Learning Styles~~Assignment~~

Kayla Lane
T&L 466
Online Learning Assessment
August 28th, 2009


I used a multiple choice assessment to identify what my personal learning style was. I was a 44 question long formative assessment that attempts to tell us how we learn best. This ‘test’ had either-or questions and whenever this method is used I always find that I am somewhere between the two choices! Of course this leaves the learning style you are left with somewhat wrong, but then we must consider that not a single test can determine your learning style because that is also dependent on what you’re learning, where you’re learning it, and who is teaching it. The URL where this is located is:

http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html.

My results indicated that I was ‘balanced’ when it came to active and reflected learning. This means that I like to be active when learning something new. I also like to explain what’s going on to others. But I also like to think internally about what I just learned. I think that this description of my learning style is remarkably correct. I do love to explain things to others and I also like time to go over what was just covered. For me I cannot be asked a question about something then immediately be expected to answer it within the same second. I was not balanced for any of the other aspects of the test. I am labeled as a sensing learning meaning I like to learn facts. I dont really agree with this because the other side is ‘intuitive’ and that description fits as well. I am a visual learner and I tend to remember pictures and the things that are shown to me via picture. Lastly I am a ‘Global Learner’ meaning I learn things randomly and have a hard time making connections between new material and old material. So I have learned that I, according to this test, learn using pictures and by doing hand-on activities and that it’s all very random.

I would use this information about my own personal learning styles to try to teach others who may be like myself and also take into consideration the other end of the spectrum, those who may need more reflection or who may be good at certain things or another. This learning assessment was actually useful when it comes to basic information about the different types of learning styles and what each type likes or dislikes. This information is definitely worth reading and learning about so that we as instructors can look at the curriculum we are supposed to teach and incorporate the details of learning styles so that we may reach as many students with our instruction as possible.