 . Once I understand ......

• all the parts, I understand the whole thing.

  42 %

• the whole thing, I see how the parts fit.

  57 %

9 . In a study group working on difficult material, I am more likely to …...

• jump in and contribute ideas.

  35 %

• sit back and listen.

  64 %

10 . I find it easier ......

• to learn facts.

  61 %

• to learn concepts.

  38 %

11 . In a book with lots of pictures and charts, I am likely to …...

• look over the pictures and charts carefully.

  70 %

• focus on the written text.

  29 %

12 . When I solve math problems, ......

• I usually work my way to the solutions one step at a time.

  79 %

• I often just see the solutions but then have to struggle to figure out the steps to get to them.

  20 %

13 . In classes I have taken, ......

• I have usually gotten to know many of the students.

  20 %

• I have rarely gotten to know many of the students.

  79 %

14 . In reading nonfiction, I prefer …...

• something that teaches me new facts or tells me how to do something.

  75 %

• something that gives me new ideas to think about.

  23 %

15 . I like teachers ......

• who put a lot of diagrams on the board.

  72 %

• who spend a lot of time explaining.

  27 %

16 . When I'm analyzing a story or a novel, …...

• I think of the incidents and try to put them together to figure out the themes.

  64 %

• I just know what the themes are when I finish reading and then I have to go back and find the incidents that demonstrate them.

  35 %

17 . When I start a homework problem, I am more likely to …...

• start working on the solution immediately.

  43 %

• try to fully understand the problem first.

  55 %

18 . I prefer the idea of ......

• certainty.

  79 %

• theory.

  20 %

19 . I remember best ......

• what I see.

  79 %

• what I hear.

  20 %

20 . It is more important to me that an instructor …...

• lay out the material in clear sequential steps.

  55 %

• give me an overall picture and relate the material to other subjects.

  43 %

21 . I prefer to study ......

• in a study group.

  31 %

• alone.

  67 %

22 . I am more likely to be considered …...

• careful about the details of my work.

  59 %

• creative about how to do my work.

  40 %

23 . When I get directions to a new place, I prefer …...

• a map.

  83 %

• written instructions.

  16 %

24 . I learn ......

• at a fairly regular pace. If I study hard, I'll “get it.”

  27 %

• in fits and starts. I'll be totally confused and then suddenly it all “clicks.”

  71 %

25 . I would rather first ......

• try things out.

  30 %

• think about how I'm going to do it.

  68 %

26 . When I am reading for enjoyment, I like writers to …...

• clearly say what they mean.

  41 %

• say things in creative, interesting ways.

  58 %

27 . When I see a diagram or sketch in class, I am most likely to remember …...

• the picture

  52 %

• what the instructor said about it.

  47 %

28 . When considering a body of information, I am more likely to …...

• focus on details and miss the big picture.

  25 %

• try to understand the big picture before getting into the details.

  73 %

29 . I more easily remember …...

• something I have done.

  70 %

• something I have thought a lot about.

  29 %

30 . When I have to perform a task, I prefer to …...

• master one way of doing it.

  64 %

• come up with new ways of doing it.

  35 %

31 . When someone is showing me data, I prefer …...

• charts or graphs.

  63 %

• text summarizing the results.

  36 %

32 . When writing a paper, I am more likely to …...

• work on (think about or write) the beginning of the paper and progress forward.

  55 %

• work on (think about or write) different parts of the paper and then order them.

  44 %

33 . When I have to work on a group project, I first want to …...

• have “group brainstorming” where everyone contributes ideas.

  45 %

• brainstorm individually and then come together as a group to compare ideas.

  53 %

34 . I consider it higher praise to call someone …...

• sensible.

  79 %

• imaginative.

  20 %

35 . When I meet people at a party, I am more likely to remember …...

• what they looked like.

  38 %

• what they said about themselves.

  61 %

36 . When I am learning a new subject, I prefer to …...

• stay focused on that subject, learning as much about it as I can.

  59 %

• try to make connections between those subject and related subjects.

  40 %

37 . I am more likely to be considered ......

• outgoing.

  37 %

• reserved.

  62 %

38 . I prefer courses that emphasize ......

• concrete material (facts, data).

  67 %

• abstract material (concepts, theories).

  32 %

39 . For entertainment, I would rather ......

• watch television.

  62 %

• read a book.

  36 %

40 . Some teachers start their lectures with an outline of what they will cover. Such outlines are ......

• somewhat helpful to me.

  36 %

• very helpful to me.

  63 %

41 . The idea of doing homework in groups, with one grade for the entire group, ......

• appeals to me.

  22 %

• does not appeal to me.

  76 %

42 . When I am doing long calculations, ......

• I tend to repeat all my steps and check my work carefully.

  40 %

• I find checking my work tiresome and have to force myself to do it.

  58 %

43 . I tend to picture places I have been ......

• easily and fairly accurately.

  50 %

• with difficulty and without much detail.

  49 %

44 . When solving problems in a group, I would be more likely to ......

• think of the steps in the solution process.

  31 %

• think of possible consequences or applications of the solution in a wide range of areas.

  68 %