Student

Perspective

Making a
Difference

for all
Students

Division 3: Learning Preferences Inventory

Directions for Students:
Think about how you work with others. For each of the statements below, check whether this describes your behaviour
most of the time
, some of the time
or not often
.

Most
of the time

1 I like to work with a partner.

2 I like to work with others in a group.
3 I like to listen to what my classmates have to say.
4 My classmates and friends often seek my opinions or ideas.
5 I learn better when I have the chance to teach others.
6 Hearing what others have to say helps me think.
7 I use self-talk to help me organize my thinking and use my memory skills.
8 I like to write down my ideas.
9 I like to experiment with new ideas and information by myself.
10 I like to find new information on my own.
11 I learn best when I try something by myself.
12 I like to complete my work alone.
13 I draw to express my ideas.
14 I find charts, diagrams and graphs easy to understand.
15 I like looking at pictures or watching something to help me remember information.
16 When I think to myself, I see pictures.
17 I like to write things down when I need to remember them.
18 I like to use or create visual images to help me remember information.

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Some
of the time

Not often

Student
Perspective

Making a
Difference

for all
Students

Division 3: Learning Preferences Inventory (continued)

Directions for Students:
Think about how you work with others. For each of the statements below, check whether this describes your behaviour
most of the time
, some of the time
or not often
.

Most
of the time

Some
of the time

Not often

19 I enjoy sharing stories and telling jokes.

20 When I try to remember something, I can hear it in my head.
21 I learn when I have the chance to discuss ideas with my classmates.
22 I contribute to discussions by asking questions and sharing my ideas and opinions.
23 I prefer to talk about what I know.
24 I learn from opportunities to show others what I know and can do.
25 I like to hold something like a pen or pencil when Im listening to others.
26 I think better if I move around.
27 I like to build and make things to demonstrate my understandings.
28 When I am not sure how to write a sentence, I try to write different versions to see what works best.
29 I like to handle things that I am using to learn.
30 I like to understand how things work.

Questions
1 6: work in groups
7 12: work alone with time to think
13 18: make and use pictures to learn
19 24: talk about new ideas and information
25 30: move and try things out

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Total

Most
of the time
(13 to 18)

Some
of the time
(8 to 12)

Not often
(7 or lower)