Questionnaire

Next to each statement write the score that most applies to you: 5 – almost always; 4 – fairly often; 3 – sometimes; 2 – rarely; 1 – almost never.

1) It helps me understand if I discuss things with other people.

2) When learning, I watch the teacher’s face a lot.

3) I use highlighter or coloured pens when I take down notes or read.

4) I get good ideas while I am doing some kind of physical activity.

5) I prefer spoken to written instructions.

6) I’d rather listen to a tape than read about a topic.

7) I prefer someone to draw me a map rather than to tell me directions to somewhere.

8) I do worse on written tests than on oral tests.

9) I don’t like sitting at a desk, but study, for example, on the floor or the bed.

10) I take notes but they are a bit of a mess.

11) I can easily understand maps, charts, diagrams, etc.

12) I can’t sit still for very long.

13) I like making things with my hands.

14) When I am doing some work, having the radio on annoys me.

15) I like to take a lot of breaks when I study.

16) I use a lot of body language (e.g. gestures) when talking.

17) I can’t picture things in my head very well.

18) I would rather start doing an activity instead of listening to instructions about how to do it.

19) I like telling jokes and can remember them well.

20) I take lots of notes when I read or listen to a lecture.

21) I doodle when I listen to a lecture.

22) If I don’t look at a speaker, I can still follow well what he or she is saying.

23) I like creating models of what I am learning.

24) In a test, I can visualize the place on the page where I learnt something.

25) I like making projects better than writing reports.

26) I like to talk when I write.

27) If I read, I “listen” to the words in my head.

28) If I write something down, I remember it better.

29) I can’t remember what people look like very well; I remember better what they say.

30) If I want to remember something, for example someone’s telephone number, it helps if I make a picture of it in my head.

31) If I study aloud, I can remember better.

32) I can see pictures in my head.

33) I would rather read than to be read to.